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https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rick-scott-challenge-mitch-mcconnell/2022/11/15/id/1096543/ MWhy Did Republicans Lose the Nevada Senate Race? McConnell Has Got To Go! https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rick-scott-challenge-mitch-mcconnell/2022/11/15/id/1096543/

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/11/15/trump-officially-announces-2024-run-for-president-n2615942?utm_source=breakingemail n a press conference before an audience of supporters at his Mar-a-Lago club on Tuesday evening, former President Donald Trump announced his intention to run for president in 2024, kicking off the next campaign cycle just one week after the 2022 midterms. Surrounded by American flags and flanked by giant signs emblazoned with his 2016 slogan "Make America Great Again" that's become synonymous with the political movement he sparked, Trump declared "America's comeback starts right now." "In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States," Trump said. "We are a nation in decline, we are a failing nation," Trump said of the trajectory of the country since Biden took office. Watch the video. Read more https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/11/15/trump-officially-announces-2024-run-for-president-n2615942?utm_source=breakingemail

Please create a Sign Up Genius Account. https://www.signupgenius.com/ Then, click on the Early Voting link below and sign up for one of the early voting sites as a poll to observer. Also, sign up for Election Day at one of the open precincts in Henderson County. Jane will sign you into SEIRS after you complete your Sign Up Genius. Make sure you have included your name, email, phone and precinct. Early Voting https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4fa8ae2ca7f9c07-early Election Day https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4fa8ae2ca7f9c07-election If you need a Poll Observer refresher or know of someone who is new and would like to join, click the link below. Poll Observer Training: Live and Zoom https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/post/in-case-you-missed-it-poll-observer-training-live-and-zoom https://www.nceit.org/

Jane Bilello is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Poll Observer Training on Zoom 10/10, 10/17. 10/24 at 7PM Time: Oct 10, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88629542826?pwd=dExKbFM2S1FCbmF4eXZkTHJmK1NOZz09 Meeting ID: 886 2954 2826 Passcode: 043480 One tap mobile +19294362866,,86706946091#,,,,*996192# US (New York) +13017158592,,86706946091#,,,,*996192# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US Meeting ID: 867 0694 6091 Passcode: 996192 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kqOECR8kc

From: "Sen. Jim Burgin" Date: September 20, 2022 at 06:36:25 EDT To: Jim Womack Subject: Fwd: ERIC/State Budget From: Brent Woodcox Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 2:39 PM To: Bell, Karen B Cc: Sen. Phil Berger ; Sen. Ralph Hise ; Sen. Warren Daniel ; Sen. Paul Newton ; Sen. Bill Rabon ; Sen. Kathy Harrington ; Sen. Vickie Sawyer ; Sen. Chuck Edwards ; Sen. Jim Burgin ; Sen. Joyce Krawiec ; Sen. Jim Perry ; Sen. Michael Lee ; Sen. Carl Ford ; Sen. Amy Galey ; Sen. Ted Alexander ; Sen. Deanna Ballard ; Sen. Steve Jarvis ; Sen. David Craven ; Sen. Kevin Corbin Subject: RE: ERIC/State Budget Karen Brinson Bell Dobbs Building Third Floor 430 N Salisbury St 6400 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27603-1362 September 19, 2022 Dear Ms. Brinson Bell, We are writing today to clarify the intent of the budget provisions related to North Carolina’s participation in the Electronic Registration Information Council, Inc. (ERIC). The bill specifically provides funds for the State's membership in ERIC. In so doing, it directs the NC State Board of Elections (NCBSE) to use HAVA funds in order to conduct “a one-time analysis of the State's voter registration data by the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc. (ERIC), and a subsequent mailing to affected individuals by the State Board of Elections to improve the accuracy of voter registration records.” Additionally, the bill directs NCSBE as follows: If the State's continued membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) requires the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections to change any of the policies or procedures related to elections in this State, the change in policy or procedure shall not occur unless approved by an act of the General Assembly. Our understanding is that the mailings involved in this process will not go out until sometime in the Spring of 2023 and that this program will have no effect on how the the 2022 general election is conducted. We expect that when this administrative task is undertaken by NCSBE that it will be done in an orderly fashion and conducted in such a way that adheres to all existing state law regarding the security of confidential voter information. It is our further understanding that ERIC does not supply the state with citizenship status in its data exchange. Our expectation is that NCSBE will use data that is available to the state regarding the citizenship status of individuals residing in North Carolina before conducting the first mailing to ensure that any information regarding voter registration opportunities do not create any confusion about a person’s eligibility to vote if that person is not a citizen. We look forward to continuing to work in consultation with NCSBE to ensure that our voter rolls are accurate and that confidential voter information remains secure. Sincerely, Sen. Phil Berger Sen. Ralph Hise Sen. Warren Daniel Sen. Paul Newton Sen. Bill Rabon Sen. Kathy Harrington Sen. Vickie Sawyer Sen. Chuck Edwards Sen. Jim Burgin Sen. Joyce Krawiec Sen. Jim Perry Sen. Michael Lee Sen. Carl Ford Sen. Amy Galey Sen. Ted Alexander Sen. Deanna Ballard Sen. Steve Jarvis Sen. David Craven Sen. Kevin Corbin

#ValidateTheVote before the polls open and after they close. Find out about the #PollTapeProject here https://www.transparentelectionsnc.org/poll-tape-project-nc As a citizen, you have a right under the law, to witness the boot up of the scanner/tabulator and to view and photograph the zero tapes before the polls open on election day on 11/08/2022, before voters enter and after the polls close on election night after the last voter has left the voting enclosure to observe and photograph the tabulation of votes and printing of the results tape(s). Download this affidavit from transparentelectionsnc.org/PollTape Project. Fill out paragraph 1 and then sign and date the bottom of page 2. (Note: all of the NC laws and Admin Code giving you this right is at the bottom of page 2) Affidavit: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f4a8d9637f41245999e6b5f/t/627eeba019ced63b9ce165d8/1652485024523/Affidavit_PollTapeProject.pdf It might be a good idea to present this ahead of time to your BOE Director. The Chief Judge at your precinct may delay you in the AM trying to get clearance from the BOE. (This happened to me primary election night. It took the Judge 3 1/2 hours to get permission from the BOE.) Take the Affidavit with you in the AM and PM to present to the Chief Judge. Remember to fill out a report in SEIRS - yeah or nay. Consider filing a formal complaint against the chief judge if your right to observe or take photos/videos was denied Consider filing a formal complaint against the county BOE if your right to observe or take photos/videos was denied FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON POLL TAPES, please go to www.transparentelections.org/Take Action/Poll Tape Project

Image Election Day Poll Tapes using Actual Vote, which is a free app from America Counts. It’s available for iOS or Android. Actual Vote makes it easy to video-record poll tapes and access the results. Watch the video tape instructions and be prepared to "ValidateTheVote. By crowd-sourcing the work of video-recording all the tapes in NC and other states, we can all do our part to validate the vote. Find out more at the training this Saturday. Learn all about poll tapes, why they are so valuable, and how to help #ValidateTheVote by going to precincts & county BOE offices to video-record poll tapes using Actual Vote app. TRAINING Saturday, November 5, 2022 9:30 am — 11:30 am (eastern) Registration link to zoom training OR WATCH PREVIOUS TRAINING ONLINE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_5jBwK-iYk&t=9s

These lists include the state wide judicial Constitutional candidates that WE MUST ELECT. Even if you don't live in either of these counties, you need to take note of these folks. Click here for Buncombe. Click here for Henderson

From: Jason Flatley Date: Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 3:06 PM Subject: Update for AV users who are still having issues with the app To: Lynn Bernstein -Transparent Elections NC Lynn, if anyone on your team is still having trouble getting Actual Vote to work, feel free to send them to our new troubleshooting page. In particular, those users should make sure they've tried the latest version of Actual Vote (released yesterday), as that version has updates designed to fix the problems we've been seeing. It also has instructions on how, if Actual Vote is still not working for a given user, they can still record poll tapes using the ordinary video camera on their phone and email their videos to us.

18 U.S. Code § 245 - Federally protected activities … (b) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with— (1) any person because he is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from— (A) voting or qualifying to vote, qualifying or campaigning as a candidate for elective office, or qualifying or acting as a poll watcher, or any legally authorized election official, in any primary, special, or general election; (B) participating in or enjoying any benefit, service, privilege, program, facility, or activity provided or administered by the United States; (C) applying for or enjoying employment, or any perquisite thereof, by any agency of the United States; (D) serving, or attending upon any court in connection with possible service, as a grand or petit juror in any court of the United States; (E) participating in or enjoying the benefits of any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance… shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both;  and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both;  and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.  As used in this section, the term “participating lawfully in speech or peaceful assembly” shall not mean the aiding, abetting, or inciting of other persons to riot or to commit any act of physical violence upon any individual or against any real or personal property in furtherance of a riot. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to deter any law enforcement officer from lawfully carrying out the duties of his office;  and no law enforcement officer shall be considered to be in violation of this section for lawfully carrying out the duties of his office or lawfully enforcing ordinances and laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, any of the several States, or any political subdivision of a State.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “law enforcement officer” means any officer of the United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or political subdivision of a State, who is empowered by law to conduct investigations of, or make arrests because of, offenses against the United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. (d) For purposes of this section, the term “State” includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

Buncombe County BOE has allowed Electioneering inside the One-Stops during early voting for the bond issue. Poll workers are handing out information on a bond issue to voters. Our observers reported this legal violation. There are attorneys currently working on this. Poll Observers: DOCUMENT THIS VIOLATION IN SEIRS WHEN YOU SEE IT AT YOUR PRECINCTS. (We do have documentation during early voting. The more reports, the better. The violation § 163-166.4. Limitation on activity in the voting place and in a buffer zone around it. (a) Buffer Zone. – No person or group of persons shall hinder access, harass others, distribute campaign literature, place political advertising, solicit votes, or otherwise engage in election-related activity in the voting place or in a buffer zone which shall be prescribed by the county board of elections around the voting place.

Karen Hebb, the Henderson County BOE Director, has added new violations to the list. Jane Bilello submitted electronically a cover letter and the Legal Letter - letter to the Chief Judge that members of the public may be coming to view the zero tapes in the AM, videotaping the poll tapes in the PM, and after 7:30 at the BOE to witness the vote count for absentee and one-stop. The letter to the Chief Judge includes the NC State Statutes, Administrative Code and Numbered Memos permitting the above. Karen Hebb will deny you entry into the BOE at 7:30PM. (See below for details.) This is what to do: When you arrive at the BOE after 7:30PM, present the Legal Letter (same letter you presented at the precincts) 5. If you are denied seeing the tapes. Remember, do not lose civility! Stay calm and be polite. Ask when you can come back to image all the poll tapes/reports. This should be done as close to the election as possible. Some counties will allow imaging first thing the morning after the election. It’s possible that some Election Directors would agree to allow imaging of absentee poll tapes on election night if you put in a request prior to the election. (which was done.) Janice Parker received an email on 11/7/22 from Karen Hebb: "She said it will be too busy and crazy to allow us to go in to the BOE at 7:30 to videotape all the poll tapes from early voting and election day, but to email her the next day and she will arrange a time to make that happen. She doesn't think it will be Wednesday because they'll be busy getting in supplies...probably Thursday." 6. If you are denied entry into the Board of Elections, do NOT try to go inside anyway. - Remain calm & video tape and/or audio record your interaction if possible - Upload to SEE SAY public reporting system - incident will be public, but personal info is confidential Remember, do not lose civility! Stay calm and be polite. The poll-worker is likely just doing what they were instructed to do. There will be a chance to remedy the issue the next day and image the tape then. 7. Let us know what happened asap by completing this INCIDENT REPORT FORM and please report on SEIRS to let us know what happened. 8. File a complaint, if necessary. b.) Consider filing a complaint against the chief judge if your right to observe or take photos/videos was denied. (at the precinct at 7:30PM when polls close if you were denied video taping of poll tape) c.) Consider filing a complaint against the county BOE if your right to observe or take photos/videos was denied. ================================================================================== This is what she is violating. § 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. Numbered Memo 2022-14 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/sboe/numbermemo/2022/Numbered%20Memo%202022-14%20Public%20Viewing%20of%20Opening%20and%20Closing%20Procedures.pdf 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.