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

[Ted Metz]

Looks like this motion has carried...

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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