[LPGa Executive Committee] URGENT - Please vote tonight on support for election rule changes

[Smythe DuVal]

Aye!

On Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 10:14 Amanda Brown via Lpgaexcomm <
lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com> wrote:

> Aye!
>
>
> Amanda Brown
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 11:08 AM Laura Williams via Lpgaexcomm <
> lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com> wrote:
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>> I vote AYE. But had to find this in my spam folder, so voting might be
>> slowed down for others as well.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 3:42 PM Ryan Graham via Lpgaexcomm <
>> lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com> wrote:
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>>> Hey Team,
>>>
>>> We've got another opportunity to help with election reform brought to us
>>> again by the Coalition for Good Governance. Essentially, we'd be making a
>>> request to the Georgia Secretary of State as an "interested party" to
>>> change how elections are run. I've attached the detailed requests, but also
>>> wanted to give a rundown here.
>>>
>>>    1. Voters would be able to drop off their absentee mail ballots at
>>>    their home precinct on election day or at an early voting center during
>>>    early voting. This would accomplish numerous goals as listed on the
>>>    attached Rule 1 Exhibit, such as reducing polling place lines, and
>>>    eliminating the risk of mail ballot delivery or improper rejection. It
>>>    would also provide a hand marked paper ballot.
>>>    2. The new BMD screens must be installed in a manner that protects
>>>    the voter's rights to a secret ballot. [The screens as installed during the
>>>    pilot elections permitted people across the room to see how people were
>>>    voting.]
>>>    3. Paper pollbook back up must be provided in the polling place to
>>>    be used for reference when electronic pollbooks are malfunctioning or
>>>    contain discrepancies. This prevents unnecessary provisional ballots and
>>>    disenfranchisement. The State has a bad record of electronic pollbook
>>>    failures causing people to be turned away or forced to vote provisional
>>>    ballots. The attempted implementation of the new electronic pollbooks is
>>>    not going well, and further demands the paper back up requirement we
>>>    propose.
>>>    4. A rule to provide for a more realistic transition to a new voting
>>>    system. The implementation risk of this transition are massive and the
>>>    state failed the first test in the 6 pilots.
>>>
>>> In order to be a formal petitioner we need to do prepare an affidavit
>>> and write a cover letter that includes your parties' interest in the
>>> matter, then send package to the SOS. We'd like to get the package sent
>>> tomorrow at the latest so need to move *QUICKLY*.
>>>
>>> As such, Smythe DuVal is making a motion to support these rule changes
>>> and send out the necessary documents to the Secretary of State to petition
>>> for their inclusion. Ryan Graham is seconding this and we can go ahead and
>>> vote. PLEASE VOTE TONIGHT if you can.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you have any questions. This is a great opportunity for
>>> us. The Coalition for Good Governance seems to think we'd be the biggest
>>> org to sign on if we do, which could be leveraged for some good press.
>>> --
>>> In Liberty,
>>> Ryan Graham
>>> Chair, Libertarian Party of Georgia
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