Showing posts with label Clark County. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clark County. Show all posts

Monday, November 16, 2020

Nevada: How COVID allowed unsigned, unrequested mass mail ballots to be counted in the Clark County election

Yesterday County Examiner reported on an issue disclosed in the Clark County, Nevada lawsuit filed in part by the Nevada GOP and the Donald Trump for President campaign. Specifically the order revealed the ballot-sorting and signature verification systems purchased in the name of "COVID" was acquired to expand the use of mail ballots in the county. 

And in another lawsuit filed in Nevada Case 2:20-cv-02046 is a description of HOW a 79 year-old legally blind plaintiff attempted to vote in Clark County and was not allowed to vote in person because according to election officials, she had already cast a mail ballot. Plaintiff Stokke had not, in fact, cast any such mail ballot.

How did we get here? 

The Nevada state legislature passed  Assembly Bill 4, Sec. 23, in a special session. (UPDATE: Was that special session properly posted with an agenda and opportunity for public to be present?)

The law requires “the clerk or an employee in the office of the clerk shall check the signature used for the mail ballot in accordance with” detailed procedures.

On information and belief and by using the Agilis software system for verifying signatures Defendants violated the Elections Clause by doing an end run around the Nevada Legislature’s constitutional authority to set the manner of elections. 

In particular, by using the Agilis software system instead of matching signatures in person, Defendants have ignored the detailed procedures requirement.

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On information and belief, it was Clark County’s use of Agilis signature-verification software that allowed Plaintiff Stokke’s ballot, which she had not signed, to be accepted and counted in the Election.

Further, Defendant Gloria is using the Agilis signature-verification software in a manner which is contrary to the manufacturer’s prescriptions. Specifically, the manufacture requires that signatures be scanned with a resolution of at least 200 D.P.I. Nevertheless, Mr. Gloria has consistently used signature files from the DMV which are all scanned at less than 200 D.P.I., resulting in the Agilis machine being unable to perform its required function (i.e. verifying signatures). 

motion preventing Defendants from violating Nevada Law and the Elections Clauses and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution was denied on November 6. 

There's more related to the inability of Republican observers to be present during ballot counting at the Clark County Election office.

Are you beginning to get the point of the unrequested mass mailing of ballots? 

Another Nevada Suit by Yvonne Larsen on Scribd

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Nevada lawsuit reveals Houston uses same ballot-sorting system as Clark County

Holy Presidential Election, Batman! News organizations across the country are reporting the Trump campaign suffered a huge loss in Nevada; oh really?

Here's a copy of the order from the Clark County, Nevada  lawsuit about the ballot-sorting and signature verification systems purchased in the name of "COVID" to expand the use of mail ballots in the county. 

In his order Judge James Wilson wrote :

Clark County uses an electronic ballot-sorting system, Agilis. No other Nevada county uses Agilis. Some major metropolitan areas including Cook County, Illinois; Salt Lake City, Utah and Houston, Texas use Agilis. Some other Nevada counties use other brands of ballot-sorting systems.

Registrar Gloria decided to purchase Agilis due to the pandemic and the need to more efficiently process ballot signatures. 

One of the Petitioners attorneys questioned Registrar Gloria about Agilis in an earlier case: Corona v Cegavske but never asked Registrar Gloria to stop using Agilis.

Clark County election staff tested Agilis by manually matching signatures. Clark County election staff receives yearly training on signature matching from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The last training was in August 2020.

Judge Wilson Order Clark County Lawsuit by Yvonne Larsen on Scribd


Related: 

California Gov. Newsom slammed by Superior Court Judge; bars use of COVID to change, make state law