GOP lawmakers in Georgia insisted on this type of system for in person voting (touchscreens). Dem lawmakers in GA wanted #HandMarkedPaperBallots for most voters instead. Dems in Congress tried to pass the #SAFEAct, which would have banned systems like GA’s, but Rs killed it.
This is the #SAFEAct, which wld have banned the type of touchscreen system used in Georgia because it puts votes into QR code’s. 1/ congress.gov/bill/116th-con…
"In November 2006, a group called Epluribus published proof that Ohio’s reported results in 2004 were published not by the Ohio Sec of State but by Smartech in Chattanooga, TN, which also hosted the Bush White House’s emails." 1/ jennycohn1.medium.com/es-s-is-americ…
"Although not proof of fraud, the revelation was understandably alarming to those who already had concerns about the 2004 election." 2/
"In June 2020, Smartech’s parent company, Airnet, signed a contract with the state of Georgia, whose upcoming run-off races will decide control of the US senate, although I’ve seen no indication that the contract involves elections." (But God only knows.) 3/
This analogy is unfair. In 04, exit polls suggested Kerry had won, and the Bush administration itself had helped fund exit polls in Ukraine that year & supported a Ukrainian election re-do based in part based on the exit polls. In 2020, exit polls favored Biden, not Trump. 1/
2/ US State Dept commentary re the 2004 election in Ukraine and the discrepancy between the exit polls (which suggested a pro-West Yuschenko victory) and official results (which suggested a pro-Russia Yanukovych victory). 2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/3…
3/ The 2004 election in Ukraine was re-done and produced the opposite result, consistent with the exit polls.
Seriously, do Rs not care about credibility at all? Or are they unaware of how much team Trump lies? Attorney Lin Wood was responsible for this ridiculously faulty affidavit by Russell Ramsland that swapped MN and MI. Giuliani continued using it after it was debunked. Liars. 1/
2/ More lying by Team Trump. Powell’s “military intelligence expert” never worked in military intelligence.
Ignoring context, including Trump’s serial lying, does nothing to advance election integrity. Pretending he’s honest or credible turns off anyone who pays attention and cares about credibility. 1/
Interesting read about how those who questioned election results in 2000 (when Bush won by 537 votes > a machine deleted 16K Gore votes & Rs blocked the recount) & 04 (When Rs re-routed Ohio’s results 2 Smartech) have reacted 2 Trump screaming “rigged!” 1/ politico.com/news/magazine/…
The 16k vote deletion was corrected before certification. But there never was a statewide recount. The Florida Supreme Court ordered one, but the US Supreme Court shut it down. 2/
This piece discusses the 16k deleted Gore votes in Volusia county and how the explanation—a corrupted memory card—made no sense. 3/ nytimes.com/2018/09/26/mag…