#voter — Public Fediverse posts

#Epstein republicans are #election tampering now. #Alaska recently removed thousands of people from its active #voter lists after they were wrongly flagged as noncitizens. But a state news outlet found that were in fact eligible to #vote
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/alaska-wrongly-removed-eligible-voters-from-active-voter-lists/

#midterms #elections #news #usa

#Epstein republicans are #election tampering now. #Alaska recently removed thousands of people from its active #voter lists after they were wrongly flagged as noncitizens. But a state news outlet found that were in fact eligible to #vote
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/alaska-wrongly-removed-eligible-voters-from-active-voter-lists/

#midterms #elections #news #usa

#KenPaxton Touts His Efforts to Fight #VoterFraud. His #Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in #Texas is trying to turn a key talking point of his #Republican opponent against him — alleging #AttorneyGeneral Ken Paxton is guilty of the same type of #voter fraud he has spent years trying to eliminate.

“As our state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton has gone on a voter fraud witch hunt,” state Rep. #JamesTalarico, who is challenging #Paxton in the race to replace U.S. Sen. #JohnCornyn, said during a campaign event in #Houston. “Turns out, he was committing voter fraud the whole time, voting illegally in six #elections in a row from the wrong address.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-james-talarico

#KenPaxton Touts His Efforts to Fight #VoterFraud. His #Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in #Texas is trying to turn a key talking point of his #Republican opponent against him — alleging #AttorneyGeneral Ken Paxton is guilty of the same type of #voter fraud he has spent years trying to eliminate.

“As our state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton has gone on a voter fraud witch hunt,” state Rep. #JamesTalarico, who is challenging #Paxton in the race to replace U.S. Sen. #JohnCornyn, said during a campaign event in #Houston. “Turns out, he was committing voter fraud the whole time, voting illegally in six #elections in a row from the wrong address.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-james-talarico

Collecting evidence

#cartoon by Michael de Adder #deAdder

#ICE to Pay #ThomsonReuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’

The Department of #HomelandSecurity (#DHS ) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson #Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, #SocialSecurity numbers, ethnicity, #socialmedia posts, and #geolocation information — to help #Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
#ssn #privacy #voterfraud #voter #vote #elections

https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/

#ICE to Pay #ThomsonReuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’

The Department of #HomelandSecurity (#DHS ) plans to pay data broker giant Thomson #Reuters $125 million for access to its databases of personal data — which includes peoples’ names, addresses, #SocialSecurity numbers, ethnicity, #socialmedia posts, and #geolocation information — to help #Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigate what it describes as “voters fraud” and immigration fraud, according to procurement documents reviewed by 404 Media. The document says Thomson Reuters is able to let ICE continuously monitor millions of people and entities of interest.
#ssn #privacy #voterfraud #voter #vote #elections

https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-thomson-reuters-125-million-to-find-voter-fraud/

Just today, a bi-partisan #voter integrity panel decided 5-1 that #PresidentMusk violated #campaign #finance #law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Election Commission = 3 Dem, 3 GOP.
>County D.A. has 40 days to act on the referral (two confidential complaints).
> #Election #Bribery charges pending, one might say(!)
#EverybodyHatesElon #bipartisan #referral for #prosecution #county #DistrictAttorney #ElectionBribery #criminal #charges #civil #suit #maybe #also
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-wisconsin-election-million-dollar-checks-2900f27acc373c9f1661a934f00c0c3d

Three Strikes, Minister

Three times MFAT has warned Cabinet its climate policies will damage New Zealand’s standing. Three times #Cabinet has proceeded. The tort-ban redactions tell you which warning frightened #ministers most ...

https://substack.com/inbox/post/205143715 deserves close study by anyone concerned with #NZ's standing among world nations, i.e.: every eligible #voter.

"...By 2026, #MFAT is no longer warning that New Zealand will look like an unreliable #climate partner. It is warning that New Zealand will look like an unreliable rule-of-#law partner - a materially worse place to be, and one that speaks directly to how #Pacific neighbours and the #ICJ will see this country going forward. ..."

"The 2024 advice was released by accident; the 2025 memo leaked; the 2026 material is being locked down under the strongest #OIA withholding ground available. That is not because the substance has changed. It is because the substance is now more damaging to say out loud.

"If you want to know what the #coalition's climate #policy actually looks like from the outside, you don't need to read the redacted paragraphs. You just need to notice that the redactions are getting darker, and they're getting thicker.

"Three strikes."

Three Strikes, Minister

Three times MFAT has warned Cabinet its climate policies will damage New Zealand’s standing. Three times #Cabinet has proceeded. The tort-ban redactions tell you which warning frightened #ministers most ...

https://substack.com/inbox/post/205143715 deserves close study by anyone concerned with #NZ's standing among world nations, i.e.: every eligible #voter.

"...By 2026, #MFAT is no longer warning that New Zealand will look like an unreliable #climate partner. It is warning that New Zealand will look like an unreliable rule-of-#law partner - a materially worse place to be, and one that speaks directly to how #Pacific neighbours and the #ICJ will see this country going forward. ..."

"The 2024 advice was released by accident; the 2025 memo leaked; the 2026 material is being locked down under the strongest #OIA withholding ground available. That is not because the substance has changed. It is because the substance is now more damaging to say out loud.

"If you want to know what the #coalition's climate #policy actually looks like from the outside, you don't need to read the redacted paragraphs. You just need to notice that the redactions are getting darker, and they're getting thicker.

"Three strikes."

#MissKittyPolitics #Decentralized #Technology secures #Elections globally.
The absolutely inviolate #Voter #Database of the future. Online or in person, you show up somewhere and you prove you have the right to vote. Currently that is done with an ID most places. 1/

#MissKittyPolitics #Decentralized #Technology secures #Elections globally.
The absolutely inviolate #Voter #Database of the future. Online or in person, you show up somewhere and you prove you have the right to vote. Currently that is done with an ID most places. 1/

Here's that hand-wringing I was talking about.
These quoted (big-D) idiots are painting themselves w/ a late-stage-capitalism brush, making them blend in with the conservatives (R) they truly are.
Claiming that Democratic Socialists are not Democrats - go read a poll, fool! The policies (especially Sewer-) Socialists put forward are wildly popular even across the aisle.
#fascist #USA #clear #choice #contrast #voter #apathy #progressive #populist #policies #affordability
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/mamdani-house-democrats-primary-elections

A really hefty price to pay for such a stupid, completely unnecessary #war against #Iran.
Initiated and ordered by someone who is clearly mentally ill and who, due to low #voter turnout, foolishly became president of the #USA. 😥 🤦‍♂️

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4k5r2lg2gdiml35intdw3ejh/post/3moqv73eayk2g

And #Trump threatened to block the extension of the powerful #surveillance statute, § 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or #FISA, which expired Saturday, unless a measure to reauthorize it was attached to #elections #legislation that would impose #national restrictions on #voter #identification & #registration.

Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) said repeatedly the elections measure does not have sufficient votes to pass & warned attaching it would “tank” the FISA bill.

And #Trump threatened to block the extension of the powerful #surveillance statute, § 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or #FISA, which expired Saturday, unless a measure to reauthorize it was attached to #elections #legislation that would impose #national restrictions on #voter #identification & #registration.

Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) said repeatedly the elections measure does not have sufficient votes to pass & warned attaching it would “tank” the FISA bill.

Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order

As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restric...

#civil-rights #constitutional-rights #dc-bureau #democracy #election-2026 #elections #politics-&-gov #the-courts #the-u.s.-constitution #voter-rights
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/16/repub/local-election-officials-reel-over-logistical-nightmare-of-trumps-vote-by-mail-order/

Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order

As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restric...

#civil-rights #constitutional-rights #dc-bureau #democracy #election-2026 #elections #politics-&-gov #the-courts #the-u.s.-constitution #voter-rights
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/16/repub/local-election-officials-reel-over-logistical-nightmare-of-trumps-vote-by-mail-order/

Voters in South Korea were unable to cast their ballots due to a shortage of ballots.
Although I generally oppose electing leaders through voting, I am sharing this because what happened in South Korea this time was completely beyond common sense. Despite receiving a budget that was more than sufficient to produce ballots for all voters, the National Election Commission produced and supplied fewer ballots than the number of eligible voters (they claim they didn’t expect the voter turnout to be that high), resulting in people being unable to vote in several districts, including Seoul. The Election Commission’s response to this was even more outrageous; they angered the public with their inept handling of the situation, such as delivering ballots on motorcycles without police escorts. As an anarchist, this incident made me clearly see how government agencies look down on the people and are negligent in their duties, and it made me realize just how many flaws there are in the electoral system.
#korea #vote #free #anarchy #anarchism #demo #democracy #notdemo #voter #election #nation #fucknation #gov

Voters in South Korea were unable to cast their ballots due to a shortage of ballots.
Although I generally oppose electing leaders through voting, I am sharing this because what happened in South Korea this time was completely beyond common sense. Despite receiving a budget that was more than sufficient to produce ballots for all voters, the National Election Commission produced and supplied fewer ballots than the number of eligible voters (they claim they didn’t expect the voter turnout to be that high), resulting in people being unable to vote in several districts, including Seoul. The Election Commission’s response to this was even more outrageous; they angered the public with their inept handling of the situation, such as delivering ballots on motorcycles without police escorts. As an anarchist, this incident made me clearly see how government agencies look down on the people and are negligent in their duties, and it made me realize just how many flaws there are in the electoral system.
#korea #vote #free #anarchy #anarchism #demo #democracy #notdemo #voter #election #nation #fucknation #gov

‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: #Voter with #Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In #Voting
#elections #votebymail

https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/voting-by-mail-is-my-lifeline-voter-with-disability-shares-importance-of-mail-in-voting

‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: #Voter with #Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In #Voting
#elections #votebymail

https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/voting-by-mail-is-my-lifeline-voter-with-disability-shares-importance-of-mail-in-voting

The #reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi was running against the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran’s 2009 presidential elections. Mousavi had energized people, bringing #voter turnout to an unprecedented 80-85%.

The #reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi was running against the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran’s 2009 presidential elections. Mousavi had energized people, bringing #voter turnout to an unprecedented 80-85%.

I think every #voter should consider what this expert has to say about dangerous cult leaders before the #USA Nov 2026 midterm #elections, don't you?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spycatcher/201208/dangerous-cult-leaders

Voters' List

It is impossible to maintain a voters' list with 100% accuracy.

When a few errors are noticed, the losing side can use the inaccuracy to claim the election was rigged.

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=32&id=149

We need a new way.

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#voter

Voters' List

It is impossible to maintain a voters' list with 100% accuracy.

When a few errors are noticed, the losing side can use the inaccuracy to claim the election was rigged.

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=32&id=149

We need a new way.

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#voter

Current status

#Voter #Georgia

Current status

#Voter #Georgia

Got the #California #primary #voter guide in the mail. (You can see it online at https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2026/primary/pdf/complete-vig.pdf)

There are some 60+ candidates for Governor. Some of them, well, the nicest way I can say this is that they would be well served if they sought professional help. Many of the candidate photos are less than flattering.

One candidate, Akinyemi Agbede, has a web site with videos of his workout sessions: https://thenextgovernorofcalifornia2026.net

Others that caught my attention:
* Frederic C. Schultz (page 18)
* Daniel Mercuri (page 22)
* Naomi Bar-Lev (page 22)
* Don J. Grundmann (page 24). Total neo-nazi shit here. So bad that the secretary of state had to add a disclaimer: “The views and opinions expressed by the candidates are their own and do not represent the views and opinions of the Secretary of State’s office”
* LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott (page 28) Once you get past the name, he’s not totally unreasonable.

Got the #California #primary #voter guide in the mail. (You can see it online at https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2026/primary/pdf/complete-vig.pdf)

There are some 60+ candidates for Governor. Some of them, well, the nicest way I can say this is that they would be well served if they sought professional help. Many of the candidate photos are less than flattering.

One candidate, Akinyemi Agbede, has a web site with videos of his workout sessions: https://thenextgovernorofcalifornia2026.net

Others that caught my attention:
* Frederic C. Schultz (page 18)
* Daniel Mercuri (page 22)
* Naomi Bar-Lev (page 22)
* Don J. Grundmann (page 24). Total neo-nazi shit here. So bad that the secretary of state had to add a disclaimer: “The views and opinions expressed by the candidates are their own and do not represent the views and opinions of the Secretary of State’s office”
* LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott (page 28) Once you get past the name, he’s not totally unreasonable.

#DOJ issued formal #legal justification for federal govt's demands that states share their ‌#unredacted #voter rolls even though 1/2 a dozen federal #courts have already ruled that states have no obligation 2 provide those lists. May 12 opinion from DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel demands that they hand over lists including sensitive information such ​as voters' partial #socialsecurity numbers& #driverslicense numbers. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-justice-department-drafts-legal-opinion-backing-demands-state-voter-rolls-2026-05-13/ #democracy #votingrights #trump #politics #elections

#DOJ issued formal #legal justification for federal govt's demands that states share their ‌#unredacted #voter rolls even though 1/2 a dozen federal #courts have already ruled that states have no obligation 2 provide those lists. May 12 opinion from DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel demands that they hand over lists including sensitive information such ​as voters' partial #socialsecurity numbers& #driverslicense numbers. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-justice-department-drafts-legal-opinion-backing-demands-state-voter-rolls-2026-05-13/ #democracy #votingrights #trump #politics #elections

The Less Informed Voter

We like to cast blame on voters who voted the wrong way, don't we?

We like to cast blame on eligible voters who did not vote, don't we?

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=463

It's all their fault!

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#voter

The Less Informed Voter

We like to cast blame on voters who voted the wrong way, don't we?

We like to cast blame on eligible voters who did not vote, don't we?

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=463

It's all their fault!

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#voter

"The findings offer real-world evidence that targeted digital #voter suppression may decrease voter turnout, raising serious concerns about election integrity in data-driven, microtargeted information environments."

Given what happened with #CambridgeAnalytica and since, this is not surprising. What's shocking is how little has been done to regulate this.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2519944123

This is cool! Can we explore doing something like this in the U.S.?

Japan’s Team Mirai party uses technology to enhance #democracy, employing #AI for #voter engagement and policy development. Their approach, including an AI Interviewer and a gamified volunteer app, helped them gain significant support in the recent election. Team Mirai’s platform focuses on digital democracy and future-oriented policies, aiming to unify voters across ideological lines.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/team-mirai-and-democracy.html