April 15, 2021 SCRP Election Integrity Update
Yesterday the SCRP Election Integrity Committee proposed and passed a EI Resolution and two EI Citizens' Initiatives. Today the SCRP Executive Board passed and officially adopted the measures below:
Restoring Voter Confidence in Washington State’s Elections
with Specific Regard to Election Integrity
Whereas, Washington State voters question the accuracy and precision of our elections and voting processes; and
Whereas, Washington State currently conducts elections by utilizing a mail-out ballot process; and
Whereas, the county auditors overseeing our elections cannot guarantee that mail-out ballots reach the intended recipients who are legally registered voters; and
Whereas, the county auditors overseeing our elections cannot assure that the returned ballots were filled out by the legally registered voter; and
Whereas, Washington State allows for same-day voter registration.
Whereas, Washington law does not sufficiently prevent the practice of ballot harvesting, which can only be cured by in person and strictly enforced absentee voting procedures; and
Whereas, Voting and vote tabulation via the internet could lead to widespread voter distrust and election fraud.
Whereas, the Department of Licensing (DOL) and DSHS register voters but do not verify their citizenship unless they have applied for an enhanced driver’s license or enhanced ID card.
Now therefore be it resolved that the Skagit County Republican Party (SCRP) supports legislation to require enhanced drivers’ licenses or enhanced ID cards as the only valid identification allowed for voter registration through the DOL, with funding mechanisms in place to prevent costs from ever being a barrier to voting; and
Be it further resolved that the SCRP calls for the cessation of ballot harvesting; and
Be it further resolved that the SCRP calls for the end of same-day voter registration and allow registered voters to change address (and vote with the new address) up to 28 days before election day; and
Be it further resolved that the SCRP calls for voting to be in person, with proper identification documenting citizenship and legal residence required to cast a legal vote; and mail-in voting to be only allowed upon request by the registered voter. Voting or vote tabulation via the internet shall be prohibited; and
Be it further resolved that the SCRP calls for each county auditor to do a mandatory 1,000 ballot hand recount (2,500 ballot hand recount if the county population exceeds 250,000) from random county voter batches, after election vote counting has been concluded and before county certification; and
Be it further resolved that the SCRP will allocate time and resources with leadership in Washington State counties to facilitate a validation of the voting systems, including forensic audits of procedures, processes, source codes & data to discover any irregularities and statutory deviations that may exist within the voting system; and
Be it finally resolved that the SCRP calls for a transparent process by confirming that voting systems within Washington State be relied upon to provide an accurate count of the votes and assure that the ballot-counting process be observable and documented from drop-box to ballot storage, all the way through to the final validation of the votes.
PROVIDING FOR SECURE COUNTING OF VOTES IN WASHINGTON STATE
SECTION 1: Tabulation machines that are capable of manipulating ballots or vote totals in software, or by any other means, shall not be used in any vote tabulation for an election held in the State of Washington.
SECTION 2: Tabulation machines shall not be capable of electronically transmitting voter data, vote totals, software, or any other information; between tabulation machines, across the internet, or by any electronic means.
SECTION 3: Tabulation machines shall continuously display, in real time, in public view, the number of votes inserted for counting, the number counted, and the number it did not count. Each tabulation device will produce a time and date stamped printed report of the final result displayed on its screen, the unique identifier for the tabulation device, and the tabulated vote total for each question submitted for tabulation. The printed report shall be copied and transmitted to the Secretary of State and shall be made available to the public at the time it is transmitted.
SECTION 4: Each County Auditor shall count by hand no less than 1.5 percent of the ballots in every county, including ballots from each precinct or subdivision of the county, and compare the hand-count totals to the tabulation machine count totals of the same ballots. The comparison shall be made within three days after election day, and the result shall be available to the public upon completion.
SECTION 5: This Act shall not be construed to remove or diminish any other provision of law providing for the security and integrity of elections, but the provisions of this act shall take precedence over any other provision of law, and if any provision of this act is declared unconstitutional the remaining provisions of this act shall remain in full force and affect.
PROVIDING SECURE MAIL-IN VOTING IN WASHINGTON STATE
SECTION 1: No vote shall be counted in any election held in the State of Washington unless the voter has established legal eligibility to vote, and the auditor of the county in which the vote is cast has the voter's name, citizenship, and place of residence on file at least seven days prior to election day.
SECTION 2: A complete searchable electronic list of legal voters shall be provided by the auditor to each political party and candidate no less than five days prior to election day.
SECTION 3: Any ballot issued by a county auditor for use by a voter, other than at an official in-person polling place, shall be contained in an envelope bearing a code unique to the voter that the envelope and ballot were issued to.
SECTION 4: Any vote cast other than at an official in-person polling place, must be contained in the coded envelope issued by the county auditor, must be physically received in the auditor’s office, or be placed in a secure lockbox that is under continuous monitoring by the auditor, by the close of polling on election day. Each envelope shall be stamped with the time and date the auditor took custody of the envelope. The unique coding of the envelope containing the ballot shall be recorded in the voter roll in the place allotted for the signature of the voter. There shall be absolutely no voting or vote tabulation via the internet.
SECTION 5: This Act shall not be construed to remove or diminish any other provision of law providing for the security and integrity of elections, but the provisions of this act shall take precedence over any other provision of law, and if any provision of this act is declared unconstitutional the remaining provisions of this act shall remain in full force and affect.
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