SMART Elections
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We're a nonpartisan nonprofit advocating for fair, secure, accurate, & accessible elections that are publicly verifiable. We want the public to have full confidence in election results.
My experience, uninformed voters only knew what they knew about Abdul from the TV ads that were 100% AIPAC bullshit. Early voters would have most likely voted on that information. People that took the time to hear us out and learn about Abdul would easily turn for him. That’s my experience in SWMI.
All of the MM supporters in my sphere shifted to AES. Union and Educators in Macomb. All voted in person. Millennials were all AES or MM. Purely anecdotal, but older Dems seemed to vote for Stevens and they're more likely to absentee/mail.
#MI Dem Senate race, Abdul El-Sayed & Haley Stevens are neck & neck. But in the results by county, El-Sayed is consistently performing better w/in-person voting, while Stevens is doing better in Absentee ballots. Does anyone local to MI have explanations for this? Maybe older voters voting by mail?
Turnout in #primaries can be extremely low. In #Virginia there are counties w/ 1, 2, 3 & 4% turnout. But Douglas County #Kansas had 40% turnout. Why? In VA there were many uncontested races, but in KS there was a constitutional amendment on the ballot that voters felt strongly about.
Taking screenshots as #election results come in. In Douglas Co KS our observer harmoneyhome.bsky.social noted the county election website was down. She then went to the election office in person & was told the county was posting results on another site. We wish they had that info on the county site.
It's Election Day in 5 states: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia & Washington. We want you to vote & we also want you to observe the election. Here's what SMART Elections found in one primary election by observing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW2r...
Copies of Ballots Mixed with Ballots & Other Election Irregularities
Shocking details from our election lawsuit in the June 2026 New York primary. It's 8/4/26 - Election Day in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia & Washington. We encourage you to observe the…
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Today is #ElectionDay in #Kansas #Michigan #Missouri #Virginia #Washington. Make sure you #vote. If you want to learn how to observe your local elections, please sign up. You'd be surprised how much you can learn! www.volgistics.com/appform/2660...
You can find a lot when you observe elections In New York City we found: -> More ballots than voters -> Copies of ballots mixed w/ ballots -> Missing & broken seals on ballot boxes We filed a lawsuit. Sign up for #CountTheVote and start observing www.volgistics.com/appform/2660...
There are many #voting systems in use with poor #security. In #Louisiana they are still using the Sequoia AVC Advantage for #ElectionDay voting. verifiedvoting.org/verifier/#mo...
Switching to VVSG 2.0-certified systems (w/improved security) is a worthwhile goal. But federal funding is rarely tied to security requirements. So state election officials, influenced by profit-hungry vendors wind up sometimes making poor choices. tinyurl.com/Voting-Syst
This article from June has a good overview of the #election #tech process & we're continuing to explore it w/you. How do states choose #voting systems & why are the choices not always the best? Vendors drive many decisions & their focus is on profit. electionline.org/electionline...
The #WhiteHouse posted documents saying, "We are releasing a series of previously-classified U.S. Intelligence Community Assessments and other reports proving that our government has long known these [voting] machines are extremely exposed to attack." www.whitehouse.gov/election-int...
Board of Elections in #Brooklyn, #NY refused to allow our Exec Dir to attend the recount in this close #election, even though she had a certificate to attend, because she documented them breaking the law. The race is 7 votes apart. #NY22 smartelections.substack.com/p/observers-...
A BOE employee was intermingling copies of ballots with actual ballots, working alone without the legally required partner of the opposite party. Multiple ballot boxes were missing seals and seals were found in the garbage. tinyurl.com/NYballots #NYSen22 #NYPrimary #Midterms
Observers report Brooklyn Board of Elections mixing copies of ballots with actual ballots after defying court order in tight state senate primary. During the audit the Brooklyn Board of Elections prevented observers from viewing ballot handling. tinyurl.com/NYballots #NYPrimary
The #handcount for #22NYStateSen Primary race starts today in #Brooklyn #NY. Brooklyn Board of Elections prevented observers from watching the count despite a court order. Our Exec Dir Lulu Friesdat sat down w/ best-selling author Naomi Wolf to discuss it. x.com/naomirwolf/s...
#SMART #Elections brand 1. Gratitude. We value our community 2. Honesty. We inform the public about what's actually going on in US elections. We don't embellish & we don't sugar coat. 3. Nonpartisan. We want fair elections.
Join Us Sat July 11th 2pm PT/ 5pm ET. We'll be having an online gathering for our wonderful donors & paid Substack subscribers. We have a killer line-up of projects in the pipeline & we want to share them with you. Zoom link will be emailed to donors. smartelections.substack.com/p/angel-dono...
It's likely that more than half of U.S. voting equipment will be replaced by 2032. But this does not mean it will be replaced with systems with better security. electionline.org/electionline...
#ElonMusk’s political action committee is accused of misleading voters across seven swing states by having them sign his petition in exchange for $1 million daily give aways. The law prohibits paying people for voting or registering to vote. tinyurl.com/Musk-deposit... #Election2024
In a Brooklyn primary for #NYSen22 (NY State Sen Dist 22) where the race is within 7-16 votes why is the Brooklyn Board of Elections counting votes in a way that no one can observe, even after being ordered by a judge to let observers be four feet away? tinyurl.com/BrooklynPrim...
Naomi Wolf is covering a heated Brooklyn NY close-margin race where SMART Elections is doing observation & where we gave expert testimony. Here is Naomi's post. "Cannot believe what I just witnessed/candidate/went to sleep winning, woke up /losing." tinyurl.com/PrimaryCount
The Constitution “does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” wrote a federal judge, permanently blocking much of a Trump executive order on elections. tinyurl.com/CitizenOrder #Election2026 #SMARTelections #CountTheVote #Midterms #Voting
Irregularities & Poor #Security In #NY Primary SMART Elections discovered 2 separate #NewYorkCity polling sites in Sunday’s Early #Voting that had more ballots than voters who checked in - as part of #CountTheVote, an election verification program / smartelections.substack.com/p/irregulari...
We want to hear from you Plz give constructive input on #CountTheVote - our comprehensive, nonpartisan, election verification program. A groundbreaking national network of election observers monitoring & protecting #elections Today at 3pm PT / 6pm ET us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The approval process for voting machines is complex, expensive & time-consuming. After approval, counties purchase the systems, taking more time. Often the public has very little input or is even aware that new voting machines are being purchased. electionline.org/electionline... #ElectionSecurity
Happy #Juneteenth! Here is an excerpt from "Deliver the Vote" on Black Suffrage: "When the war ended in 1865, no development was as revolutionary as black suffrage. For former slaves and freed blacks, the promise of equality was empty if not followed by the right to vote."
The nation’s voting devices are at or beyond their recommended service lifespan. Aging voting systems face real risks: software loses security support, hardware becomes harder to source, and maintenance grows more costly. #ElectionSecurity #Midterms electionline.org/electionline...
The #NY primary is on. #EarlyVoting goes until 6/21 #ElectionDay is 6/23. You can observe the #election anywhere in the state. We have a certificate & will train you. If you're already signed up for #CountTheVote email us at Community@SMARTelections.us www.volgistics.com/appform/2660...
