This is worth the 10 minutes to watch. 

The video unfolds as the team works a variety of angles to show how the fraud takes place.

Editor: 5/05/12 : Sorry to have been absent this week.  I am working on a ballot access investigation that has consumed my time. I will update this site tonight.

I received an email from Bob Schultz and We The People over the weekend.  This is huge news!  I know Bob personally and will reach out to him today for more information.

Defend the Vote supports this action and will assist in any way possible.  Update to follow later today....

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is expected to hear oral arguments during the week of June 18th and issue its decision soon thereafter in Schulz and Liggett v. New York State Board of Elections, a constitutional challenge to New York's practice of recording and counting votes in secret, i.e., out of public view.

The case is on the Court's expedited appeals calendar due to the upcoming presidential election in November.

The case could result in a decision to ban the further use of the two types of electronic voting systems (Dominion and ES&S) now used to record and count the votes cast across New York State using secret processes.

The Court will first decide whether it has jurisdiction to hear the case, that is, whether the harm suffered by the Plaintiffs (Bob Schulz and John Liggett who are U.S. citizens and registered voters, residing in New York State) is "sufficiently concrete, traceable to the actions of the State defendants and can be remedied by the Court."

Assuming the Court accepts jurisdiction, it will then decide if Schulz and Liggett have a constitutional Right to public elections, i.e., every step in the voting process must be subject to public observation and examination.

Schulz and Liggett have filed the required Statement Explaining Why The Court Should Hear Oral Arguments

This clip was taken from the videos Van Jones & MoveOn.org distributed as part of the "99% Spring" training sessions that happened at Occupy meetups across the nation. 

The messaging in this training video video is just wrong.  This clip trains viewers that Voter ID laws take away rights when in fact they protect the rights of all.  Messaging confusing voter security with voter suppression is dangerous political gamesmanship.

The right to vote is sacred in America.  That doesn't mean that voters do not have responsibility to authenticate who they are when they register to vote and when they vote.  In Illinois, new voters must authenticate where they live. They must produce a social security number (last 4 digits) or a drivers license to authenticate their registration.  Neither document requires US citizenship to obtain. Why shouldn't new registrations prove they are US citizens when registering?  Why shouldn't all voters authenticate their identity with a Photo ID and by signature verification when voting? 

All citizens in America do not have the right to vote.  Only registered voters who are US citizens have the right to vote.  While defending the right to vote of registered voters who are vulnerable in our society is essential, we must do so while still protecting the vote of the remaining registered voters. Laws that require photo ID when voting and permit provisional voting when a registered voters arrives to vote without their ID, heighten polling place security without sacrificing a single vote.

There is this concept of the poor disenfranchised voter that some groups perpetuate to push political agendas.  The truth is the vote that needs protecting is not the dis-enfranchised voter who seemingly can't get to the polls on time or prove who they are.  There are plenty of laws and enforcement mechanisms that protect this type of voter's rights. All registered voters have the same right; to vote once and to have their vote fairly counted. Laws that decrease the security of the vote, infringe on all voter's rights.   Identity laws are a security measure that provide security for voters.  For political purposes, those that push for zero security in identifying who votes, do so at the expense of all voters.

Can We Change Elections in Illinois?

Be Informed, Be Involved - Ballot Security Begins at Your Vote

Location: Liberty Hall – The first training in our series will focus on what we need to do in the next 7 months.  We will provide updates on our Cook County Challenge! We will discuss election systems across the state and review our Audit from the Primary. We will discuss Outsourcing Vote Counting!  

We will discuss our Voter Registration Initiative (time to act is NOW) and discuss CRITICAL legislation in the Illinois House and Senate that impacts how Illinois citizens vote!  This legislation is being worked on in the current legislative session.

April 25th   7:00-8:30pm 

Liberty Hall:  Otto Manufacturing

2 East Main Street

Carpentersville, IL 60110

Otto Engineering