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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/huge-win-election-integrity-north-carolina-republicans-override/ S747 (the Omnibus Bill) passed into law! We are making national news! Your NCEIT team worked very hard. With your lobbying, poll observers will have more mobility than ever before. Much of what we wanted is over the finish line, but not all of it. Next session, we will be addressing the 'holes.' That's why we need you engaged in the legislative process - Statutory Provisions & Compliance. Your poll observer reports made all of this possible. Huge Win for Election Integrity: North Carolina Republicans Override Democratic Governor’s Veto The NC State Board of Elections is now the State Board with the new bill S749. The Board will answer to the Secretary of State. taking the Board out of the hands of the Governor and the nameless faceless, unelected bureaucrats. Eight new members will be appointed from the General Assembly. Did we get everything? No, but we are making real progress. Contact Jane to join one of our Zoom meetings an find out what else is coming up for our continuing efforts that we must have ready by March for the short session. We vet everyone. jane.bilello@gmail.com

Please click on the link below for the newsletter Action Alert. Thanks. https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/so/40OhIMEn8?languageTag=en&cid=de5f0a75-82ac-41f9-8d18-d2861b0d7ed7

From Jim Womack: "Well, now, never have I been referred to as a vigilante before. Gonna have to get comfortable with this new moniker from Marc Elias. Can't wait to resume training of our fraternal order of NC Election "Vigilantes." https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-growing-threat-of-republican-election-vigilantes/

Directions: Copy/paste the public records request below into a 'clean' email. Fill in the info for your county. Notice: the NC state statutes/admin code is referenced below the letter. Please send ASAP before Election Day, Oct 10th, 2023. If you don't get an answer within a few days, follow up with a phone call and another email. We need a paper trail. Thanks. ATTN: ______ County Board of Elections Director Address Date submitted From: Your first & last name Address Email Phone Cc: Board of Elections Members Their names and emails (find them on your local BOE website. Dear Board of Elections Director and Board of Election Members: On Election Day and night, October 10th, 2023, poll observers in our county will be at the polls to witness the boot-up of the tabulator/scanner and the shut-down (tabulation) of the scanner/tabulator. I believe that as a member of the public, laws and NCSBE directives cited below, we have the right to enter this precinct voting enclosure at two separate times on election day: Before the polls open to witness the boot-up of the scanner/tabulator, observe that there are no ballots in the bin or emergency bin, and to view and photograph the zero tape. 2. After the polls close on election night to witness the shut-down (tabulation) of the scanner/tabulator and photograph/take video of the poll tapes with zero tapes attached. The public may enter after the last voter has placed their ballot into the scanner/tabulator and the chief judge announces that the polls are closed. I am also requesting a digital copy of all poll tape information generated by tabulation machines operated by the county board of elections upon closure of the October 10th, 2023 election. These records are needed as soon as possible, so that our election integrity team can complete its review and analysis of machine counts prior to post-election canvass set for the October 17th, 2023. According to the ACLU, during any public process, my constitutional right to photograph/video is allowed. The only prohibition on photo/video in NC is of a voted ballot or of a person voting. Since no voters are present in the voting enclosure at either time and no voted ballots would be in open sight at either time, I do not believe that there are NC legal restrictions on photography/videography during these publicly observable processes. NM 2022-14 states that no photography/videography is allowed during these processes, however, this is a change in guidance from last election and there have been no new rules or laws passed that would affect this guidance We do not anticipate the need for election officials to redact any information contained on the poll tapes. At minimum these tapes should include the machine serial number, firmware/software version, and the final count of votes for each candidate and election on the ballot for that tabulator. The Poll Observers will stand out of the way as not to interfere with any election process and will quietly observe. Please see ​below for the Public Observation Laws for your reference. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Your name PUBLIC OBSERVATION LAWS NC General Statutes, NC Administrative Code, Numbered Memos & NC STEPPS Manual NC General Statutes § 163-182.2. Initial counting of official ballots. (a) The initial counting of official ballots shall be conducted according to the following principles: (1) Vote counting at the precinct shall occur immediately after the polls close and shall be continuous until completed. (2) Vote counting at the precinct shall be conducted with the participation of precinct officials of all political parties then present. Vote counting at the county board of elections shall be conducted in the presence or under the supervision of board members of all political parties then present. (3) Any member of the public wishing to witness the vote count at any level shall be allowed to do so. No witness shall interfere with the orderly counting of the official ballots. Witnesses shall not participate in the official counting of official ballots. OPENING OF PRECINCT POLLING LOCATIONS: NC Administrative Code 08 NCAC 04 .0304 a. Prior to the opening of the polls, the precinct officials shall open the voting system and examine the ballot for accuracy and examine the counters or other method to determine there is a zero balance. Any persons interested in viewing this procedure may observe but shall not interfere or impede the process. If the system prints a zero tape or other paper document, the document shall be maintained and secured in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer and the county board of elections. CLOSING OF PRECINCT POLLING LOCATIONS: NC Administrative Code 08 NCAC 10B .0105 (h) The counting of the ballots shall be made in the presence of the precinct election officials and witnesses and observers who are present and desire to observe the count. (i) As soon as the votes have been counted and the precinct returns certified, the chief judge, or one of the judges selected by the chief judge, shall do the following: (1) report the total precinct vote for each ballot item to the witnesses and observers who are present. 08 NCAC 06B .0105 (d) When the counting is completed the chief judge or his or her designee shall verbally announce the results at the precinct. Numbered Memo 2022-14 For absentee voting (including one-stop), when the results are tallied on one-stop and absentee- by-mail tabulators and announced after the close of the polls on Election Day at the county board office, members of the public may witness those procedures. It is a good practice to also post absentee tabulator results tapes for inspection at the county board office in a similar fashion. Any member of the public is permitted to photograph or video any posted results tapes—when the tapes are posted, the counting process is no longer ongoing. NC STEPPS Manual STEPPS Manual: Ballot Counting 7. Any member of the public wishing to witness the vote count at any level shall be allowed to do so. No witness shall interfere with the orderly counting of the official ballots. Witnesses shall not participate in the official counting of official ballots. The precinct facility should not be locked so as to prevent public access to the count. ### --

State Board Releases Number of Provisional Ballots Cast in September 12 Elections in Charlotte and Sanford Raleigh, N.C. — Under state law, election officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after each election. The following are the number of provisional ballots cast in Lee and Mecklenburg counties during the municipal primary elections. Election Day was Tuesday, September 12. Lee County (1 provisional ballot) Election Day: 1 provisional ballot Early voting: 0 provisional ballots Mecklenburg County (102 provisional ballots) Election Day: 95 provisional ballots Early Voting: 7 provisional ballots A voter may cast a provisional ballot when their name does not appear on the poll book or other questions arise about their eligibility to vote or to vote a particular ballot. The provisional voter fills out a form called a provisional application, which includes information that the county board can use to research the voter’s eligibility. An in-person voter will also cast a provisional ballot if they are unable to show an acceptable form of photo identification when voting. The voter will cast a provisional ballot and do one of the following: complete an ID Exception Form, or return to their county board of elections office with their photo ID by the day before county canvass. (For the September 12 municipal primary elections, this deadline is September 18, the Monday following Election Day.) For voters who complete an ID Exception Form, the provisional ballot will be counted unless the county board of elections unanimously determines that information on the form was false. After Election Day, each county board of elections meets before certifying the results to make decisions on provisional applications submitted by voters. If the board determines that the voter is eligible, the provisional ballot is counted. If the voter is eligible for some contests on the ballot but not others, the eligible contests will be counted for that voter. These ballots will be added to the official results during the canvass process. Unofficial results for the Charlotte and Sanford municipal primaries are available on the Election Results Dashboard. County canvass for the September 12 elections will take place on September 19. ###

Thought This Would Make Your Day! We are over the target! Your NCEIT team has made the news again by raising the blood pressure of the Left for daring to lobby to make Cast Voter Records available by public records request. Currently, CVRs can only be obtained by court order. https://www.whqr.org/2023-09-12/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-confidential-voting-records-bill An excerpt: The North Carolina House Committee on Elections and Campaign Finance Reform held a discussion-only session Tuesday to consider a bill that would ease public access to confidential voting records. The bill is modeled on legislation drafted by the North Carolina Election Integrity Team, or NCEIT, which is a chapter of the Election Integrity Network, an organization founded by Cleta Mitchell. Mitchell is a North Carolina-based attorney and notorious for her role in trying to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. In a telephone interview with WUNC this week, NCEIT President Jim Womack said that greater public access to CVRs would bolster public confidence in elections administration. Be sure to read the rest of the article. Enjoy! https://www.whqr.org/2023-09-12/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-confidential-voting-records-bill

As events unfolded on that horrible day. We must never forget! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4CAwjfY-dU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEogeIIOJzU

Voting Process (This can also be found NCEIT.org Member Resources/Resources PP of the Summit Legal Brief) · Voter will be asked to state their name and current resident address and present an acceptable form of voter ID § 163-166.7 (a) and 163-166.16. This cannot be provide by a person assisting. · Addresses can be updated at one stop early voting if the person is already registered in the county · Election workers check to see if the picture on the ID reasonably resembles the voter. The address on the photo ID does not have to match the voter registration records. (Voters must state their Party during a Primary) · If the voter does not show an acceptable ID, the voter may proceed in one of the two following ways: - vote with an ID Exception Form(see items below) and a provisional ballot, or - vote with a provisional ballot and return to their county board of elections office with their photo ID by the day before county canvass. (For municipal elections in Oct. & Nov., this deadline is the Monday following Election Day. For all other elections, the deadline is the second Thursday following Election Day.) · Voter signs Authorization to Vote (ATV)to obtain official ballot · Voter exchanges ATV for ballot at ballot table · Voter moves to voting booth & completes ballot · to scanner and inserts ballot into the tabulator · If a voter ‘spoils’ a ballot; he or she may request a new one before scanning the ballot (or after ballotrejection by tabulator for over-votes) · All spoiled ballots are accounted for by the Chief Judge · If voter is in line by the close time, they may vote · At early voting if a voter is already registered, they may change their address · Electronic and written votingguides are permissible in the voting enclosure · If a ballot has been mailed but not received and the voter wants to vote in early voting, the mailed ballot shall be void and the voter can vote at early voting. Assistance to Voters · Assistance may be provided to the voter by a person of the voter’s choice other than their employer/agent of employer or officer/agent of their union. (GS 163-166-8 & Numbered Memo 2022-11) Chief Judge, Judge or Assistants may also assist. The following voters are entitled to assistance 1. a physical disability preventing them from entering the voting booth or marking a ballot. 2. illiteracy & unable to mark ballot 3. blindness & unable to enter voting booth or mark ballot. GS 163-166.8. Voter must ask Chief Judge for permission for assistance.

Poll Worker Tips Start Up andShut Down Procedures (See NCEIT.org/Member Resources/ Resources. Scroll down to Start Up and Shut Down. Start Up – “Prior to the opening of the polls, the precinct officials shall open the voting system and examine the ballot for accuracy and examine the counters or other method to determine there is a zero balance. Any persons interested in viewing this procedure may observe but shall not interfere or impede the process.” 08 NCAC 04 .0304(a). This applies only to the first day of one stop early voting and Election Day. Numbered Memo 2022-14 Members of the public may view the zero count Shut Down - A physical copy of the results tapes is recommend to be posted at the precinct voting site upon the completion of the vote count on Election Day. It is a good practice to also post absentee tabulator results tapes for inspection at the county board office in a similar fashion. Any member of the public is permitted to photograph or video any posted results tapes.. Voter ID Voter ID - Any of the following that is unexpired, or expired for one year or less: https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id#onsite North Carolina driver’s license State ID from the NCDMV (also called “non-operator ID”) Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia or U.S. territory (only if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election) U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections (available soon) College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections Note: A voter 65 or older may use an expired form of acceptable ID if the ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday. Any of the following, regardless of whether the ID contains an expiration or issuance date: Military or veterans ID card issued by the U.S. government Tribal enrollment card issued by a tribe recognized by the State or federal government ID card issued by an agency of the U.S. government or the State of North Carolina for a public assistance program 10 Facts about Voter ID https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2023/05/17/10-facts-about-ncs-photo-id-requirement-voting Voting as a College Student https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Voter%20ID/College%20Student%20Infosheet_07172023.pdf Voting Process (There is also a separate tab. (See Election Integrity Materials/Poll Observer Training https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/post/the-voting-process · Voter will be asked to state their name and current resident address and present an acceptable form of voter ID § 163-166.7 (a) and 163-166.16. This cannot be provide by a person assisting. · Addresses can be updated at one stop early voting if the person is already registered in the county · Election workers check to see if the picture on the ID reasonably resembles the voter. The address on the photo ID does not have to match the voter registration records. (Voters must state their Party during a Primary) · If the voter does not show an acceptable ID, the voter may proceed in one of the two following ways: - vote with an ID Exception Form(see items below) and a provisional ballot, or - vote with a provisional ballot and return to their county board of elections office with their photo ID by the day before county canvass. (For municipal elections in Oct. & Nov., this deadline is the Monday following Election Day. For all other elections, the deadline is the second Thursday following Election Day.) · Votersigns Authorization to Vote (ATV)to obtain official ballot · Voterexchanges ATV forballot at ballottable · Votermoves to votingbooth & completes ballot · Votermoves to scanner and inserts ballot into the tabulator · If a voter ‘spoils’ a ballot; he or she may request a new one before scanning the ballot (or after ballotrejection by tabulator for over-votes) · All spoiled ballots are accounted for by the Chief Judge · If voter is in line by the close time, they may vote · At early voting if a voter is already registered, they may change their address · Electronic and written votingguides are permissible in the voting enclosure · If a ballot has been mailed but not received and the voter wants to vote in early voting, the mailed ballot shall be void and the voter can vote at early voting. Assistance to Voters (There is also a separate tab for this.) https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/post/assistance-to-voters · Assistance may be provided to the voter by a person of the voter’s choice other than their employer/agent of employer or officer/agent of their union. (GS 163-166-8 & Numbered Memo 2022-11) Chief Judge, Judge or Assistants may also assist. The following voters are entitled to assistance 1. a physical disability preventing them from entering the voting booth or marking a ballot. 2. illiteracy & unable to mark ballot 3. blindness & unable to enter voting booth or mark ballot. GS 163-166.8. Voter must ask Chief Judge for permission for assistance.

Assistance to Voters · Assistance may be provided to the voter by a person of the voter’s choice other than their employer/agent of employer or officer/agent of their union. (GS 163-166-8 & Numbered Memo 2022-11) Chief Judge, Judge or Assistants may also assist. The following voters are entitled to assistance 1. a physical disability preventing them from entering the voting booth or marking a ballot. 2. illiteracy & unable to mark ballot 3. blindness & unable to enter voting booth or mark ballot. GS 163-166.8. Voter must ask Chief Judge for permission for assistance.