IS MY
VOTE REALLY COUNTED?
By
Maggie Brownlee
Jenny
Cohn, attorney, election security advocate and writer (@WhoWhatWhy, @NYRDaily
and more), first captured my attention after Trump won in 2016 with titles like
this:
“New
Hybrid Voting Machines Could Hack Our Democracy”;
“New
Hybrid Voting System Can Change Paper Ballot After It Has Been Hacked”;
“Democrats
Must Be Prepared to Contest Poll-defying Election Results”
The
GOP only yesterday blocked three election security bills that, for one thing,
banned voting machines from being connected to the internet (a vulnerable
avenue for hacking)!
The
assumption for all Americans has always been that our votes are counted. Now we
know better. Voting machines can be hacked!
It was
whispered among party members that even if we have any doubts about our voting machines…don’t
say anything to alienate another voter by planting doubt. Now we know better. Jenny
Cohn has debunked this myth by explaining that to KNOW about the flaws in
Voting Machines and their vendor misrepresentations, actually results in MORE
aware and motivated voters, which increases turnout.
Voter
Suppression is another area of concern and we can thank Stacey Abrams of
Georgia for taking this problem on via Fair Fight 2020. Please donate to this great cause.
Russian
interference has been well discussed and documented and verified via the
Mueller Report and associated witnesses.
My
goal in this article is to encourage us to VOTE ON PAPER. Hand Marked Paper
Ballots are the best!
Senator
Ron Wyden of Oregon has produced a bill “The Safe Act” for Secure Voting.
6
points in “The Safe Act”
- Hand Marked Paper Ballots
- Ban Barcode Voting
- Ban Hybrid Voting
- Ban Remote Access
- Ban Internet Connectivity
- Risk Limiting Audits
Call
Congress to SUPPORT this BILL!
Jenny
Cohn encourages the only reliable way our vote can best be counted is to take
several steps as displayed here:
As
Marilyn Marks (@MarilynRMarks1), another voter security advocate, states:
“The
county boards have both power and responsibility. No election gets finalized without the county
board certification. They do NOT have to
certify a flawed election. They can require verifiable elections and demand
audits. Most local boards can put many controls in place to require hand marked
paper ballots and post-election verification.
They can require paper back up pollbooks. They can urge people to
volunteer for poll watching and then author full transparency at the polls and
tabulation.”
PLEASE
CALL YOUR LOCAL ELECTION BOARD, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, COUNTY CLERK and demand
they do the right thing to protect your vote.
YOU
CAN MAKE a Change!
Check
your registration regularly up to the voting day! Things can happen so stay on top of it!
Ways
to Vote:
You
can submit a Mail-In Ballot. Obtain it online from the county election
commission.
You
can Early-Vote at the county election commission or other select
locations.
You
can Vote on Election Day at your designated polling place.
If
this interests you as much as me, below is a link to a myriad of associated
podcasts and articles by #Jenny Cohn:
Donations
to encourage federally mandated HANDMARKED PAPER BALLOTS can be made to The
Coalition for Good Governance.
As
Marilyn Marks (@MarilynRMarks1), another voter security advocate, states:
“The
county boards have both power and responsibility. No election gets finalized without the county
board certification. They do NOT have to
certify a flawed election. They can require verifiable elections and demand
audits. Most local boards can put many controls in place to require hand marked
paper ballots and post-election verification.
They can require paper back up pollbooks. They can urge people to
volunteer for poll watching and then author full transparency at the polls and
tabulation.”
PLEASE
CALL YOUR LOCAL ELECTION BOARD, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, COUNTY CLERK and demand
they do the right thing to protect your vote.
YOU
CAN MAKE a Change!
Check
your registration regularly up to the voting day! Things can happen so stay on top of it!
Ways
to Vote:
You
can submit a Mail-In Ballot. Obtain it online from the county election
commission.
You
can Early-Vote at the county election commission or other select
locations.
You
can Vote on Election Day at your designated polling place.
If
this interests you as much as me, below is a link to a myriad of associated
podcasts and articles by #Jenny Cohn:
Donations
to encourage federally mandated HANDMARKED PAPER BALLOTS can be made to The
Coalition for Good Governance.
