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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Verify The Recall to Launch Online, Searchable Database for Recall Signatures; Citizens with “Confidential Voting Status” can Redact Addresses.Contact: Larry Gamble (414) 465-8683
March 2, 2012
Verify The Recall (VTR) is in the final stages of testing a program that will become a publicly accessible, online, searchable database of all recall signatures submitted in the Wisconsin gubernatorial and State Senator recalls. The creation of such a program has been promised since VTR’s inception in December of 2011, and the program will soon become reality. A firm launch date has not yet been announced.The program will provide complete transparency of the recalls, and will empower individual
Wisconsinites who chose to not sign a recall petition to contest fraudulent signatures referencing their own names and/or addresses. Legal affidavit forms contesting such signatures will be provided by VTR, completed by contesting individuals, and returned to VTR. VTR will submit the forms to the GAB as an addendum to its formal gubernatorial and State Senator recall signature eligibility reports.
While VTR’s primary purpose is to preserve the transparency and integrity of the recall process, VTR is sensitive to the concerns of individuals who have been afforded “confidential voting status” under Wisconsin Statute Section 6.47 by the government to protect their address information from being made publicly available. Individuals who have been granted confidential voting status and who would like their address information redacted from VTR’s publicly accessible, online, searchable database can send their written request which includes their name, address, and proof of confidential voting status (such as a photocopy of their voter identification card) to:
Verify The Recallc/o We the People of the Republic
PO Box 46573
Madison, WI 53744
Such requests must be received by VTR no later than Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Upon verification of an individual’s confidential voting status, VTR will use its best efforts to comply with the individual’s request. All written requests will be kept secure and confidential. Address redaction by VTR is a courtesy and is not guaranteed. Additionally, such action will not change the fact that the petitions themselves have been made available on the Government Accountability Board website. The redaction of an individual’s address information by VTR will not affect what has been posted or re-posted elsewhere.
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Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." – Abraham Lincoln
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Contact: larryg@wisconsingrandsonsofliberty.com
Phone: 414-465-8683
Verify the Recall Undaunted by GAB
The cherished "Wisconsin Idea" of citizen involvement in government remains alive today despite the decision of the GAB. From the beginning of the Verify the Recall project, we were aware of the unusual nature of the project and the possible outcomes. Verify the Recall broke new ground, working with a government agency which had no precedent to follow.
Wisconsin has a long and proud history of political innovation that is steeped in populist action. It is ironic that today's recall scenario occurs exactly 100 years after the famous 50th Wisconsin Legislature that is renowned for passing activist legislation covering worker's compensation, state income tax, limiting working hours for women and children, forest and water conservation, vocational education, primary elections, and attempted passing initiative, referendum and recall legislation. That Progressive Republican majority addressed the concerns of Wisconsin citizens for direct action and participation in their government - just as we are seeking now.
We knew that the non-partisan effort by Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty, We the People of the Republic and True the Vote, when they joined forces to produce the Verify the Recall project, went beyond the capability of a government agency with limited staff. Because of this, our legal team discussed the situation with the GAB and we responded when they requested a proposal that outlined the scope of our capability and results they could expect to see. Not only could Verify the Recall scan for duplicate or bogus information, it could validate signatories by checking numerous government databases for death records, property records and such to increase the probability of every address being true and valid.
Today's announcement will not stop Verify the Recall from moving forward with the petition verification. Wisconsinites can look forward to an announcement regarding our findings from the Senatorial petitions shortly.
We are not surprised at the action of the GAB although we are disappointed that our public servants in the GAB have chosen to disregard the desires and the needs of the people that they are retained to serve. At this time, the project is continuing undaunted and we are in talks with our legal team to determine the next course of action including the possibility of a legal challenge to the GAB policy.
Currently, our roughly 13,000 volunteers are currently inputting the petition data from the Gov. Walker recall petitions. When that analysis is complete, we will release those findings also and do the same for the Lt. Gov. recall petitions. We will continue to complete the work already underway as we are now convinced that no other organization present in the state is equipped to perform the task of verifying every signature in each of the 6 recall efforts.
Verify the Recall is a joint endeavor between: We the People of the Republic, Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty and True the Vote.
verifytherecall.com
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Press Conference at 10am
Outside the Milwaukee County Elections Commission Offices
Jan 11 – (Franklin) – After an extensive review of Same Day Voter Registrations from Milwaukee County for the April 5th, 2011 election, the Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty study found that one third of the 11,107 Same Day Voter Registrations contained errors.
The errors ranged from not checking the block to indicate the voter was a "New Voter" or something more egregious like failing to certify that the person was a "qualified elector" or with forms missing signatures and "proof of residency" information. On some forms, there was no indication that poll workers verified anything about the person registering to vote.
In addition to those errors, the study revealed almost anything can be used to prove Wisconsin Residency. A voter was allowed to use an Illinois traffic ticket to prove Wisconsin Residency. Several voters with no other apparent proof of residency were allowed to register using "out of state" credentials. Even the act of corroborating was not without errors and over 100 voters who needed a corroborator also corroborated for another voter.
According to Larry Gamble, the group’s Communications Director, "we discovered 3,739 forms with errors. That 33.7% error rate is high enough to question the entire election process and raises doubts about having the accuracy and accountability required to properly manage elections."
The non-partisan, constitutional group Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty will hold a Press Conference at 10am in front of the Milwaukee County Elections Commission offices.
Contact: Larry Gamble
Email: larryg@wisconsingrandsonsofliberty.com
Phone: 414-465-8683
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Verify the Recall
Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty are concerned about protecting the integrity of the recall elections! We are working on a project to verify the validity of every signature on the recall petitions. We have partnered with We The People Of The Republic from Dane County on this project. Many other Tea Party and conservative groups from around the state will be joining us in this important effort.
The project is a non-partisan effort that is independent of the political parties and the campaigns. Our intent is solely to verify the signatories to the petitions to ensure that only legitimate Wisconsin electors are counted as signers of the petitions. We neither endorse nor support any particular candidate or party in this project.
If you are interested in helping, please go to VerifyTheRecall and sign up as a volunteer and you will be contacted with the necessary information very soon. We will be conducting some training between now and when the petitions are received for verification next year.
Thank you everyone for volunteering especially all of the Tea Party groups from around the country for recruiting their members to help!!!!
Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty and We The People Of The Republic are pleased to announce the assistance of True the Vote!
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Government Accountability Board Exonerates Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty From One Wisconsin Now's Allegations of Voter Suppression and Voter Caging.
For many years, Wisconsin Democrats and their supporters on the left constantly challenged that there is no voter fraud in Wisconsin and asserted that no one has been able to produce a list of voter fraud perpetrators. In September of 2010, the extreme progressive group, One Wisconsin Now, leveled blatantly false accusations of voter suppression against the Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty. This allegation inspired us to take a hard look at the Wisconsin elections to determine if there was any substance to the Republicans’ and the right's assertion of widespread fraud.
On December 14, 2010, The Government Accountability Board (letter) unanimously exonerated the Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty of all complaints filed against us. Still, we remained intrigued by the question of voting impropriety. We took the question of discovering the truth of voting impropriety in Wisconsin as a challenge.
In an effort to answer the challenge for someone to provide names of possible violators, we elected to look at the registrations made at the polls on April 5, 2011. Using Open Records Requests, we obtained copies of the 11,017 Milwaukee County Election Day Registrations and created a database to analyze the entries from all 19 municipalities in the county.
Our IT volunteers ran numerous queries on the data and were surprised to see that the Taylor name appeared on so many forms. We decided to look deeper and that led to checking property records and criminal records which left us stunned by the potential influence on our elections. The extent and the variation of apparent election misdeeds uncovered so far during the project has been overwhelming and sickening. There are rules for our elections for good reason and our position is that no party, group or special interest has the right to bend the rules, even if not broken, as such actions destroy the integrity in our elections and the public's confidence in our government at all levels.
Read the full Media Tracker's article on one of the findings of our project.
Stay tuned, more to follow!!!!
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Thank you Greater Boston Tea Party, this picture says it all!!!!
Source: GreaterBostonTeaParty.com
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