Targeting African Americans in 2016, white nationalist encouraged these voters to “vote” via text. Text voting doesn’t exist. 4900 people apparently fell for the scam, & were thus disenfranchised. Vaughn now faces up to ten years in prison. 1/
Dear @timkaine. This is an awful idea. Even if the senate refuses to convict, we NEED a public trial and to put witnesses under oath. We need answers and sunlight. What we don’t need? A bipartisan slap on Trump’s wrist so that Congress can sweep these crimes under the rug.
Oh no. “Paper-based” sounds like touchscreens (BMDs), not #HandMarkedPaperBallots (pen and paper). Hope I’m wrong and that it’s not ES&S with its effed up software verification tool. 1/
Just what we didn’t need: “In recent days, Fox has taken a sharp turn toward a more extreme approach as it confronts a post-Trump ratings dip — the result of some of its furthest-right viewers moving to outlets such as Newsmax & One America News...” 1/ washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/medi…
...and some middle-of-the-roaders apparently finding CNN or MSNBC more to their liking.” 2/
Fox has thus “decided to add an hour of opinion programming to its prime-time offerings. The 7 p.m. hour will no longer be nominally news but straight-up outrage production.” 3/
Dear @HouseDemocrats: If your intent is to give voters the choice between #HandMarkedPaperBallots & touchscreens (ballot marking devices),please add the phrase shown in caps below or something similar. Otherwise, in-person voters can be forced to use BMDs. TY! #HR! @reptedlieu 1/
2/ With the GOP assaulting vote by mail, we will need reliable in-person voting. Many experts and voters don't consider BMDs reliable. Thank you.
3/ Please note that I wld prefer #HandMarkedPaperBallots (pen and paper) for all voters, with an exception for voters w/ disabilities. If HR1's intent is to instead give voters a choice, then the additional language I set forth above (or similar) is the minimum needed to do that.
What a crock. Trump’s own party killed the #SAFEAct which would have banned internet connectivity to voting systems & required robust manual audits to confirm electronic results in all federal races. He lifted not a finger to pass it. 1/