Resolution To Restore Confidence in Our Election System 03.02.2023

Note: This was originally posted on March 17, 2023.

Resolution To Restore Confidence in Our Election System

We the People support removing all internet capable machines, computers, so􀅌ware used for elec􀆟on management, ballot processing, and vote tabula􀆟on; replacing universal mail-in vo􀆟ng with single day in-person vo􀆟ng, requiring legal iden􀆟fica􀆟on to be shown, ballots to be hand counted at the precinct level with final results to be reported on elec􀆟on night.

WHEREAS, mail-in ballo􀆟ng lacks serious security, transparency, ballot chain of custody, and verifiable integrity and absolute secrecy (Art 6, Sec 6 of WS Cons􀆟tu􀆟on) of any voter’s given ballot, and

WHEREAS, Washington State courts have ruled the public cannot have access to cast ballots or their digital images for the purpose of inspec􀆟on, educa􀆟on, or audi􀆟ng, and

WHEREAS, ballot harves􀆟ng and ballot curing allow for third party interven􀆟ons with poten􀆟al to influence the vo􀆟ng process as well as the elec􀆟on results significantly and/or inequitably, and

WHEREAS, no proof of ci􀆟zenship, residency, or age is required to register to vote – resul􀆟ng in auditors’ offices and the Secretary of State’s office taking “the word” of the registering voter on the applica􀆟on. Under SB5208, only a par􀆟al Social Security number is required for online registra􀆟on and most coun􀆟es don’t verify; the Secretary of State has refused to audit our voter rolls for non-ci􀆟zens, and

WHEREAS, signature verifica􀆟on is primarily the only way to verify a ballot is valid, yet legal iden􀆟fica􀆟on is not required to update a voter’s on-file signature, and ballot signature authen􀆟city is o􀅌en determined by the judgment of a single elec􀆟on worker’s interpreta􀆟on which includes a factor of human error, and

WHEREAS, the public has no access to any elec􀆟ons system so􀅌ware or firmware to be able to verify the code is “clean” and secure; the public has no access to the elec􀆟ons system administra􀆟on ac􀆟vity logs to be able to verify there are no outside or inside intrusions to the system; and the public has no access to the elec􀆟ons system router or wi-fi and data-traffic logs to be able to verify the integrity of the network, and

WHEREAS, the elec􀆟on office “audits” do not meet Generally Accepted Audi􀆟ng Principles, which all legi􀆟mate businesses use, and need to be upgraded to higher standards, and

WHEREAS, under the current system an elec􀆟on can take up to two months to complete, between early vo􀆟ng and post-elec􀆟on coun􀆟ng, unduly delaying the elec􀆟on outcome, seeding doubt in the minds of ci􀆟zens regarding the validity of results, and decreasing voter confidence in the credibility our elec􀆟on process,

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that We the People are in support of replacing universal mail-in vo􀆟ng with in-person vo􀆟ng on elec􀆟on day with legal photo ID required, using paper ballots that are hand counted at the precinct level with results reported that night, while s􀆟ll allowing for absentee ballots by request for special circumstances, such as military/overseas voters, homebound voters, special needs voters, and the like, to arrive at the elec􀆟ons office no later than elec􀆟on day, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all scanning and tabula􀆟on machines and computerized devices should be removed from the vo􀆟ng process including any that are remotely accessible, as well as any so􀅌ware used in the process that possesses the capability to manipulate vote tabula􀆟ons or elec􀆟on results, and

FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED the public should have access to all elec􀆟on data and informa􀆟on, at no charge; and Spokane County must conduct transparent audits u􀆟lizing Generally Accepted Audi􀆟ng Principles, for all elec􀆟on results, absentee signature verifica􀆟ons, voter addresses, vote tallies, and reconcilia􀆟on of blank ballots.

Approved by the Spokane County Conven􀆟on Delegates March 2, 2024

To be submited upon approval to the Spokane County Commissioners, Spokane County Auditor, Washington State Republican Party, the Washington State Secretary of State and Washington State Auditor.

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