The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 28, 2023
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You’re listening to the American Democracy Minute, keeping YOUR government by and for the people.
We have three follow up stories today from California, Pennsylvania & Nevada on the consequences of disinformation and conspiracy theories.
Last week we reported the decision by Shasta County, CA supervisors to spend $950,000 dollars on a new infrastructure to hand count ballots because they didn’t trust their Dominion ballot tabulators. The county has 111,000 registered voters. KRCR reports that County Supervisor Kevin Crye, who had sought election advice from MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, was given notice of a recall petition campaign for QUOTE, “…wasting county money and bringing state and nationwide ridicule and embarrassment to the county.”
Thursday’s story updating investigations in Georgia & Michigan for tampering with, and copying data from, ballot tabulators, didn’t mention Fulton County, PA where a judge held the county in civil contempt. The Associated Press reports that two county supervisors gave access to a third party to copy 2020 voting records from Dominion tabulators in an attempt to find evidence of fraudulent voting.
After Wednesday’s story about harassment leading to the resignation of an entire elections department in Virginia, there’s news of a bill in Nevada making it a felony to “threaten to use any force, intimidation, coercion, violence, restraint or undue influence” on any election worker or voter. SB 406 passed the Senate and moves to the Assembly.
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Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
ADM April 12, 2023 – Shasta County, CA Votes to Hand Count Ballots for its 111,000 Voters. Now They Have to Pay for It.
KRCR – Supervisor Kevin Crye served with recall paperwork
Shasta Scout – Shasta County Supervisor Kevin Crye Faces Recall Attempt After Only Three Months In Office
Associated Press – Pa. county sanctioned over copying 2020 voting machine data
Reuters – Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud ‘evidence’
KOLO 8 – Bill makes intimidating election workers a felony
Nevada Legislature – SB 406 Text
Groups Taking Action:
League of Women Voters PA, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU of Northern California
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