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NC COUNTY POLL TAPE IMAGING & ANALYSIS GROUPS
See Training Video (35 min) & Slides below

BREAKING NEWS

NCSBE IS LIMITING ACCESS OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS’ LEGAL RIGHT TO REVIEW SOURCE CODE & EXAMINE VOTING SYSTEM

According to “Freedom to Tinker", in an article by Andrew Appel, it appears that ES&S has allowed grad undergraduate students access to pen test their electronic voting system AND disclose the vulnerabilities that they’ve found.

So why is NCSBE trying to limit experienced election systems experts the ability to do the same?

Poster showing what vulnerabilities the undergraduate students’ found

“The students were interviewed by ES&S, allowed ES&S to inspect their testing site, and then signed a nondisclosure agreement with ES&S. The students made up two attack scenarios, then spent 10 days trying to find attacks. They found some vulnerabilities, but not one that could change votes.”

CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY (CISA)
Vulnerabilities Affecting Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X.

Dominion systems are not currently certified in NC nor used in NC elections

US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Former U.S. Congressman and Philadelphia Political Operative Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud Charges

Here is one instance where insider fraud may have been detected had the public made an effort to observe/photograph the zero & results tapes.

Wake County NC Elections Director Targets Voter for her Advocacy

Election Gate, the movie: the twist at the end is impossible to believe... even if you already know how it ends.

John Brakey and I parked next to the Wake BOE on May 14, 2022 to scope out a place to hold a protest on election night, May 17., because Wake ED and BOE won’t let ANYBODY in to observe on election night.

While we are nearby, the Election Director, Gary Sims instructs the security guard to make 2 calls to Raleigh Police, which she does, but she incorrectly introduces herself as an “off duty officer” and is asking for an escalated response! “They're watching the whole process. So... and. and recording it. So... the director asked me to call and state that it's a suspicious activity.” Then they call back and make more misleading statements.

AUDIO of calls is in video. It’s important to note that during both calls, I was at my car (before I walked to the protest site and after returning from the protest site). Isn’t this a waste of valuable county resources and now federal court resources…. because I look suspicious? They know I am not a threat. I have been coming to BOE meetings for 4 years without incident. They know I did not touch a gate or even go past the fence line!

A few words from TENC founder, Lynn Bernstein

It’s dangerous to yell “fire” in a theater when there isn’t one and just as dangerous to see smoke coming from a theater, but not report it. Unfortunately, advocates sometimes have to publicly shine a light on what is going wrong in order to make sure it gets fixed.

In 2020, TENC Founder, Lynn Bernstein, decided to speak up about many improvements that could be made to our election systems. She successfully prevented NC from continuing to process absentee-by-mail ballots illegally and in a non-secure way back in 2020. She has spoken out for the disability community and for increased transparency.

Since then, she has been harassed and targeted by appointed officials in Wake County, including being falsely accused of of a crime in order to forever ban her from public meetings & voting in-person. She was illegally banned without warning and without due process and does not get a public defender since she has not been charged with a crime. Both the (hired security) sheriff’s deputy and police officer confirmed that she did not commit a crime, but they told her that if she ever goes onto BOE property again, she will be arrested on site!

How is this possible?
The Election Director (ED) ordered the sheriff’s deputy (hired security) to call 911 on her because he thought it was suspicious that she parked next door to the BOE and not in the BOE parking lot. The ED ordered a second call to 911 be placed, accusing her of tampering with a closed gate in order to gain access to the BOE while she was walking near a BOE event that was taking place. Surveillance footage appears to show the ED in the parking lot, and the gate starts to close on her while she was standing just outside the open gate!

Now, she is facing a legal battle to get her rights restored, including the right to attend public meetings and to vote in-person!

If you’d like to help Lynn with her legal fight, you can donate to her Legal Defense Fund. 
For more information, please see press release below and the Lawsuit filed Aug 19, 2022 in Federal Court .

Transparent Elections NC does not take donations for our advocacy & public education efforts - the Legal Defense Fund will go to only legal expenses so she can continue doing this important election work and to litigate for more transparent elections.