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Federal Court Expedites Motion to Compel GA to Use Paper Ballots for 2018 Midterm Elections

Recognizing the 'gravity and importance' of right to an accurate count, court directs parties in lawsuit to focus on 'practical realities' of converting to hand-marked paper ballot system within 3 months...

UPDATE: Court schedules hearing for Sept. 17; rejects defense motions to dismiss...

What Will It Take for Americans to Understand the Basics of Election Integrity?

After concerns of a 'hacked' 2016 Presidential race and an unverifiable 'loss' in Georgia that again defied pre-election polling, Dems, the media and the American people are still missing the verifiable facts...

CA Legislature Asks State Supremes to Finally Put ‘Overturn Citizens United’ Prop 49 on 2016 Ballot

After Court erred in nixing 2014 'advisory measure', lawmakers petition to have original initiative placed before voters this year...

CA Supreme Court Erred When It Struck the ‘Overturn Citizens United’ Initiative (Prop 49) from 2014 Ballot: Court Brief

Advocacy groups argue court should restore 'advisory measure' for a new Constitutional amendment to 2016 ballot...

Aborted Statewide Controllers Race ‘Recount’ Reveals It’s a Great Time to Steal a CA Election

Paper ballots were meaningless: Closest election in California history illustrates major flaws in state election statutes, prompts calls for overdue reform, sends disturbing invitation to fraudsters...

CA’s Leading GOP Candidate for Sec. of State Remains Vague on Polling Place Photo ID Laws

Pete Peterson claimed to 'agree' with Rand Paul's position on voting restrictions, but won't say why, even after the KY Senator flipped

UPDATE: Peterson finally responds...

CA Green Party Sec. of State Candidate Posts Defamatory, False Statement About BRAD BLOG

David Curtis offered demonstrably false claims about us to radio station, published them on his campaign website...

CA SoS Candidate Slams ‘Dark Money’ in Animated Video, But Comes Up Short on E-Voting Concerns

Democrat Derek Cressman fights for sunshine among a weak slate of candidates to oversee elections in nation's most populous state...

Sacramento Press Club Excludes Green Party’s CA Sec. of State Candidate From Upcoming Debate

David Curtis is snubbed in favor of several candidates currently polling lower than him, according to a recent survey...

David Curtis, Green Party Candidate for CA Sec. of State, Strongly Supports Internet Voting

But he's not alone in his support among 2014 SoS candidates for unverifiable e-voting systems in the Golden State...

CA GOVERNOR APPROVES RADICAL NEW ELECTION LAW ENDING ALL FEDERAL TESTING OF NEW E-VOTING SYSTEMS IN THE STATE

SB 360 will also allow the use of new systems in 'legally binding elections' as 'pilots' without any state certification at all

Clears way for full development, and then sale, of Los Angeles County's planned new 100% unverifiable touch-screen voting system...

‘It Seems They Have Learned Next to Nothing’: I’m Interviewed by OpEd News on CA’s New Bill REDUCING Independent Tests of E-Vote Systems

CA Legislature Approves Dangerous Bill to End All Federal Testing of State E-Voting Systems

Sponsored by 2014 Sec. of State candidate, measure grants unprecedented power to Sec. of State to approve new e-voting systems for use in real elections, even with no testing at all

Legislation deceptively sold as measure to 'allow counties to develop, own and operate voting systems, increase voter confidence in the integrity of our elections'...

U.S. Government Demands Hand-Count of ‘Paper Ballots’ in Venezuelan Election, But Not Our Own

Arbitrary and Outrageous Costs for ‘Recounts’ of Paper Ballot Elections in California Continue to Stymie Citizen Authentication of Results

Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters charges $2,000/hour -- $20 per ballot -- in recent mayoral election 'recount'...

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