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. ###

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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.

Submit your reports here Given these concerning reports, we are issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information from stakeholders and the public to help the Committee better understand and evaluate the activities of certain organizations that are tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 501(c)(3) and Section 501(c)(4). Please submit your responses to the questions below to waysandmeansRFI@mail.house.gov by September 4, 2023. Link here . AUGUST 14, 2023 — BLOG — OVERSIGHT — PRESS RELEASES WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Committee on Ways and Means is conducting an examination into whether entities that qualify as tax-exempt under Section 501 of the U.S. Code are abiding by the statutory and regulatory prohibitions against certain activities and whether foreign sources of funding are being funneled through such organizations to influence America’s elections. As a part of that effort, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01) have released an open letter to groups organized under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) requesting information and input on existing rules and regulations governing them and foreign sources of funding for tax-exempt organizations and what, if any, policy changes Congress should consider. “Public reporting has raised questions about whether tax-exempt sectors are operating in a manner consistent with the laws and regulations that govern such organizations and whether foreign funds are flowing through these organizations to influence American politics,” writes Ways and Means Committee Chairman Smith and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Schweikert. “For example, the Committee has learned that a Super Political Action Committee (PAC) recommended donations to 501(c)(3) organizations as ‘the single most effective tactic for ensuring Democratic victories’ and that large donations from a wealthy donor to state election offices in 2020 may have been done in a manner that helps one political party over another. Additionally, the Committee has also found that significant amounts of foreign money is flowing through 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations to influence elections.” Read more here.

Here it comes! https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/north-carolina-governor-vetoes-gop-election-bill-setting-up-override-clash-5480296?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=special-coverage-19 North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a Republican-led bill on Thursday that would make sweeping changes to the state’s election laws, including the rules for absentee voting and same-day registration. The veto is likely to be overridden by the state’s GOP-controlled General Assembly. “Right now, legislative Republicans in North Carolina are pushing an all-out assault on the right to vote,” the governor charged in a Thursday video message. absentee ballots but would extend the period for challenging such ballots to five days after the election. The law would also impose new requirements for same-day registrants, including the use of a “retrievable ballot” with a unique identifier, and would allow election observers to move freely about voting locations instead of being confined to a specific area. Criticizing the bill, Mr. Cooper accused Republicans of attempting to disenfranchise young and minority voters with the new absentee ballot restrictions. “They know that younger and nonwhite voters tend to vote more by absentee ballot or by early voting, so they shortened the time your absentee ballots can arrive and still count. And they made it easier to throw them out,” he said. The governor also vowed to veto another elections-related bill, Senate Bill 749, if it reaches his desk. That piece of legislation would shift the power to select members of the state’s elections board from the governor to the legislature and would restructure the board to have an equal number of Republicans and Democrats. Republicans have argued that the bills strengthen North Carolina’s elections and help to prevent fraud. “We are creating a secure election system that makes it easy to vote and protects election integrity,” said Republican state Sen. Warren Daniel of Burke County. “But Gov. Cooper wants his handpicked partisans running our elections, and he apparently feels threatened by North Carolinians observing what happens in their polling places.” Republicans hold a veto-proof supermajority in the state’s legislature—a power they have used in recent weeks to override the governor’s rejection of legislation banning sex-reassignment surgeries for minors and male participation in female sports, among other bills. If enacted, most of the election bills’ changes are likely to take effect in early 2024, before voters weigh in on the presidential race. The Tar Heel state is expected to be a fierce battleground in the contest, and races for governor, Congress, the General Assembly, and state and local offices will also dot voters’ ballots. Mr. Cooper, who is term-limited, will not be on that ballot. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

(Copy/paste this into a 'clean' email. Provide your local county BOE information: Director/Address/Phone/Email/CC BOE Members. This provides an electronic footprint. Keep track of a response. We need to continue to shine the light on the leftist false narrative of lies disparaging poll observers.) Send to jane.bilello@gmail.com and to ned@electionintegrity.network ================================================================================= ATTN: (Local BOE DIrector) Address Phone Email Date cc: Board of Election Members Pursuant to the North Carolina Freedom of Information Act, releasable under the provisions of NCGS 132-1, Public Records, I am requesting the following information. SUBJECT: any reports, documentation of Intimidation, Harassment, or Threats of Violence against any Election Workers, Office Staff, or Officials. The request will also include reports, documentation to the DOJ Election Officials Task Force, the FBI Election Officials Hot Line, the DHS/CISA Election Official Report Portal and the USPS Inspection Service from 1 July 2022 to the Present, 2023. Since early in 2021, Election Officials and the Media have been reporting a dramatic increase in incidents of intimidation, harassment, and even threats of violence against Election Officials and Workers. The period of interest for these records is from 1 July 2022 through the Present, 2023. "Public records" shall mean all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, photographs, films, sound recordings, magnetic or other tapes, electronic data-processing records, artifacts, or other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance in connection with the transaction of public business by any agency of North Carolina government or its subdivisions. For any records found that are deemed non-releasable because of confidentiality or security restrictions, the County BOE’s response shall indicate the existence of those other records that are not releasable and identify all local officials who are authorized to review that documentation. I am requesting this documentation be provided to me at no charge in an electronic format that is commonly machine readable (such as pdf, jpg, etc.) and in a common media form such as a thumb drive or DVD. Thank you. Your Name Address Phone Email

Citizens Research Project Center For Internet Security 4/18/23 EIN The Center for Internet Security is a Non-Profit, 501(c)(3), founded in 2000 to make the connected world a safer place by developing, validating, and promoting timely best practice solutions that help people, businesses, and governments protect themselves against pervasive cyber threats, according to their mission statement. In 2020 they received nearly $16 Million in government grants from DHS, working with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide cyber security and information sharing by operating the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). There are many questions about the election system monitoring operations performed by CIS. Why is DHS partnering with a Non-Profit to perform services that could be performed by CISA? According to the Memorandum of Agreement with CIS, election offices give them everything about their IT system with this provision “Computer Users have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding communications or data transiting, stored on or traveling to or from Entity’s information system”. What are the vulnerabilities of the Albert Sensors that CIS deploys for their network security monitoring and management services? What is the relationship between CIS, EI-ISAC and the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP)? In the 2020 Election, CIS was reporting incidents of Misinformation, Disinformation & Malinformation (MDM) to EIP, who then sent the information to social media companies. Censorship? What is the relationship between CIS and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), who shares their address, and some of the members are CTCL, Brennan Center, Facebook and CEIR according to Influence Watch? What is the relationship between CIS and the Democracy Fund (Pierre Omidyar) a Left-wing, partisan donor operation? According to the CIS 990’s, the Democracy Fund donation has grown from $51,581 in 2018 to $290,555 in 2020. Why does CIS need 308 employees, 184 volunteers and 21 officers and directors, with payroll/benefits of $33 Million, and other costs of $18 Million, according to the 2020-990? CIS 2020 revenue $16 Million Government Grants, $36 Million Program Services, total $52 Million. So, a Non-Profit made a profit $468,764, what happens? At a recent Congressional Hearing, Jen Easterly, Director of CISA, was asked by Representative Cloud to submit all contracts, grants and funding for any Non-Profits that are working with her agency. She said she would, but nothing so far. We’ll keep following up. There is a robust debate about CIS and its election system monitoring operations. There too many unanswered questions to say that it is a passive, non-partisan election office internet traffic monitoring operation. And, there is no absolute proof that the CIS monitoring system was used to affect the outcome of the 2020 Election. The lack of transparency from the federal government regarding the CIS and CISA involvement in our elections has contributed to the latter. We need to continue our research into CIS and CISA to learn as much as we can about this monitoring program, and keep the pressure on the federal government to provide the requested documentation. =========================================================================== Response from Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Department of Homeland Security to questions from Representative Cloud in an appropriations committee hearing. Provide confirmation on whether CISA provided a “voter registration and voter education plan” to the White House in response to Executive Order 14019. And if so, provide a copy of CISA’s submitted plan. Response: The Department of Homeland Security only submitted one draft plan responsive to Executive Order 14019 to the White House which was provided by the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Currently, there is no final Department of Homeland Security plan responsive to the Executive Order No. 14019. Additionally, the draft plan is a matter of current litigation (AFL v. USDA, et al., 1:22-cv-3029) (D.D.C. 2022) whereby the Department of Homeland Security has asserted the deliberative process privilege and the presidential communications privilege and, therefore, the draft plan is not available for release. 2. An accounting of the recipients of all CISA grants over the last two fiscal years. Response: In FY21, FY22, CISA awarded the following grants using appropriated funds: Fiscal Year (FY) Grant or Cooperative Agreement Name Grant or Cooperative Agreement Recipient Grant or Cooperative Agreement Amount FY 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Campaign Grant National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) – staysafeonline.org $549,996 FY 2022 Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) University of Mississippi Medical Center – Jackson, MS $1,892,500 FY 2022 Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) Cyber Innovation Center – Bossier City, Louisiana $6,800,000 FY 2022 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Security Operations Center – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) program Center for Internet Security, Inc. - East Greenbush, NY $38,003,000 FY 2021 Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) Cyber Innovation Center – Bossier City, Louisiana $6,000,000 FY 2021 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Security Operations Center – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) program Center for Internet Security, Inc. - East Greenbush, NY $26,344,000 FY 2021 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Campaign Grant National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) – staysafeonline.org $549,996 FY 2021 National Information Exchange (NIEM) Project Cybersecurity Support Network $625,000 FY 2021 Threat SLTT Sharing Program Cybersecurity Support Network $625,000 FY 2021 SLTT Indicators of Compromise Johns Hopkins University $500,000

CREATE NEW INCIDENT REPORT FOR: (Please type – preferred - or print.) DATE OF REPORT USER NAME USER EMAIL USER PHONE COUNTY CHIEF JUDGE ASSIST JUDGE (optional) NARRATIVE FIELD (If you see something, say something to the Chief Judge. Write up the report regardless of whether the problem was corrected or not. Include the time of incident.) Keep it factual, not emotional. Example Factual: Judge's face turned red and said, "it is none of my concern. I rule and what I say goes." She threatened to throw me out. Example Emotional: The Judge was really mad and got very huffy and nasty. She scared me. Be polite and Be Right! ADD CATEGORY (Optional. Helps us categorize incidents.) Ballot Curbside Voting Election Staff Electioneering Equipment Legal Issue Other (Explain in Description.) Security Shutdown Procedures Startup Procedures Voter Registration Voter Suppression/Obstruction Voting Machine Set up and Testing ADD STATUS (Regardless or whether the incident was resolved by the Chief Judge or not, please indicate below: Assigned Closed Degraded Voting or Potential for Fraud - Closed Degraded Voting or Potential for Fraud - Open Disrupted or Fraudulent Voting - Open Open Priority Problem Resolved Processing System Critical WITNESSES? (Other observers/persons there who witnessed the incident? ALSO, ADD AS MANY WITNESSES AS YOUR LIKE) WITNESS NAME WITNESS PHONE NUMBER ADD EXHIBIT FILES IF YOU HAVE THEM

NCSBE link https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id ID Exceptions If any voter is unable to show photo ID when voting (whether in person or by mail), they may fill out an ID Exception Form and vote their ballot. The voter will choose from the following permitted exceptions. The voter has a “reasonable impediment” to showing photo ID. This means that something is preventing the voter from showing ID. The voter must provide their reason by selecting from the following choices on the form. Lack of transportation Disability or illness Lack of birth certificate or other documents needed to obtain ID Work schedule Family responsibilities Lost or stolen photo ID Photo ID applied for but not yet received (For mail voters only) Unable to attach a copy of photo ID Other reasonable impediment (if selected, the voter must write the reason on the form) The voter has a religious objection to being photographed. The voter was a victim of a natural disaster within 100 days before Election Day. County boards of elections must count provisional ballots with properly completed ID Exception Forms. FAQ Find answers to questions about North Carolina’s photo ID requirement for voting at FAQ: Voter ID. Related Content State IDs | NCDMV Voters Can Now Get Free Photo ID Cards from County Boards of Elections County Boards of Elections Search Infosheet: North Carolina Voter Photo ID Requirement (PDF) 10 Facts About NC’s Photo ID Requirement for Voting State Board Approves Student and Public Employee ID Cards for Use in Upcoming E… FAQ: Voter ID Infosheet: Voting as a College Student in North Carolina (PDF) Voting Side Nav Voting Upcoming Election Your Voter Record Voter ID Student & Public Employee IDs Approved for Voting FAQ: Voter ID Vote Early in Person Vote in Person on Election Day Vote By Mail Help for Voters with Disabilities Voter Tools & Forms Provisional Voting Voting Equipment Vote in Honor of a Veteran

Raleigh, N.C. — The State Board of Elections offers the following 10 tips for early voters in those two cities: Eligible voters may cast a ballot at any early voting site in their county. For sites and hours, use the One-Stop Early Voting Site Search or read One-Stop Voting Sites for the September 12, 2023 Election (PDF). Sample ballots are available for eligible voters through the Voter Search tool. To be eligible to vote in a municipal election, the voter must be registered and live in that municipality – and, in some cases, the ward or district with a seat up for election. Voters will be asked to show photo ID when checking in at the voting site. Most voters will simply show their driver’s license, but there are many other acceptable photo IDs. For more information, including the full list of acceptable IDs, visit Voter ID. If a voter cannot show a photo ID, they can still vote by filling out an ID Exception Form and voting a provisional ballot. County boards of elections must count provisional ballots with properly completed ID Exception Forms. Don’t have an ID? All county boards of elections can issue free voter photo IDs to registered voters in their county through the last day of early voting, which is September 9. To be issued a free voter photo ID card, the voter must provide their name, date of birth, and the last four numbers of their Social Security number, and have their photo taken. Additionally, any North Carolina resident can get a free non-driver’s ID card from the DMV. Find more information under “No-Fee ID Cards” at State IDs | NCDMV. Individuals who missed the regular voter registration deadline for their municipality’s election may register and vote at the same time during the early voting period. Same-day registrants must attest to their eligibility and provide proof of where they live. For more information, visit Register in Person During Early Voting. Voters who receive an absentee ballot by mail may deliver their completed ballot to an election official at an early voting site in their county during early voting hours. Ballots will be kept securely and delivered to the county board of elections for processing. The State Board asks that all voters respect the rights of others to participate in the election. Every eligible voter is entitled to cast their ballot freely, without harassment or intimidation. Voters who feel harassed or intimidated should notify an election official immediately. Voters at one-stop early voting sites are entitled to the same assistance as voters at a voting place on Election Day. Curbside voting is available for eligible individuals at all early voting sites. For more information, visit Curbside Voting. The State Board of Elections and county boards of elections do not generally provide information about candidates. However, candidates’ websites, political parties, media outlets, and advocacy groups often compile information about candidates for voters.