Today May 16, 2023, a real-time report out of Kentucky —primary election— that sounds like a repeat of Maricopa County AZ 2022. “Low turn out reported, ballot printers “jamming” in multiple voting centers, and E-Pollbooks not working.” Source Stephen Knipper, SoS Candidate. Notice much of this involves electronic equipment. Let’s see how the ballot tabulation scheme plays out. Will that too be a repeat? There are no coincidences.
Arizona and Kentucky experiences beg the question, so why would the Election Assistance Commission —EAC— loosen standards for election machinery as opposed to maintain or even heighten standards with the pervasive mistrust the American people have in elections? Rasmussen Reports say 62% of voters Sid it was likely when asked, “How likely is it that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election? Thanks to the deep-dive research of Gisela Aaron, in Pima County AZ, the EAC has been caught reducing “critical infrastructure” standards, which will exacerbate the level of distrust the voters have. More on this later this week.
Here in Arizona, the cases in litigation for Kari Lake, Mark Finchem (in both state and federal courts) and Abe Hamadeh all involve electronic election software and equipment. All of the cases involve the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and Elections Office officials Scott Jarrett and Ray Valenzuela.
The EAC is currently doing a revision of the Testing and Certification Program Manual, just In time for the 2024 election.
Pay close attention to Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States. It is the LEGISLATURE that ha plenary power over, “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof:” Plenary power is absolute, which means neither the Executive branch or the Judicial branch can interfere. More on this next week as well.