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Category: Election Integrity
November 5, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Democrat Allegedly Circulates Fraudulent Ballots in Rhode Island.

A Rhode Island state lawmaker is being accused of producing and distributing a sample ballot that is made to look like an official state election ballot—causing confusion among voters. Only Democrat candidates are visible on the ballot, with the lines for candidates representing other political parties being blanked out entirely.

State Representative Michelle McGaw allegedly distributed a Democratic Party sample ballot with markings that closely resemble the state printed ballots—including the state seal and the wording “State of Rhode Island Official Ballot.” Anthony D’Ellena, Vice Chairman of the Narragansett Republican Town Committee and McGaw’s election opponent, says he’s contacted the Rhode Island Secretary of State regarding the matter but has not received a response.

Patricia Morgan, the former Republican minority leader in the Rhode Island State House and current candidate for Congress, supports D’Ellena’s assertion of potential ballot fraud.

“My campaign has received disturbing reports of official ballots being used to mislead voters in Portsmouth. Current State Representative Michelle McGaw and the wife of former RI Senator Seveney have been stationed outside polling locations, distributing official Rhode Island ballots that are purposely defaced,” Morgan wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). She added: “These ballots have Democrats pre-selected, while Republican candidates’ names are whited out, making it impossible for voters to make an informed choice.”

According to Rhode Island General Law § 17-19-43, it is a crime to tamper with or deface a ballot. “Every person who willfully and without lawful authority destroys, secretes, removes, defaces, alters, tampers, or meddles with a sample ballot, shall be guilty of a felony,” the law reads.

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A Rhode Island state lawmaker is being accused of producing and distributing a sample ballot that is made to look like an official state election ballot—causing confusion among voters. Only Democrat candidates are visible on the ballot, with the lines for candidates representing other political parties being blanked out entirely. show more
November 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Voting Machine Errors Disrupt Voting in Another PA County.

Technical issues in part of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, caused significant delays, holding up would-be voters in West Pittston’s Ward 2 for nearly two hours. According to the Judge of Elections for Ward 2, the machines displayed an error message when polls opened.

While technicians worked to fix the issue, around 100 voters were issued emergency ballots to complete by hand. Unlike provisional ballots, these emergency ballots are treated the same as machine-cast votes, ensuring they are counted in the final tally. By 9 AM, workers resolved the technical issue, allowing the machines to resume normal operation.

Issues with voting machines and tabulators have also been reported in Pennsylvania’s Cambria County, Michigan’s Bay County, Virginia’s Caroline County, two New York precincts, and Arizona’s Apache County, with further issues rumored elsewhere.

Additionally, polling sites in Fulton County, Georgia, were briefly abandoned after receiving several bomb threats.

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Technical issues in part of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, caused significant delays, holding up would-be voters in West Pittston’s Ward 2 for nearly two hours. According to the Judge of Elections for Ward 2, the machines displayed an error message when polls opened. show more
November 5, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
Election Integrity

VA County Switches To Paper Ballots After Machines Breakdown.

At least one voting machine in a Virginia county has been reported to have malfunctioned and shut down. The local elections board chairman confirmed that voters have been asked to switch to emergency paper ballots.

John Nunnall, Chairman of the Caroline County Elections Board, stated that the voting machine went down in the Fort Royal precinct and that the voting machine was being fixed for a second time.

Journalist Kyle Becker reports that Nunnally said he has a spare voting machine on standby and will be heading to Fort Royal to access and fix the issue.

While Virginia was a big win for President Joe Biden in 2020, polling suggests that the race between President Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris could be much tighter in the state this year.

The report from Virginia follows multiple other reports of malfunctioning voting machines, particularly ballot-counting machines.

Image by Famartin.

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At least one voting machine in a Virginia county has been reported to have malfunctioned and shut down. The local elections board chairman confirmed that voters have been asked to switch to emergency paper ballots. show more
November 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Election Integrity

AZ Machines Went Down, Navajo Nation President Reports.

Voting machine issues are reportedly causing disruptions at polling locations in Apache County, Arizona, with some voters being turned away, according to Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren. In a social media post, President Nygren urged voters not to leave polling sites without casting their ballots, writing, “DON’T GET TURNED AWAY FROM THE POLLS!”

“Apache County voters, we understand that voting machines are down, and some voters are being turned away without casting a ballot in the federal and state elections,” he wrote, urging voters in areas experiencing issues to request a provisional ballot and present a government-issued photo ID to ensure their vote is counted.

“If you are denied a provisional ballot, contact the Native Vote Hotline,” he said, stressing that voters should stay at their polling location until they have voted.

Image by Wing-Chi Poon.

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Voting machine issues are reportedly causing disruptions at polling locations in Apache County, Arizona, with some voters being turned away, according to Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren. In a social media post, President Nygren urged voters not to leave polling sites without casting their ballots, writing, "DON’T GET TURNED AWAY FROM THE POLLS!" show more
November 5, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

REPORT: Voting Machines Went Down in Two New York Precincts.

Voting machines and ballot tabulators are reportedly not functioning in several heavily Jewish areas in New York state. A precinct in Scarsdale, New York, saw its two voting machines fail as polls opened this morning. Meanwhile, several ballot scanners in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are reportedly broken, according to locals who went to cast their vote in the presidential race on Tuesday morning.

“We were told after filling in our ballots that all scanners were broken, so we should put our ballots in the emergency ballot boxes below the scanners, and they would be scanned in late,” Park Slope resident Miyuki Miyagi said.

“I didn’t even think to wait or ask for an alternative way to vote. The emergency ballot boxes were quite full already, too,” Miyagi added.

Park Slope is also home to a significant number of the hundreds of thousands of Jews who call Brooklyn home, as is Scarsdale.  The war between Israel and Hamas has been a major issue on the campaign trail, particularly for Democrat Kamala Harris, who has a significant number of allies who are anti-Israel.

The National Pulse reported earlier this morning that Cambria County, Pennsylvania, suffered problems with its electronic vote tabulators, forcing the locality to switch to paper ballots and hand tabulation.

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Voting machines and ballot tabulators are reportedly not functioning in several heavily Jewish areas in New York state. A precinct in Scarsdale, New York, saw its two voting machines fail as polls opened this morning. Meanwhile, several ballot scanners in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are reportedly broken, according to locals who went to cast their vote in the presidential race on Tuesday morning. show more
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November 5, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

PA County Switches To Paper Ballots After Machines Fail on Election Day.

Pennsylvania’s Cambria County has been forced to make an election day switch to paper ballots following widespread issues with voting machines in the heavily Republican locality.

The technology issue predominately impacts ballot scanners, meaning the printed electronic votes must be hand-counted for tabulation.

“The Cambria County Board of Election learned early this morning that a software malfunction in the County’s Electronic Voting System has prevented voters from scanning their ballots. This should not discourage voters from voting at their voting precincts,” Cambria County solicitor Ron Repak said in a statement early Tuesday morning. He added: “The Board has filed a Court Order extending the time to vote within Cambria County. No one should be turned away from the polls if they wish to cast their vote. Cambria County Board of Elections took measures to have IT specialists called to review the software issue. There is a process in place for issues of this nature.”

The Cambria County official claims that “[a]ll completed ballots will be accepted, secured, and counted by the Board of Elections.”

“The County Board of Elections has express voting machine at precinct locations to continue to allow voting electronically, while still allowing hand ballots to be cast,” Repak said, adding that all votes will be counted.

Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Department of State issued a statement saying it is aware of the situation in Cambria County and is working with local officials on a solution. “Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning,” it said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and remain committed to ensuring a free, fair, safe, and secure election.”

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Pennsylvania's Cambria County has been forced to make an election day switch to paper ballots following widespread issues with voting machines in the heavily Republican locality. show more
November 4, 2024
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Thousands of Overseas Ballots Contested in Pennsylvania Election.

Election integrity advocates are challenging thousands of overseas votes in Pennsylvania, arguing people who are not residents of the state or members of the military are ineligible to cast ballots there under state law. However, federal law allows Americans overseas to vote in the last state where they were resident if they are unsure of when they will return to the U.S.

More than 4,000 overseas votes face challenges across 14 Pennsylvania counties, many by the Election Research Institute. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argues that these challenges are baseless, asserting that U.S. federal law overseas voting trumps Pennsylvania law requiring voters to be residents. ACLU lawyers have issued a letter to all 67 counties urging a summary rejection of such challenges.

Recent legal decisions by Pennsylvania’s state supreme court and the U.S. Supreme Court have led to additional stipulations regarding mail-in ballots, including requirements for correct dating and protective sleeves.

In October, five Republican Congressmen launched a legal challenge against overseas voting oversight in Pennsylvania, complaining the swing state’s officials are facilitating fraud by having “issued directives and guidance to county officials to exempt [Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act] applicants entirely from any verification requirements.”

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Election integrity advocates are challenging thousands of overseas votes in Pennsylvania, arguing people who are not residents of the state or members of the military are ineligible to cast ballots there under state law. However, federal law allows Americans overseas to vote in the last state where they were resident if they are unsure of when they will return to the U.S. show more
November 4, 2024
William Upton
Breaking
Election Integrity

BREAKING: GA Supreme Court Rules Absentee Ballots Received After Election Day Will NOT Be Counted.

The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision to extend the state’s absentee ballot deadline from November 5 to November 8 after Cobb County election officials failed to send the ballots to around 3,000 voters in a timely manner. Last week, a Cobb County judge unilaterally extended the election date for impacted voters in contravention of state and federal law.

“Upon consideration of the Emergency Motion for Supersedeas of Appellants The Republican National Committee and Georgia Republican Party, Inc., as well as the briefs filed by the parties and the amicus curiae, Appellants’ emergency motion for supersedeas is GRANTED,” Georgia’s high court wrote in their decision. The court adds: “Consistent with OCGA § 21-2-386, the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration (the “Board”) may count only those absentee ballots received by the statutory deadline of 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, 2024.”

The ruling directs Cobb County election officials to sequester any ballots received after the November 5 deadline, emphasizing that they are not to be included in the county. Pursuant to Georgia state election law, the ballots are to be preserved until the court orders them destroyed.

Republican National Committee co-chairman Michael Whatley hailed the decision as a win for election integrity. “HUGE election integrity victory in Georgia,” Whatley stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He continued: “Democrat-run Cobb County wanted to accept 3,000 absentee ballots AFTER the Election Day deadline. We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court.”

“We just got word that we WON the case. Election Day is Election Day — not the week after,” he added.

Image by Harrison Keely.

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The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision to extend the state's absentee ballot deadline from November 5 to November 8 after Cobb County election officials failed to send the ballots to around 3,000 voters in a timely manner. Last week, a Cobb County judge unilaterally extended the election date for impacted voters in contravention of state and federal law. show more
November 4, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Missouri Sues Biden-Harris DOJ Over Election Interference.

Missouri’s Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are suing the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations that the federal government is interfering in the state’s election process. The lawsuit claims the DOJ is dispatching unauthorized monitors to polling locations in St. Louis in contravention of several federal statutes and the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision.

“To secure elections, Missouri exercised that traditional authority by enacting a law that strictly limits who, besides voters, can be present in a polling location,” the court filing states, adding: “Poll monitors employed by DOJ are not on that list. Yet without specifically citing any federal authority authorizing its actions, DOJ announced on Friday November 1 its intent to displace Missouri law and place unauthorized poll monitors in polling locations in the City of St. Louis.”

Ashcroft and Bailey note in the filing that the Biden-Harris DOJ attempted a similar move during the 2022 midterm elections. However, the DOJ reversed its decision after Ashcroft argued in a letter that they lacked statutory authority.

“No one is above the law,” the Missouri Secretary of State said in a statement on Monday. He added: “The law clearly and specifically limits who may be in polling places and this action by the DOJ is not allowed. Once again the federal government is attempting to illegally interfere in Missouri’s elections.”

“Two years ago, we met with the DOJ. We showed them the law and explained that they have no jurisdiction to interfere in Missouri elections. Now they are doing the same thing; trying to go through the back door by contacting local election officials and making false jurisdictional claims for access rather than contacting my office directly,” Ashcroft continued before concluding: “It would be highly inappropriate for federal agents to violate the law by intimidating Missouri voters and harassing poll workers.”

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Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are suing the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations that the federal government is interfering in the state's election process. The lawsuit claims the DOJ is dispatching unauthorized monitors to polling locations in St. Louis in contravention of several federal statutes and the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision. show more
November 4, 2024
Election 2024
Election Integrity

What Were Those Ballot Box Fires About?

Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, are investigating incidents involving incendiary devices found in ballot boxes, marked with messages supporting Gaza and Hamas. The first occurrence was reported on October 8 in Vancouver, where a device with “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza” notes was placed in a drop box. In the early hours of this past Monday, additional devices ignited in two more locations—Portland and another in Vancouver—similarly marked “Free Gaza.”

A law enforcement source, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the messages to the Associated Press. However, both the Portland and Vancouver Police Departments have refrained from commenting, redirecting inquiries to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The federal agency’s Portland office states it is actively investigating these incidents, which are believed to be related. According to police, the incendiary devices were attached externally to the ballot boxes.

The suspect is described as a white male between 30 and 40 years of age, balding with short hair, and reportedly an experienced metalworker. Surveillance footage previously identified the suspect driving a black or dark-colored Volvo S-60, model years 2001 to 2004. The vehicle lacked a front license plate and had an unreadable rear plate.

The October 8 incident resulted in no ballot damage. However, the Portland arson damaged three ballots, while the Vancouver attack affected hundreds. Greg Kimsey, Clark County’s elected auditor, reported that officials retrieved approximately 475 damaged ballots from the Vancouver box, although the exact number of ballots destroyed remains uncertain. Kimsey condemned the acts, labeling them a “direct attack on democracy.”

Clark County sits in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, which is currently in a heated race between incumbent Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and her Republican challenger, Joe Kent. Gluesenkamp Perez narrowly defeated Kent for the seat during the 2022 midterm election.

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Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, are investigating incidents involving incendiary devices found in ballot boxes, marked with messages supporting Gaza and Hamas. The first occurrence was reported on October 8 in Vancouver, where a device with "Free Palestine" and "Free Gaza" notes was placed in a drop box. In the early hours of this past Monday, additional devices ignited in two more locations—Portland and another in Vancouver—similarly marked "Free Gaza." show more