1/12
We’ve been officially voting in elections in America since 1789 and, while it hasn’t always been perfect we’ve gotten pretty good at it. But it's changed a lot since the beginning granting the right to vote to all people regardless of gender, race or color. #velshi
We’ve been officially voting in elections in America since 1789 and, while it hasn’t always been perfect we’ve gotten pretty good at it. But it's changed a lot since the beginning granting the right to vote to all people regardless of gender, race or color. #velshi
2/12
Outlawing poll taxes and even making your vote private starting in 1890 when many states began to use secret ballots to prevent voters from being bullied into voting for candidates they didn’t support. #velshi
Outlawing poll taxes and even making your vote private starting in 1890 when many states began to use secret ballots to prevent voters from being bullied into voting for candidates they didn’t support. #velshi
3/12
A lot has changed since we started voting but one thing hasn't, and probably shouldn't. Voting in America has always been the responsibility of the government. State, Local AND federal. #velshi
A lot has changed since we started voting but one thing hasn't, and probably shouldn't. Voting in America has always been the responsibility of the government. State, Local AND federal. #velshi
4/12
Each has a different role where state & local jurisdictions handle everything from voter registration to establishing the rules to tabulating votes. Federal involvement includes enforcing civil rights, monitoring foreign election interference & certifying votes. #velshi
Each has a different role where state & local jurisdictions handle everything from voter registration to establishing the rules to tabulating votes. Federal involvement includes enforcing civil rights, monitoring foreign election interference & certifying votes. #velshi
5/12
Good people can & do often disagree about the role of gov't in our lives but we generally agree that gov’t can & should do some things better than we can do on our own, or that the private sector can do& conducting elections & counting ballots is one of those things. #velshi
Good people can & do often disagree about the role of gov't in our lives but we generally agree that gov’t can & should do some things better than we can do on our own, or that the private sector can do& conducting elections & counting ballots is one of those things. #velshi
6/12
Voting is a constitutional right. It's the government's job to see that it is done right. Which is why it’s SHOCKING that Arizona recently chose to out-source its rights and responsibilities to recount ballots to a private company. #velshi
Voting is a constitutional right. It's the government's job to see that it is done right. Which is why it’s SHOCKING that Arizona recently chose to out-source its rights and responsibilities to recount ballots to a private company. #velshi
7/12
Why Arizona is actually recounting ballots in Maricopa County 180 days after the election is a story all its own. #velshi
Why Arizona is actually recounting ballots in Maricopa County 180 days after the election is a story all its own. #velshi
8/12
Not only have they invited a random privately owned company in to conduct the count &lay hands on ballots cast by citizens, but they're doing it with a company with dubious credentials. #velshi
Not only have they invited a random privately owned company in to conduct the count &lay hands on ballots cast by citizens, but they're doing it with a company with dubious credentials. #velshi
9/12
The company, CyberNinjas, is run by a guy who has been spreading the Big Lie that the election was stolen so, at best, he's got a dog in this hunt and, at worst, his company isn't impartial in the matter of how the votes in Arizona's most populous county went. #velshi
The company, CyberNinjas, is run by a guy who has been spreading the Big Lie that the election was stolen so, at best, he's got a dog in this hunt and, at worst, his company isn't impartial in the matter of how the votes in Arizona's most populous county went. #velshi
10/12
We should be VERY concerned about the outcome of this highly suspicious election audit. #velshi
We should be VERY concerned about the outcome of this highly suspicious election audit. #velshi
11/12
If you think there was voter fraud - & by the way, courts in AZ have said there was none - if you think democracy is in peril, the solution to those issues don’t start with a Google search for a company that has taken a political position on the election in question #velshi
If you think there was voter fraud - & by the way, courts in AZ have said there was none - if you think democracy is in peril, the solution to those issues don’t start with a Google search for a company that has taken a political position on the election in question #velshi
12/12
What we are watching in Arizona is Democracy coming apart in the little details. By handing over real people's ballots to Cyber Ninjas, we are giving up the actual levers and tools of our free and clear election. #velshi
What we are watching in Arizona is Democracy coming apart in the little details. By handing over real people's ballots to Cyber Ninjas, we are giving up the actual levers and tools of our free and clear election. #velshi
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