‼️ 🗳️ ‼️ To Gavin Newsom, signature verification of mail in ballots ONLY counts when those ballots oppose him or his insane ballot measures, like Prop 1 to spend more billions on “homelessness.” “The governor’s federal PAC, Campaign for Democracy, sent an urgent volunteer request to supporters Thursday night, asking them to help reach out to Democrats who have had their ballots rejected — for reasons like forgetting to include a signature — in an effort to get their ballots counted.” As of this morning Prop 1 is only winning by 19,000 votes - 50.1% to 49.9%, despite Newsom betting his political future and tens of millions of dollars 💸 on its victory (despite no meaningfully financed opposition). Newsom’s desperation is clear as he already can willed Monday’s State of the State address out of embarrassment that Prop 1 didn’t pass by a wide margin on election night. So instead of admitting his failure, Newsom has become a de facto election denier, suggesting that the very mail in ballots that HE pushed for are somehow flawed - but only when it comes to people who supported Prop 1. If you didn’t vote for Prop 1 and your ballot was rejected, then it was perfectly fine. Newsom must be called out on this and held accountable for this. And if there were ever a reason to finally end, the universal mail in ballots, this is it. We already saw how sending a ballot to everyone who has registered to vote and many who are not supposed to be registered voters, failed to increase voter turnout. We had record low voter turnout in this last election, despite sending ballots to absolutely everyone, sometimes more than once, and allowing them to vote by mail or in person for about a month before election day itself. And we are still counting ballots no less! This is backfired in the greatest of ways, and now even Newsom implicitly admits it by having his supporters the rejection of their mail in ballots. Perhaps, just perhaps, those mail in ballots were rejected because they were filled out by someone other than the intended recipient. Isn’t that the entire point of signature verification? If Newsome truly wants there to be secure and accurate voting, shouldn’t he be pushing for in person voting with ID verification? At a time when everyone can easily get an ID in the state of California, regardless of their citizenship status, how on earth can he claim that asking for identification to vote is inequitable or racist? It’s clear that his motive is purely selfish, allowing him to send his supporters to altar election results after the fact by challenging rejected ballots when those ballots were in his favor. Our entire Republic is founded on the concept of fair elections. And the only way to achieve trust in that process is to eliminate the possibility of stunts such as Newsom’s.
Full article here: politico.com/news/2024/03/1…
@houmanhemmati As a non-California resident, I’m baffled at how ballots are still being counted in this age of tech. Texas knew results within hours after election. 🧐
@houmanhemmati Oh? The ballots need to be audited. Our ca elections are a joke.
@houmanhemmati @GavinNewsom what is upsetting me? Why the Schiff/Garvey race is still being counted? I guarantee you 100% they are cheating! No ifs ands or buts about it! cc: @thetoyman1
@houmanhemmati If we don’t change the way we vote in California, it’s a sinking ship!
@houmanhemmati I thought non citizens weren’t allowed to vote in our elections?
@houmanhemmati They just fuck around in the dark for a couple of weeks then announce a miracle. We found votes.
Nearly every institution we once trusted and respected in this state has stained its once credible reputation: 1) A governor’s office which only intervenes in scrutinizing the counting of ballots when its favored side needs it; 2) A local press which is only dismissive of ballot integrity concerns when made by Republicans. I’m talking about you @GavinNewsom @RobBonta @dclogan @LACountyRRCC @casosvote and you @latimes @knxnews @CraigFiegener @FOXLA @Elex_Michaelson, et al. Cc: @Susan_Shelley @ladailynews @CityWatchLA @WestsideCurrent @nettermike @TheGussReport @dpdonahue @HeidiSorenson7 @AvivaWilliams @CollinsCity @nicolepearsonCA @Caramiarules @NathanHochmanDA @AlexBalekian @zizette13 @wise_nuts @FoxPhil @SoledadUrsua @ConwayShow @Johnnydontlike @kathrynbarger @CBSLAdavid @CraigABrill @EthanWeaverLA @EmilyTVproducer