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2023 the year of hope

The year 2022 was a doozy. Worldwide we suffered many setbacks and hardships.  Inflation reared its ugly head and supply shortages were the norm.  Gas prices soared due to poorly conceived energy policies. The stock market and bond market plunged. War broke out in the Ukraine and our legislators poured a trillion plus dollars in “support” while many Americans struggled to make ends meet.  Illegal immigrants overwhelmed the southern border.  We started to see evidence that vaccines were causing adverse effects. Parents were distraught to find their kids being groomed in their kids’ libraries and classrooms.  And finally, Midterm elections proved that 2020 was no fluke and the entire process needs to be reinvented.   

As the year came to an end, however, some revealing events and news came to light.  Elon Musk released the Twitter files showing that conspiracy theorists were correct; Twitter execs were censoring information on COVID cures, the vaccine, the election, Hunter and Joe Biden, and removing people from their platform who they deemed as a threat to their hive-minded narrative. The Hunter Biden laptop was suddenly exclaimed to be legit by the “mockingbird media” more than two years after it was originally disclosed as “Russian disinformation.”  A quartet of trumpet-playing brothers delivered a case to the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the process by which election interference was dealt with in the 2020 election. In AZ, we saw a broken election process and patriot fighters like Kari Lake and Mark Finchem take their issues to the court.  We can only hope that they prevail and justice, although served slowly, will be served completely.

''War is peace '', ''Freedom is slavery'', Ignorance is S...

It appears that there is a slow but steady realization that something is just not quite right in the world. Up is Down. Left is Right. Freedom is Slavery.  Hopefully, people across the world are waking up to the powers that be who are trying to control our lives and minds.  Fundamentally, we just want to be able to live and speak freely unfettered by burdensome regulations, taxes, and high costs of living. As we digest and reflect on the past year here are some new year’s resolutions to consider:

You are the solution

Don’t focus on influencers or anyone to rescue us from this situation.  We The People are the solution so WE need to decide how we can turn our country around. Trust your own gut instinct and inner wisdom. Only sheep rely on the messenger not the message. For too long we have relied on pundits, experts and influencers, and they have let us down.  Avoid the distraction of people in the spotlight who predict the future or claim to have insider information. Instead focus on the reality of what you see in your local community and what information resonates with you.

Connect locally and get involved

We need to get involved in order to make the required changes we need in our communities and our country. For too long we were complacent and allowed our government to take over our elections, our schools, and our media, among other things.  Attend your precinct reorg meeting and local political party and school board meetings.  Volunteer to help our group by sharing your unique gifts and talents. You can do so by:

·       Contributing to our givesendgo campaign to gain access to Cast Vote Records which provide more transparency to our current vote counting process.  https://www.givesendgo.com/SCFOIA

·       Educating people around you and making them aware of the issues regarding our elections.  We can provide you with the materials for this or we can have someone visit your group as a guest speaker.

·       Calling your legislators to ask for better election reform.  Calls work much better than emails. We should be voting one day with paper ballots that are hand counted.

·       Staying informed with our progress by tuning into our Telegram channel for updates and calls to action.  Here is the link: https://t.me/+GrDjPb8eUDIzMmY5

Remember that elections matter

The majority if not all of the problems and issues we are facing are a result of “selected” leaders who do not necessarily have our best interests at heart.  Fixing elections in our country is the core issue that will address the societal breakdown we are experiencing.  If we have the right leaders in place who truly represent our best interests and who listen to us we will eliminate CRT, human trafficking, corruption, high taxes, inflation and the corrosion of our fiat money.  “All hands-on deck” are needed to make this happen and complacency can not be tolerated at this point. We are at the precipice of losing our constitutional freedoms. What could be more important than that?

Focus

Our energy is important to optimize and conserve. Respect it. Focus your energy on the things that will make the most impact and that resonate with you personally.  What are you passionate about? Where can your God-given skills be best deployed?  It is particularly important once again to think local. Invest time in the people and issues that most matter to you.  Our system needs to be re-engineered from the bottom up so we need hardworking principled people to be the architects of change.  

Find your tribe

We live in a matrix that appears to be more outrageous by the day. Your tribe matters and bonding with like-minded people makes us stronger and able to persist in the fight for freedom. Bring part of a group that understands the truth and is passionate about love of their country can help keep us all sane.

As you ponder your new year’s resolutions ask yourself, “how can I contribute to the cause this year? What small thing can I do to make a difference?”  If we all take steps to eradicate an unjust system, we will win. The power rests with the people and we are greater in number than those who wish to take away our freedoms.

South Carolina Safe Elections is a community that wants to ensure that your vote counts—that all the citizens voice are heard through their right to vote and have their vote counted properly and legally. We would appreciate your help and could use the following:

·       Contributions to our legal fight to win access to the cast vote records for our state; for example, if 100 people give $100 over the next few days we can close the funding gap.  Thank you, in advance, for your kind contributions. 🙂

·       Help with social media marketing, posting content, video editing etc.

·       People to set up or conduct educational presentations regarding election integrity in their local community.

·       County organizers to assist in data collection, awareness, and planning local meetings

These a just a few small ways to make a difference but please feel free to call or message us to let us know how you would like to help out or be more involved.

Have a very happy new year. Stay positive, focused, and connected and may God’s grace and protection envelope you.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:10-11

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End of year update: Taking back our freedom

We are experiencing a profound pattern of a loss of our freedoms as we don’t feel we have control over so many aspects of our lives.

Do you feel that the public school system is truly teaching and treating your kids and grandkids well?

Instead of teaching the “3 R’s” they are being bombarded with CRT (Critical Race Theory) propaganda and gender confusion. Do you feel that these kids in the public school or safe?

Do you trust that the information that the media is disseminating on a daily basis is honest and accurate?

The Twitter expose’ that Elon Musk has unmasked is shining light on the collusion among twitter execs, government agencies, the DNC and other key figures to suppress key and damaging information.  The truth was suppressed and our reality was hacked.

Finally, do you trust that your vote is being counted correctly?

Our team here at SC Safe Elections has uncovered information which consistently shows that our election management system, voter rolls, and other processes are a mess. Many voters are telling us they either don’t want to vote or they don’t trust that their vote is being counted accurately.

On a positive note, the flood gates are opening to reveal truth. The Twitter expose underscores how key evidence was suppressed that was extremely damaging to one political party. This was also occurring across social media platforms as well as mainstream (Mockingbird) media.  So many untruths were parroted to sway our opinion—Hunter Biden’s laptop was “Russian disinformation”; our election in 2020 was the “most secure ever.” People are suddenly dying due to “climate change.”  We need to lockdown for 2 weeks to “flatten the curve.” “The vaccine is safe and effective.” I could go on and on.

What was considered a conspiracy theory 2 years ago is now a fact—this is opening a lot of eyes to the controlling nature of our Big Brother government.

A sudden shifting of the narrative is now occurring.  Balenciaga and other fashion brands are being shown to utilize their ad campaigns and runway shows to propagate the sick, twisted sexualization of children along with creepy satanic messages and symbols. Seriously, why does a naked Kylie Jenner need to be slathered in blood to sell Coty makeup?  Why are runway models holding baby dolls soaked with blood in a Balenciaga fashion show? Who is drawn to buy these products with that messaging? Seriously people, wake up.

Here is Lotta Volkova a top designer for Balenciaga and Adidas

Our Vote is Our voice

On the election front, both the state of Arizona and the country of Brazil are illustrating that elections are broken and the “winners” don’t appear to be the people’s choice. And the people won’t stand for it.  These machines are selecting, not electing our leaders.

So, what happens next?

As more people become disgusted and disillusioned, they will demand action. The reengineering and realignment of these systems —media, schools, healthcare, finance, and our government–need to and will ultimately occur.

I have faith that we are getting to the bottom of the corruption and irregularities in AZ; and, if we still have a justice system that is fair in any way, we will see some action here.  The evidence is overwhelming. Ultimately, we may have to take it to the court of the public opinion.

The Brunson brothers’ case on the supreme court docket could prove to be a breakthrough. This case although it has a low probability of success is a very elegant, simple, and constitutionally-driven solution to a complex, controversial and emergent problem. Hopefully, the justices will have the courage to see it that way.  

Furthermore, we have our own case here in SC that will enhance transparency by allowing public access to Cast Vote Records. 

How can you take your freedom back?

Support the above initiatives by writing a letter to supreme court to tell them to consider hearing the Brunson case and also by contributing to the givesendgo fund for our state’s CVR legal battle.

Continue to spread the word regarding these overall issues of our freedoms being usurped by having constructive conversations with family and friends. Use curious questions to get them thinking rather than telling them your viewpoint. People readily embrace ideology when they are able to come to the conclusion themselves. Help guide people to understanding when new revelations are disclosed. Many people are just waking up to this reality so patience is sometimes warranted.

Stay positive and prayerful—truth has a way of ultimately revealing itself and “we the people” represent a critical mass who want relief from being captured by an enemy that doesn’t have the best interest at heart. Like a frog in boiling water, we have been in hot water for a long time and are close to the boiling point.  Will we have the courage to jump out of the hot water or continue to remain in the situation until it is too late?  This is up to every one of you.

Stay centered. Stay frosty. Stay prayerful.

Does your vote count? How do you know if you know if it is counted in secret?

SC Safe Elections is trying to get access to the Cast Vote Records (CVRs) for our elections here in SC. Currently citizens are being blocked from receipt of these reports. Our suit has a good chance of success as the judge has already granted an injunction that preserves the 2020 election data.

CVRs are like an x-ray for the voting machine in that it looks at the vote over time at each precinct. Here is a video of Lauren Martel our counsel on this case and Laura Scharr founder and team leader of SC Safe Elections discussing the case specifics and providing an update.

*****Our state constitution states that our vote should be cast in secret not counted in secret. Not allowing access to this valuable audit tool means that they are counting our vote in secret and we can’t see how that is happening.*******

We have a great change of success in this case but we need your help.
Please contribute to our givesendgo campaign which will 100% fund lawyer and expert witness costs.

Here is a link: www.givesendgo.com/SCFOIA


Here is also a link to our original blog when we first filed which includes court documents for this case. 

https://www.scsafeelections.org/updates/sc-safe-elections-files-suit-to-obtain-cast-vote-records/

In addition, here are some relevant blogs from our website re: cast vote records.

❤❤❤❤❤We appreciate your donations!

Berkeley County–does your vote count?

In this presentation, our Berkeley team volunteer Gen steps through the many issues regarding our election process in SC and particularly the issues found in Berkeley county. She discusses canvassing results, poll observation data, and action steps you can take to improve our voting system to ensure your vote does count.

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Summary of Poll observations

Summary of findings from poll observation in primaries and midterms:  We mobilized roughly 40+ citizens who acted both as poll observers as well as poll watchers for candidates.  Although we sampled a small percentage of polling locations both in early voting (primarily at county board of elections) and in person on election day as well as the primary runoff, we found similar issues across the counties.

Executive Summary- poll observation from the SC midterms

We witnessed similar issues to what we saw in the primaries and runoff earlier this year. Key findings in the primary and subsequent runoff were as follows:

SC State Election Commission did not follow the SC election laws (7-13-35, 7-13-60, 7-13-72, 7-13-100, 7-13-710, 7-13-1750, 7-13-1770) For ex: oaths not filed

Machine glitches flipped votes from one candidate to another in many counties

Tamper resistant seals were voided or missing on “certified” machines

Poor or NO chain of custody practices were observed with ballots, equipment, and thumb drives

Races were missing from ballots due to redistricting

Same-day voter photo IDs issued without proper document proof

Absentee ballot envelopes were examined for signature verification day of receipt and in secret

We found the following issues during the Midterms

Machine Issues

The state of SC experienced some of the machine issues that other states encountered. Just from the small sample we observed, there were ballot printing errors, jams occurred and voters were unable to scan their ballots. Many times, these issues required the voter to redo the entire process or to be issued a provisional or failsafe ballot.  In one instance, the Express Vote ballot marking device kept reading “No Selection.”

More concerning were issues of flipped votes; there was an instance of a single candidate that flipped as well as a straight party ticket flipping from Republican to Green Party as well as straight party Republican flipping to Democrat. The above issues are disconcerting as they indicate that machines exceeded the allowable machine error rate of 1 in 10 M as set forth by the VVSG (Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, Voting System Standards Volume 1 Performance Standards Section 3.2.1).

In addition to the above issues, observers noticed that the tabulators, electronic poll books as well as the ballot marking devices were not calibrated. The time was fast by up to 20 minutes and many of the machines were off by an hour due to the fact that they hadn’t adjusted to the Eastern Standard Time. One polling location was off by an hour for 3 hours.  This could affect the ability to audit the votes and accuracy of reporting data.  These machines go through Logic and Accuracy testing prior to being put into use.  If the clock time is not accurate, what else is not calibrated?

Most disturbing was the issue of a recount in Newberry County where the woman who ran as a write in candidate (unopposed) and won with 14 votes asked for a hand count.  When the recount was complete, she had 300 votes! This is a major machine error that calls into question the accuracy of the tabulators as well as the ballot marking devices.

Regarding absentee ballots, a change to a smaller sized absentee ballot envelope design created 2 folds in the ballot which made feeding and tabulation of the ballots cumbersome and resulted in very long tabulation times, jams and increased errors.

Security

Tamper resistant stick-on seals and zip ties seals were often missing. This was particularly concerning as we had highlighted this issue in the primary. Seals are there for a reason. Chain of custody for our vote is essential to the security, veracity and authenticity of our count.  If the seals are broken it may suggest foul play.  Slapping another seal on doesn’t necessarily solve the problem.  Many of the poll workers were resistant to applying the seals and or replaced the top ones (once voided or after they were found to be missing) without informing the county or recording this issue. Seals are particularly essential during early voting where you have machines that are unattended overnight.

Here is a picture of a proper seal configuration. Here is one that is not.

This DS200 tabulator has a top seal (green tamper resistant seal over the keyhole to the flash drive compartment) and blue zip tie seals on the bottom drawers.
This tabulator has no seals applied on top or on the bottom drawers

Seals on the bottom drawers were removed nightly in the early voting centers so that ballots could be delivered to the counties.  Common sense would suggest that those seals should stay in place such that all the ballots could be counted at the end of the early voting period.  Afterall, the poll tape for the early voting is generated at the end of the early vote period.  If ballots are removed daily during this time, it would make sense to instead generate daily zero poll tapes and end of day poll tapes to ensure accurate tallies.  This is how it is done in other states.

Many observers were concerned about unsecure early voting centers where the public was often roaming into and out of the voting center during the day from other areas in the building. Some locations were set up such that the voter’s choices could be easily viewed from a glass window just behind the voting machines (Ballot marking devices). This would violate our constitution that states all ballots should be cast in secret.

Disenfranchised voters and observers

A voter was thrown out for asking questions or wanting to take pictures and not allowed to vote. An elderly woman was not able to finish her ballot and wasn’t allowed a second chance (to spoil her ballot and start again). She reported that the touchscreen was hard to get a letter to appear and would require a hard press or several tries. This made it difficult to complete a timely ballot if a voter had write-in candidates. Many others experienced the same issue when inputting write-ins.

DMV address update issues, in some cases affecting up to 10% of precinct voters that day, created long lines at the county BOEs and often required the precinct to issue the voter a failsafe ballot.  This potentially affected outcomes of local races and candidates as failsafe ballots don’t include house and school board races but only county and state races.

Observers were often treated poorly and only allowed limited viewing of the area.  Some were banned from observing curbside voting or tabulators.  Witnesses who attended training sessions informed us that the trainers were making inflammatory and defamatory remarks about poll observers.  This is inappropriate and detracts from a substantive training experience.

During the audits and recounts held for local school board races, observers were blocked from viewing anything and public notices for accuracy testing, audits and recounts were not found on the county websites for the voter registration centers.   Poll tapes were not always available or fully visible.

Laws were not followed

  • Precincts refused to review ballots for write ins and one county specifically admitted they refused to check them as the law was antiquated. 7-13-1410
  • Oaths were still not on file in some counties or were not filed in a timely manner and were not administered to poll managers in some precincts. 7-13-72
  • 0 tapes not made available or had obstructed view 7-13-860, 7-13-1110
  • Box not open during the election 7-13-840; Box sealed during election 7-13-1750

The above issues underscore the complexity and unreliability of our current system.  The people of South Carolina are losing trust in our elections.  We are concerned about the accuracy, timeliness, and security of our current electronic voting process.

Legislative action is needed to address these issues particularly with respect to the transparency of our elections. Our group will be recommending several measures in the near future to address this.

Here is a video of our amazing poll observer volunteers and their experience.

Here is the summary of the observations from the primary and runoff:

Here is the chart summary of issues with the midterms

Elections or Selections

SC is lucky to have Phil Evans as a resource for election analysis. In this video he discusses his decade plus history of election irregularities.

He moves through 2012, 2016, and even the 2022 primaries.

This is a must see video.

*Special thanks to Jack for his hard work and dedication to producing this video.

Elections or (S)elections, You decide

This video summarizes over a decade of work by analyst Phil Evans who shows that irregularities in our elections have been going on for some time.

His in depth discovery of anomalies cannot be explained by random human behavior. What is going on here?

Could it be that paper ballots are more secure and accurate than machines?

Voter Roll Analysis Part 1

In this video our resident “data mamma” Cryste provides an overview of the counties we canvassed and how many issues were cleaned up —or not. Some counties certainly did a better job than others. However, considering the counties were supposed to clean their files 90 days before the primary there is certainly a lot of room for improvement. Especially when you find dead people voting….

Update on the CVR lawsuit-how you can help

In this video SC Safe Elections team leader Laura Scharr discusses the CVR lawsuit and how it will help provide more transparency to the voting process as well as possibly set a precedent for other states in obtaining these valuable records. Why can’t the people have more transparency regarding the counting of their vote?

Machine vulnerabilitis Part 2-Colonel Smith

In this video Colonel Shawn Smith presents shocking information on vulnerabilities with the Election Management systems across America and addresses poll tapes, tabulators, and audits.