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

[Nathan Wilson]

Yes.

On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 11:34 AM doug--- via Lpgaexcomm <
lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com> wrote:

> aye
> Doug Craig
>
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> Subject: Re: [LPGa Executive Committee] URGENT - Please vote tonight on
> support for election rule changes
> From: Ted Metz via Lpgaexcomm <lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com>
> Date: Tue, November 26, 2019 11:28 am
> To: lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com
> Cc: Ted Metz <tedmetz at gmail.com>
>
> Aye.
>
> Let's do this!
>
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 3:42 PM Ryan Graham via Lpgaexcomm <
> lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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Sincerely & For Liberty

Nathan Wilson
770.653.1648
@Nathan4Liberty
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