The Guardian

The voice of Election Integrity Maryland

Issue 1

Election

INTEGRITY Maryland

www.electionintegritymaryland.com

Voter Integrity Does Matter!

With only a handful of volunteers we collectively discovered irregularities in approximately 16,000 voter registrations, indicating serious issues with untimely record maintenance of voter registrations. One of our rst challenges went to the Prince Georges County Board of Elections in June of 2012: 416 people had death records issued yet their names were still on voter rolls; 254 voters were registered in multiple states; 19 voters had duplicate registrations in Maryland; 1,026 voters were located at addresses other than the address on their registration; 66 individuals were identied as registered at business addresses; 5 voters were registered at vacant lots; 186 registrants had inaccurate mailing problems; and Irrespective of instances like those cited above some Maryland lawmakers claim there is no voting fraud. e cited irregularities should, however, be a wake up call for all Maryland voters. How could lawmakers ignore the unscrupulous ACORN eorts that made it possible for impostors to vote? How could older lawmakers forget the very late hour outcome of the 1994 election between Parris Glendening and Ellen Sauerbrey? In recent times, who can forget the embarrassing news that Attorney General Eric Holder came within a nanno second of losing his vote in a District of Columbia Primary Election? Cause for worry too is the laxity in verifying citizenship which rests on a signed statement on voter registration forms. Believe it or not folks, it is relatively easy to steal someones identity to cast an illicit vote. And that's made even easier by computerized discs sold by election boards which contain gratuitous information on registered voters. Such information could be used in a deceitful way to undermine the sanctity of voting! e National Voter Registration Act requires that Board of Elections purge from the voter rolls those who die in a timely fashion. Maryland's water evidently keeps seniors alive beyond established actuarial norms
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Election Integrity Maryland (EIM) is a non-profit, non-partisan citizen initiative comprised of volunteers dedicated to upholding free and fair elections. EIM exists to promote integrity throughout the voting process, thereby enhancing the public's confidence in its voting franchise. See website: www.electionintegritymaryland.com

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The Guardian
The voice of Election Integrity Maryland

Election

INTEGRITY Maryland

www.electionintegritymaryland.com

since 48 people were discovered with birthdays of 114 years or older. Before this was discovered, many thought North Carolina held the record. As reported by Susan of the Civitas Institute, 2,660 people over the age of 110 voted by absentee ballots in North Carolina. So it appears they can lay claim to having found e Fountain of Youth. In consonance with national law, those who have not voted in two or more consecutive federal elections should also be removed from voting rolls. However, this is not always done! Why is information like the preceding important? Answer: Information on discs sold by election oces contains personal information elements which can easily be used by an imposter to hijack one or more votes. It makes no sense for Election Boards to aid or tempt anyone to steal another person's most priceless possession. EIM's research to date has been impressive. Apart from those illustrated above, we've identied approximately 1,000 voters on active voting lists that had death notices conrmed by the Social Security Death Index. Some of these appeared to have voted after they died presumably zombies. ese particular ndings were reported to the State Board of Elections and the local oces in the form of challenges. A separate report that identied deceased voters was also sent to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. e need for timely removal of the deceased, and those who have not voted in two or more federal elections, as well as those who moved out of state, should be obvious to any reasonable person. Not until a few years ago was any eort spent between or among states to cross-check for multiple voting violations. A computer software program called ERIC was developed and made it possible to undertake interstate cross checking of property and voting records. In a joint eort between EIM and True the Vote ERIC technology enabled us to pinpoint 173 property owners who voted in both Florida and Maryland. ese culprits were referred to the Attorney General's oce in both states; the Florida AG is expected to launch prosecution eorts. Ironically, Maryland had the ERIC system prior to the 2012 election; a decision was nevertheless made to not implement cross check provisions before the Presidential election. (Recall that the 2001 presidential election was won by fewer than 600 votes.)
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The Guardian
The voice of Election Integrity Maryland

Election

INTEGRITY Maryland

www.electionintegritymaryland.com

Fraud does exist and it does matter. For every fraudulently cast vote, the vote of one legitimate voter is disenfranchised! at should be regarded as grand larceny instead of a misdemeanor per Maryland election laws. Election Integrity Maryland will therefore continue to crusade for free and fair elections in Maryland and in particular current voting records. To that end, as more volunteers join our ranks our research eorts will be expanded to ensure that we can Assure Your Vote.

How You Become a Computer Research Volunteer!

We mentioned what a handful of volunteers accomplished -- please give thought to the potential results if more people became engaged. e Election Integrity Maryland program empowers citizens across the state to represent the true will of the people. Our data research project is harmonized with an organization named True the Vote. ey created the thorough method we employ to check and re-check voter registrations, a prelude to ling voter record challenges with election oces. To be a researcher in Maryland, a person must rst sign up with EIM as a volunteer which also links them to True the Vote. For more specic information go to www.truethevote.org and click on volunteer. If you decide to become a volunteer, then you'll want to check the box that refers to your interest in data research; you'll also want to be sure to put Election Integrity Maryland in the box marked Organization. In the comment box at the bottom of the page please type (write) that you are working with Cathy Kelleher. All volunteers are asked to accept the terms of a condentiality agreement required by True the Vote to protect its interests. You'll be amazed at the genius of the system! When you accept the conditions and electronically submit that information, you will subsequently receive a message indicating you will soon be contacted by True the Vote. Once registered, you will receive a training schedule which is completed via webinar in the comfort of your own home or oce. Upon completion of training you will receive a password that will enable you to begin database research. You will also be given the name of a trainer who launch one-on-one training by phone.

Donating to Election Integrity Maryland

Our entire operation and the results we achieve depend on the generosity of private donations. Large or small, any and all donations are put to good use to thwart the hijacking of any one's honest vote as well as help us meet expenses. If you are one of the millions of Americans outraged by many media reports spotlighting voting dishonesty please consider making a donation to EIM. To make a donation by credit card via PayPal go to www.electionintegritymaryland and click on the contribute button. However, if you prefer to mail a check, please make your check payable to Election Integrity Maryland and mail it to: Election Integrity Maryland, 8710 Traville Gateway Drive, #212; Rockville, MD 20850

...We appreciate your interest and support!

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