#Trump order targets barcodes on #ballots. They’ve long been a source of #misinformation

Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder seeking to *overhaul* how #USelections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted. Voting equipment, it says, should not use ballots that include “a barcode or quick-response code.”

Those few technical words could have a big impact.

#law #ElectionLaw #ConspiracyTheories #Disinformation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-qr-codes-eaa28de62e54463dff116f09e09f7686

“US Elections Assistance Commission data tells the damning story: a staggering 4.7 million voters were wrongfully purged from voter rolls...

It was a coordinated national strategy… state audit in Washington found Black #voters were four times more likely than white voters to have their mail-in #ballots rejected… In Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia… officials flagged Black voters’ mail ballots at more than twice the rate of white voters’ ballots.” - @ThomHartmann

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/americas-long-coup-how-the-gop-rigged-812?r=2m1hl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

@ZenHeathen @CStamp @SonofaGeorge @northernlights @pinhman @gemelliz I understand the idea of randomized ranking on #ballots, but that also has unintended consequences.

Plus, it makes it harder for illiterate and vision impaired voters. They can't inform themselves ahead of time on which position their preferred candidate is. ("I will tick the circle in the seventh row", for example.)

Don't frustrate them at #elections. If #voting is easy and positive, they hopefully will come back next time.

BREAKING: #Elmo the #SpaceNazi has paid local #nazis to steal #ballots from SEVEN #Wisconsin #polling stations who have reported they have "ran out of ballot papers"

2024 US Election Results LIVE: Trump Wins Iowa | Trump Vs Harris | N18G

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https://spinelessnews.com/2024-us-election-results-live-trump-wins-iowa-trump-vs-harris-n18g/

Gutless #PostalService chief [appointed by #trump] bends to #DOGE with 10,000 job cuts #USPS #mail #ballots #democracy #medicine #healthcare #disabled https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/3/14/2310170/-Gutless-Postal-Service-chief-bends-to-DOGE-with-10-000-job-cuts #mail #prescriptions #government #corruption

#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #WIPol #Ballots

From AP..com: Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters

https://apnews.com/article/disabled-voters-wisconsin-electronic-election-1fac5af2fc4c08f354c1b3ba3ede8f46

My ballot. This year, I’m going with two votes this year … my gut and what I think will win 😄 #oscars #ballots #oscarballot

#NorthCarolina #Judge #Rejects #GOP #StateSupremeCourt Candidate’s Bid To #ThrowOut 60K #Ballots

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/north-carolina-judge-rejects-gop-state-supreme-court-candidates-bid-to-throw-out-60k-ballots/

#VoterSupression #BlackMastodon

"#Trump lost. That is, if all legal #voters were allowed to vote, if all legal #ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala #Harris would have won the #Presidency with 286 electoral votes."

"The nasty little secret of American #democracy is that we don’t count all the votes. Nor let every citizen vote."

https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/

About the author: @GregPalast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Palast

Looks legit. I wonder, what it would take to deny #USA the title "democracy". 🤔

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#USA #voting #manipulation #votesuppression #PlaceboBallots

Calls for a #forensic audit are growing due to concerns over #bombthreats, #voterroll purges, and rejected #ballots. Experts warn of voting system vulnerabilities and foreign interference. A forensic audit could restore trust, verify results, and protect #democracy.
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/11/19/forensic-audit-us-presidential-election/

@Joe_Hill
Very interesting. A summary for those w/o the time to read the full article:

There were 600,000 ballots cast in the seven swing states where the only vote was for Trump. Such #votes normally account for ~1% of all votes cast. This accounted for 7.2% of AZ votes and 5.5% of NV's #ballots (enough to #swing each state.) Also, to link those ballots to a person, The #ElongatedMuskrat's "million dollar lottery" to register voters only asked signees for their name & address, nothing else. 🤔

#Elections #MI #Voteintegrity #uncounted #ballots
Recovery of uncounted MI ballots leads many voters to question election integrity
https://lanthorn.com/107703/news/recovery-of-uncounted-mi-ballots-leads-many-voters-to-question-election-integrity/
@GVLanthorn

We’re still fighting for democratic seats in the house.

For example, California’s 13th congressional district in the US House of Representatives.

Ballots are being cured and they need volunteers.

If you can get down to Merced and area, and are able and willing:

https://www.mobilize.us/grayforcongress/event/743035/

Yep, California is big and we’re still counting. Don’t even know if my city council has been finally decided.

#California #GrayForCongress #Ballots

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 14, 2024
In a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme #court a federal appeals court struck down a Mississippi law allowing receipt and counting of #mail-in #ballots up to five days after #election day. Pro-voter groups are fighting back.

🎧 90-Sec. Listen, 📖 Read, 🔗 Resources 📣 Groups in Action

https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2024/11/13/fringe-federal-court-ruling-invalidating-the-counting-of-mail-in-ballots-in-mississippi-after-election-day-is-challenged-by-pro-voter-groups/

If you have time, please join a ballot curing phone bank (or door knocking if local) for #Pennsylvania #ballots #vote #Election2024 #uspol

We need to get every ballot cured so it can be counted!

Please #boost

https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/

If you live in #Pennsylvania, please check that your #vote was received & counted.

Some #ballots have been submitted but rejected because of a minor error (e.g. due to the signature).

Check with your Local Elections Office that yours has been accepted, and if not you can "cure" your ballot by asking about the procedure.

If you have problems, contact VoterProtection@DemocratsAbroad.org for help.

@KamalaHarrisWin @lowqualityfacts

#DemocratsAbroad #YourVoteMatters #PA

Many #Pennsylvania #ballots were NOT COUNTED

Check here to see if your ballot needs to be "cured" to be counted! #Election2024 #uspol #voting #VoterSuppression

Democrat #Casey probably wins if ALL BALLOTS get counted. Over 25,000 uncounted

Please #boost

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/BallotTracking.aspx

#DSA -
#Workers Deserve More: #Organizing for 2025
Thursday, #November14th, 2024
9:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM CST / 7:00 PM MST / 6:00 PM PST

RSVP: RSVP Here
https://www.dsausa.org/calendar/workers-deserve-more-organizing-for-2025/

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The results are in: workers deserve more than what we were given on our #ballots in 2024. Join leaders in the #DemocraticSocialistsofAmerica to hear how #socialists are fighting and organizing to win a world for the many, not the few!

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#RedMirage #BlueShift #election #elections #election2024 #USelections #2024PresidentialElection #PresidentialElection #votes #ballots #MailInBballots #USpolitics #politics #political #USpol #AmericanPolitics