LOL. Lead RNC Document: Sure, all of our baseless claims of stolen elections and endless litigation over them is destroying voter confidence in elections overall , and probably contributed to our losses in 2020 and '22, but let's dial it up to 11 anyway. 'Not an official report': Ronna McDaniel distances from leaked doc urging GOP to ramp up election denial https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ng-gop-to-ramp-up-election-denial/ar-AA178v2c Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel appeared to distance herself from the recently circulated GOP document calling on Republicans at the state level to ramp up election denial efforts for 2024, according to WISN 12 political director Matt Smith. "That's not an official report. There's other things that need to be added to that, including all the legal pursuits that we had, all the lawsuits that we had," said McDaniel. She added that, "We're going to continue to engage in election integrity, poll watchers, poll workers and litigation when it's necessary." The document in question was unearthed by The Washington Post last week, and appeared to outline a plan to increase and formalize the process for election challenges, creating "election integrity officers" all around the country — even as the document acknowledged that election fraud conspiracy theories hurt Republican voters' confidence in elections and may have contributed to their losses in key states in 2020 and 2022. “If there is corruption in the election infrastructure, then having Republicans in the system will expose many issues,” the report said.
The latest from North Carolina about the MAGA rural county election officials who refused to certify the election while making all sorts of absurd fraud claims. N.C. board removes election officials who refused to certify The state board voted unanimously to dismiss two officials in one of the strongest disciplinary actions taken against local officials across the U.S. who have delayed or refused to certify election results. https://www.wral.com/n-c-board-removes-election-officials-who-refused-to-certify/20785175/ RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s state elections board on Tuesday removed two local election officials who had refused to certify their county's 2022 results after officials determined they violated state law. The state board voted unanimously to dismiss Surry County elections secretary Jerry Forestieri and board member Timothy DeHaan in one of the strongest disciplinary actions taken against local officials across the U.S. who have delayed or refused to certify election results. Controversies over election certification have roiled mostly rural counties across the country as conspiracy theories about voting machines have spread widely among conservatives. Forestieri and DeHaan had questioned the legitimacy of state election law and court decisions disallowing photo ID checks and voter residency challenges. They falsely claimed in a letter that the vote was “illegal” and “very uncertain.” “These rulings have stripped the election process of the trustworthiness they were designed to protect,” they wrote. “Since then, the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina has been damaged by a growing lack of trust in our election process.” The two circulated the letter during a canvas meeting last fall when county election officials convened to certify the accuracy of the vote count. DeHaan ultimately signed on to certify, while Forestieri did not. State Board Chair Damon Circosta said Tuesday that county elections officials cannot decline to implement state board directives or court orders they disagree with. “Those who administer elections must follow the law as it is written, not how they want it to be,” Circosta said. The North Carolina Supreme Court, which at the time had a Democratic majority, upheld a trial court ruling late last year that declared a 2018 voter ID law unconstitutional and tainted by racial bias. But the high court's new Republican majority opted to revisit the case earlier this month. Bob Hall, former executive director of the prominent voting rights group Democracy North Carolina, filed complaints with the state board that prompted the Tuesday hearing. He said the men's refusal to accept the legitimacy of the state's election laws directly conflicts with their oath of office and responsibility to exercise their duties according to those laws. Election conspiracies in recent years have undermined public confidence, led to threats against election workers in North Carolina and other states, and inspired efforts to ban voting machines altogether. They’ve also been used by a small number of local officials across the country to justify refusing to certify election results, as was the case in Surry County. The ousted county officials had falsely alleged that court rulings gave “protection to felonious voter fraud” and raised the possibility of “election theft.” Last year, state officials in New Mexico had to obtain a court order to compel officials in Otero County, a conservative community that backed former President Donald Trump with nearly 62% of the vote in 2020, to certify results from their primary election. No commissioners in New Mexico were removed from office for refusing to certify results, according to state election officials. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting equipment in the 2020 or 2022 elections. Election experts fear that what happened last year could be a preview of what’s to come after the 2024 presidential election should a candidate once again refuse to concede. Election officials have spent six years shoring up their cybersecurity defenses and adding equipment and testing to ensure election technology is protected. Much of the country now uses paper ballots, which ensures a record can be used to recalculate results should any manipulation or error occur. Yet this hasn’t stopped the false claims from being spread by Trump and his allies, who continue to travel the country meeting with local officials and holding community forums highlighting election conspiracies.
Of course.... once again... it is a Trumpy MAGA Republican. Local attorney charged with voter fraud in 2020, 2022 elections https://fox8.com/news/local-attorney-charged-with-voter-fraud-in-2020-2022-elections/ A local attorney is indicted for voter fraud, accused of casting a ballot twice in both the 2020 and 2022 elections. Prosecutors say Shaker Heights Attorney James Saunders voted in Cuyahoga County and Broward County, Florida. An indictment accuses the 56-year-old Saunders of two counts of election fraud, both fourth degree felonies. According to the indictment, the charges were filed on April 19. A prosecutor’s office spokesperson says that Saunders is accused of voting in person in Ohio and Florida in the 2020 general election. The indictment also claims the attorney voted in person in Ohio in the 2022 general election and by mail in Broward County, Florida. According to federal election commission documents, Saunders had made several small donations to Donald Trump’s campaigns and other Republican organizations. In text exchanges with FOX 8, Saunders says someone from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office showed up at his house unannounced one afternoon and started asking him questions. Saunders texted that he never heard anything more about it. “This is coming out of the blue and rather upsetting,” he said in a text. “I assumed that his investigation had shown that whatever made me a suspect in the first place was not in fact the case.” An official with the Broward State Attorney’s Office told FOX 8 that, in general, a person is charged with voting fraud in the location where they are accused of voting second. The first vote would be generally considered legal, but if someone intentionally and knowingly votes a second time in the same election, the second vote would be the illegal one. Saunders is scheduled to make his first court appearance on May 4. Beyond what he texted us, Saunders said he was making no more public statements without speaking to an attorney.
Three more: https://www.wamc.org/news/2023-04-2...-charged-in-ongoing-voter-fraud-investigation Three Rensselaer County officials with close ties to the ruling Republican Party have been indicted on federal charges as part of an investigation into ballot fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Richard Crist, James Gordon, and Leslie Wallace were arrested and charged Thursday with conspiring to violate the rights of county voters during the 2021 election cycle. https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/three-rensselaer-county-officials-charged-federal-17921006.php Crist is a former news reporter and longtime GOP political operative in Rensselaer County who has wielded enormous influence in local politics and for many years has been McLaughlin’s political confidant. Wallace is a former Republican legislative aide in the state Assembly and Senate who also has a private political consulting business. Gordon is a former Troy mayoral candidate and a member of the North Greenbush Town Board.
Clearly you can indict anyone for any reason. Yup - didn’t think the cheating LIbtards would go so far as try to vanquish their political enemies. Some serious banana republic shit. America is fucked.
Funny, ET foreigner trolls interested in US elections? You guys cannot even vote in US elections. Vote for your corrupt politicians in your countries.
ORLY??? It all started with LBJ at the Box 13. And Dems have been stealing elections and committing voter fraud BIGLY since. Just a few recent examples of libtard fraud. https://www.fox61.com/amp/article/n...ions/520-f118ab1b-74a9-4263-9d00-b50d8c3ea305 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/p...itical-operative-pleads-guilty-election-fraud https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/tak...ination-petitions-in-municipal-primary-races/