Private Citizens Fight Voter Fraud
This past weekend, citizens from across Texas held a summit in Houston to help protect the future integrity of the electoral process. Called “True the Vote,” this amalgam of tea party groups and interested citizens met to learn about how they can fight voter fraud when their governments won’t. True the Vote is going nationwide in March with a summit for the rest of the country. Citizens who care about honest elections can, at last, do something about it.
At PJM, I’ve covered the corrupt abdication of law enforcement obligations when it comes to fighting voter fraud. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Julie Fernandes instructed the Department of Justice Voting Section that federal laws requiring voter rolls to be free of ineligible voters won’t be enforced. Former Voting Section Chief Christopher Coates testified that Fernandes and other Obama appointees spiked at least eight investigations into states with voter roll problems.
The Obama DOJ hasn’t brought a single case to require a state to remove dead and ineligible felon voters from the rolls. Fernandes spiked these investigations because she is ideologically opposed to enforcing laws protecting election integrity — and she relishes the partisan benefits of inaction.
When governments fail to do their job, citizens must rush into the breach. Various federal laws provide citizens the right to act like a privatized attorney general. Section 8 of the Motor Voter law requires states to have only eligible and legal voters on the rolls. Citizens have the legal power to review, and even demand, voter registration data to detect fraud.
Yet almost 20 years after Motor Voter was enacted, only left-wing activist groups have utilized the provisions of the law. Neither political parties nor private citizens have used the law to fight voter fraud.
Enter True the Vote, formed in Houston, Texas, by citizen activists energized by the rise of the tea party movement.
Together, they sought a task where they could make a difference. Issue-driven battles in the 1990s saw Ross Perot’s forces assemble and then disperse when the issues like term limits or insider dealing withered. Instead, True the Vote adopted a process-driven agenda — secure the integrity of American elections and fight voter fraud.
It was a good choice. Although millions poured into operations like ACORN and others dedicated to high-volume ballot access regardless of eligibility, hardly anyone representing the silent millions of law-abiding Americans stood watch on Election Day. Never before had the voter fraudsters been challenged by a well-organized and brilliant foe.
Before the 2010 election, True the Vote reviewed thousands of pages of voter data in Houston. They found non-citizens registered to vote, citizens registered at vacant lots, forgeries in registrations, and multiple registrations of the same individuals. These violations of federal and Texas law were forwarded to the Department of Justice as well as Texas authorities.
Hopefully, both agencies will take advantage of the hard work of True the Vote and enforce the laws they are charged to enforce. Thus far, nothing has happened.
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Like the “broken window” theory of law enforcement in the big cities (an unfixed broken window advertises to criminals that the area is lawless) so do unenforced laws advertise to criminals, including the political kind, that the city or county or nation is lawless: Unenforced immigration laws and unenforced voting laws are but two examples. The political criminals are the Leftist Democrats and they benefit mightily. Thank God for True the Vote, and Republicans need to make this yet more Democrat corruption a campaign issue.
I’m sure Sen Ryan will help with the investigation of voter fraud.
Mr Ryan is a member of the House of Representatives, not the U.S. Senate. He is chairman of the House Budget committee. Just wanted to correct the record.
Everyone who reads PJM should try to attend this national summit in Houston and spread the revolt against fraudulent elections. This is a chance for us all to put our time where our mouths are. Last fall I volunteered as a poll watcher and, rather than a boring chore, it turned out to be an inspiring and interesting “crash course” in election law. At the same time, I had the invigorating and nowdays rare experience of sitting in a room with like-minded “steely-eyed patriots and rebels” (as one of our excellent speakers termed us). The woman who founded True the Vote is the real deal: intelligent, interesting, serious but with feisty humor to lighten her words, attractive: our own Sarah Palin. I continue to feel enormous pride to have participated in such a unique and important process at such a watershed moment in our history. I urge all to help swell the ranks and prepare for the do-or-die battle in 2012. It’ll be fun! Every state needs True the Vote to avoid an unrestrained free-spending government rolling over the will of the People.
I don’t fly anymore and traveling by car to Houston is to much for me. Maybe I just start voting ten times if it’s not illegal or, at least, I’d get away with it?
If all the TEA partiers would vote 10 times …
I think the main purpose of the summit is to show reps from other states how TTV was set up in Houston–I must say, I was extremely impressed with the effectiveness and succinctness of the presenters. It is a great model.
The single greatest threat to our republic. We joke and laugh about Chicago corruption and the dead voting but it is not so funny when the Democrats spread the fraud to Minnesota, Washington, Texas and even my local shopping mall. In 2008 a woman with an ACORN sticker on the back of her paper binder was signing up people to vote—that could barely speak English. How can We The People fix this mess when places like Minnesota and Washington “centralize” the process. For efficiency no doubt?
This effort should be supported by all Americans. In 08 I had my developmentally handicapped brother over for Christmas. He overheard us discussing the election and said, “I voted too, for the nice black man who helps people”.
In my stunned reaction, (his mental age is about 4 years old), I asked, really? How Joe did you vote? you never have before, haven’t even been registered. He can’t read, and could never understand a ballot. He in pretty good detail told me about a nice guy who showed up at his group home and had him sign papers to register. Then came back later with an absentee ballot which he filled out for Joe and had him sign.
Our family has always been conservative, he was brought up that way, but he doesn’t really understand the outside world. He also is puppy eager to please who ever he talks to at the moment. We never did this with him as it would essentially give one of us a second vote. Not ethical by any standard.
I was outraged, and called around to confirm.
A liberal activist group here, “assists” handicapped voters. Giving them as many votes as they can find developmentally handicapped people to con. I tried to get the home people to promise to ban these voter fraud slimeballs.. but it seems they sympathise with the liberal cause,,. and “everyoned should vote” even when they have to have someone pick who to vote for apparently.
The local officials just brushed me off, but I’m still livid about it. It’s scummy sleazy and as crooked as all Hell, and these lowlifes get away with it.
Thanks for bringing up the subject, Mark. And my sympathy for your frustration. Democrat machines always prioritize the low hanging fruit when it comes to registering voters. Nursing and group homes, the elderly, the disabled, subsidized housing, etc. often provide their margin of victory. With absentee and early voting in such places, they start election day 10% or more ahead.
This is why it is so very important to build effective precinct organizations, particulalrly in ‘purple’ areas. A solid precinct organization knows where the vulnerable areas are, and makes strong efforts to ensure no one is taken advantage of, and a fair hearing is given to all concerned.
The refusal of the Justice Department to enforce Voting Rights laws equally for all citizens is an absolute disgrace — as is AG Holder himself. You and True the Vote are doing great work exposing the rot creeping into our electoral system; I can only hope the House takes this up as a priority.
Campaign ads on TV should have a text crawling across the bottom. It would be like a health warning on tobacco products. It could be something like the following, but in Spanish: “A non-citizen who votes commits a felony. A felony prevents becoming a citizen.”
This information might be a shock to some non-citizens, especially those who have voted in the past.
This is terrific news. I have wondered for years why we have had to put up with the institutionalized fraud with in our voter systems. How does SEIU get to prep voting machines in Nevada???? etc., etc. Finally someone is doing something. I am looking into setting time aside to attend and bringing back some new info to my fine state of Pennsylvania. We have had our fair share of this junk going on…Anyone heard of Black Panthers in Philadelphia???
You rock. Spread the word. Evil happens when good men do nothing (a paraphrase).
I have been concerned about this issue ever since Motor Voter went into effect. I have watched election after election knowing there is fraud and also knowing that DOJ was routinely letting it slide.
I can not be in Houston for the upcoming True The Vote conference, however, I welcome its efforts and encourage it to achieve a national presense. This sort of grass roots movement is exactly what is needed to counter Holder’s DOJ, ACORN and its progeny, SEIU, AFSME, the various Soros funded efforts, and the other lefty organizations that encourage and promote voter fraud. Direct confrontation is required and for that we need organizations like True The Vote. Expect an apoplectic reaction from the forces of marxism and anarchy.
I trust PJM will continue to update its readers on this organizations efforts. If it spreads to my state I will consider getting more involved in some fashion.
Go True The Vote!
IMO this is THE sleeper issue of the 2012 campaign. There won’t be only poll-watchers with cell phone cameras. There will be armed guards (open carry) for the people with the cell phone cameras, some with and some without the approval of the poll-watchers purportedly being guarded, and some of the armed “guards” will really be there to express their other issues.
I’m still waiting for my absentee ballot for the 1980 election to show up (I was in the Navy when I sent off for it). It was the first election that I was eligible to vote in and got robbed(although, to my delight, Carter was voted out of office).
I’m disabled, on a very limited fixed income, so it’s not plausible for me to travel to Houston(although, even if I did have the money…I’ve got a medical device implanted in my back, so can’t go through the TSA x-ray thingy…and am very hesitant to subject myself to the pat down procedure. It hurts when it gets pushed on).
Good job though…I’ll monitor to see if a chapter makes it here locally.
All these efforts undoubtdely are highly commendable.
What do you do with the Srate Electoral Commissions or Election Boards or Departments of State, where the bulk of the invisible electoral fraud takes place. Or what does one do with the counts coming out of minority precincts (always late at night and last) where the counts aren’t worth the paper written on.
Let’s face it, this regime manipulates election results at will – true disciples of the Stalin’s motto: “It’s who counts the votes that matters.” Unfortunately, many of us who once used to actively participate in the electoral process have given up, overwhelmed by the realities of today.
We’re dealing with a soft totalitarian regime that is routinely fooling, manipulating and straight out deceiving people in their face. Just take a look as to who’s in the Oval Office: a foreigner, that the establishment wants you to think he’s a “black American from Hawaii” with the caveat, sorry morons, you can’t look at his records to verify this, you just have to take his word for it.
And the masses accept this. There’s nothing anymore anyone can do, except go take a nap, and hope that the Third World status which is encroaching upon this Nation won’t be as bad as in Kenya or Indonesia or China.
Finally!! I was beginning to think I was from Mars because I am in constant outrage about voter fraud. It is sooo obvious and no one seems to be doing anything about it. I’m sure Obama and crew stole many elections during the 08 campaign. What good is it to throw all this money into campaigning and then “ooops, the dead voters and illegals got to this precinct first so there goes the election.” How serious can our elections be if they can’t be trusted. I am not physically able to travel to Houston but my hopes and prayers are with groups like this.
tom h.,
you might want to think that “armed guards” poll watchers thing over. my state has “no permit” legal open and concealed carry, but guns are not allowed at a polling place where voting is taking place. i don’t know where you are, or how your laws read, but it would be a good idea to look before you leap.
gunner,
I predict this. I don’t advocate it. IMO those laws will be disobeyed en masse in some areas. How widespread that will be is conjectural, but IMO it will be enough to be a big hairy deal before and during the 2012 election.
You might ask Mr. Adams for his opinion of the effects of the Justice Department dropping prosecution of Black Panthers in Philadelphia for carrying open weapons within the prohibited distance of polling places. IMO the pass the Democrats gave the Panthers on this occasion will result in widespread emulation of the Panthers by others.
Tom Holsinger: you are so right–the BPs graced Sheila Jackson Lee’s precinct on election day. When the peaceful poll watchers were exercising their rights and reported to law enforcement, law enforcement turned its head.
This is THE most important issue of all the many important issues for 2012, the most important election ever.
The process in California to enfranchise eligible voters is going to be daunting. The fraud has been to go to Latino districts and get out the vote through absentee ballots. It’s going to be tough to fight this. You have to go through the voter registration and identify those not eligible one by one.
Orlando, the easiest way is take a poll sheet of registered voters and go through the neighborhood, checking mailboxes. No corresponding name at that address gets a letter with return postage guaranteed. Then bring the returned letters to the registrar and get the names stricken off. Have a lawyer coordinate your effort. Rinse and repeat prior to election day.
It is expensive, but becomes less time consuming as you get better at it. In many areas you can get paid to do this, if you sign up as an election judge.
I can’t make it to Houston, but I will check out True the Vote if it comes to my town. I guess this is yet another way we will have to take our own country back.
You have to show photo identification to cash a check. You have to show photo identification to board a plane. You even have to show photo identification to attend some Democratic meetings. Showing a photo identification to vote is more important. Our rights are at stake.
Given the tone of this conversation, a few more thoughts from the voice of experience:
If you plan on going into “hostile territory” on election day, be prepared in every way. That means be pretty sure there is funny business going on where you look, and have a lawyer with you. Or, at least be strongly credentialed. Have duplicate electronic media. That means cameras on your cameras, so that if you run into trouble, it is recorded clearly. Be prepared. Bring your A game. This ain’t bean bag.
It is left to the discretion of the presiding judge in each precinct concerning allowing cell phones inside the voting area. The 2008 Philly BP incident was filmed outside where the BP were intimidating voters as they approached the voting area. The incident in Houston with BP characters showing up was inside the building and it was actually the legal, quiet poll watchers who were intimidated–with the approval of the presiding judge and later the police, all of whom were breaking the law. True the Vote has filed cases with authorities concerning the incident.
In Texas, I believe cameras are not allowed in the voting area period. I have heard of interesting James Bond-type devices however.
Re: “True the Vote has filed cases with authorities concerning the incident” — I haven’t heard that (not that I expected to hear it from the MSM of course), but neither have I heard about the outcome of any such cases (from either the MSM *or* True The Vote).
Do you have any URLs confirming this? It sure would be helpful to be able to see evidence that TTV actually accomplished did some good.
Going to Houston would be great but for those who can not, start learning
about voter laws in your own State. Contact the Secretary of State office
and ask questions. Contact the local Republican Party office and offer to help
with being a poll challenger/watcher. Our Tea Party trained and credentialed
hundreds of poll challengers in two months for the November election.
We can complain about voter fraud but more important, we need folks willing to work to keep our elections free and fair. If you can do only one thing to help then do it.
First you have to realize that things have changed in America. We are no longer Americans we are Asians, Latinos,Blacks, Whites and a few other groups in America. No body wants to enforce the law only the ones they want enforced. Eric Holder called American cowards about talking about race in this country. Well Eric Holder has turned out to be one the biggest cowards and liars when it comes to talking about race in this country. As long as we let the politicians divide us up into groups, they can control us by working one group against other groups with bribes. Obama was suppose to bring us together as Americans, all he has done is to divide like I haven`t witnessed since the 60`s.If we allow Obama to keep dividing us we are headed for a civil war. This is what he wants so he can declare marshall law and become America`s first dictator. So when you leave for work in the morning stop and look at your family and ask your self, is this what I want for my kids, wife and parents.
In August or September Mr. Adams wrote [I think on NRO] that he had written to the election officials in 16 states, including Oregon, about purging the voter rolls. Was there any response from Oregon officials? Is there True Vote chapter in Oregon? If a lawsuit in Oregon is needed, I would be happy to assist. I am a lawyer but have no experience in election law.
Here are the hard facts that present the solution as well as the greatest threat to those who seek a leftist takeover of America: a) The technology exists to easily be able to have nearly 100% of the public vote, and b) have only eligible US CITIZENS vote, c) at all levels–local, state, and federal, and d) have the public’s vote on all political matters affecting Americans. Why rely on skewed, manipulated polls of small (1,200-2,000), targeted, and heavily biased groups of “voters” when you can have as much as 70% or more of them polled instantly?
While the technology to securely and reliably do this exists, the political WILL does not. Leftists are in control of the election process, and they have the system heavily rigged to always come out in their favor, so they will fight to keep it that way–which alone is a huge red flag screaming “FRAUD!”. Conservatives leaders are too timid and confused to rally behind this most critical issue facing our country. Its up to We The People. I challenge wealthy conservatives–especially candidates for office like Meg Whitman–to step up and support this fight. Why spend $100 million to run/campaign in a system rigged to make you lose? Better to spend that money on a clean, legal election process, THEN you might have good chance of winning–at a fraction of the cost!! Wake up, fools.
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