• Something strange in the land of military votes

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 30 11:14:14 2022
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home


    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Dec 1 09:13:17 2022
    On 11/30/22 1:14 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home

    Debunked:

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-military-voter-data-394434462726

    CLAIM: Military ballot numbers in Wisconsin mysteriously decreased from
    9,876 in 2020 to 1,573 in 2022, an unusually large discrepancy.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Wisconsin Elections Commission data contradicts
    the extreme discrepancy cited on social media. While the number of
    military absentee voters was lower in 2022 than 2020, that’s typical in
    a midterm election year.

    ...the numbers cited in these claims don’t match data on WEC’s website. They also lack the important context that midterm years typically have
    far lower voter turnout than presidential election years, including for military absentee ballots.

    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.

    AP, Nov 28, 2022:

    Wisconsin’s election practices have been effective at preventing
    widespread fraud, but Zapata’s actions damaged the public trust, said
    Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Election Commission.

    The episode has prompted officials to consider how they could change the military ballot process to protect against small-scale fraud — and
    whether such adjustments would even be worth the effort.

    Military absentee ballots are a tiny part of the vote in Wisconsin — on average about 0.07% of the absentee ballots requested, according to the election commission. That has translated to around 2,800 ballots in
    recent midterm elections.

    “It just is really not possible to engage in much fraudulent activity
    without being noticed very quickly,” said Barry Burden, a political
    science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    End quote.

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 1 08:17:51 2022
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:13:20 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 11/30/22 1:14 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home

    Debunked:

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-military-voter-data-394434462726

    CLAIM: Military ballot numbers in Wisconsin mysteriously decreased from 9,876 in 2020 to 1,573 in 2022, an unusually large discrepancy.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Wisconsin Elections Commission data contradicts the extreme discrepancy cited on social media. While the number of
    military absentee voters was lower in 2022 than 2020, that’s typical in
    a midterm election year.

    ...the numbers cited in these claims don’t match data on WEC’s website.

    So what are the correct numbers. Seems like they'd be worth a mention.

    They also lack the important context that midterm years typically have
    far lower voter turnout than presidential election years, including for military absentee ballots.
    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.
    AP, Nov 28, 2022:

    Wisconsin’s election practices have been effective at preventing widespread fraud, but Zapata’s actions damaged the public trust, said Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Election Commission.

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".

    The episode has prompted officials to consider how they could change the military ballot process to protect against small-scale fraud — and
    whether such adjustments would even be worth the effort.

    Military absentee ballots are a tiny part of the vote in Wisconsin — on average about 0.07% of the absentee ballots requested, according to the election commission. That has translated to around 2,800 ballots in
    recent midterm elections.

    “It just is really not possible to engage in much fraudulent activity without being noticed very quickly,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    End quote.

    So what's the average in presidential election years?
    I'm of the opinion that this years decline is probably back to normal
    while 2020 was somehow....grossly inflated.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Dec 1 11:18:29 2022
    On 12/1/22 10:17 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:13:20 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 11/30/22 1:14 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home

    Debunked:

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-military-voter-data-394434462726

    CLAIM: Military ballot numbers in Wisconsin mysteriously decreased from
    9,876 in 2020 to 1,573 in 2022, an unusually large discrepancy.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Wisconsin Elections Commission data contradicts
    the extreme discrepancy cited on social media. While the number of
    military absentee voters was lower in 2022 than 2020, that’s typical in
    a midterm election year.

    ...the numbers cited in these claims don’t match data on WEC’s website.

    So what are the correct numbers. Seems like they'd be worth a mention.

    You'll find them at the WEC as mentioned by the AP by download.

    They also lack the important context that midterm years typically have
    far lower voter turnout than presidential election years, including for
    military absentee ballots.
    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.
    AP, Nov 28, 2022:

    Wisconsin’s election practices have been effective at preventing
    widespread fraud, but Zapata’s actions damaged the public trust, said
    Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Election
    Commission.

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".

    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be nonpartisan, is selected by the Commissioners and confirmed by the Senate. As
    Wisconsin’s chief election official, the administrator serves as the agency’s chief executive, leads the agency’s non-partisan staff, and carries out the Commission’s directives."

    Keep looking there and you'll find the downloads for those numbers.

    The episode has prompted officials to consider how they could change the
    military ballot process to protect against small-scale fraud — and
    whether such adjustments would even be worth the effort.

    Military absentee ballots are a tiny part of the vote in Wisconsin — on
    average about 0.07% of the absentee ballots requested, according to the
    election commission. That has translated to around 2,800 ballots in
    recent midterm elections.

    “It just is really not possible to engage in much fraudulent activity
    without being noticed very quickly,” said Barry Burden, a political
    science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the
    University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    End quote.

    So what's the average in presidential election years?

    https://elections.wi.gov/election-result/2020-fall-general-election-results

    https://elections.wi.gov/election-result/2016-fall-general-election-results

    Etc. Do the math.

    I'm of the opinion that this years decline is probably back to normal
    while 2020 was somehow....grossly inflated.

    You're comparing presidential and midterm turnouts. And your claim of
    absentee ballot fraud would have shown in *increased* voting.

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 1 09:48:14 2022
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 9:18:32 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 10:17 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:13:20 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 11/30/22 1:14 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home

    Debunked:

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-military-voter-data-394434462726

    CLAIM: Military ballot numbers in Wisconsin mysteriously decreased from >> 9,876 in 2020 to 1,573 in 2022, an unusually large discrepancy.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Wisconsin Elections Commission data contradicts >> the extreme discrepancy cited on social media. While the number of
    military absentee voters was lower in 2022 than 2020, that’s typical in >> a midterm election year.

    ...the numbers cited in these claims don’t match data on WEC’s website.

    So what are the correct numbers. Seems like they'd be worth a mention.
    You'll find them at the WEC as mentioned by the AP by download.

    So you don't really know.

    They also lack the important context that midterm years typically have
    far lower voter turnout than presidential election years, including for >> military absentee ballots.
    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.
    AP, Nov 28, 2022:

    Wisconsin’s election practices have been effective at preventing
    widespread fraud, but Zapata’s actions damaged the public trust, said >> Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Election
    Commission.

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.

    is
    selected by the Commissioners and confirmed by the Senate. As
    Wisconsin’s chief election official, the administrator serves as the agency’s chief executive, leads the agency’s non-partisan staff, and carries out the Commission’s directives."

    Keep looking there and you'll find the downloads for those numbers.



    The episode has prompted officials to consider how they could change the >> military ballot process to protect against small-scale fraud — and
    whether such adjustments would even be worth the effort.

    Military absentee ballots are a tiny part of the vote in Wisconsin — on >> average about 0.07% of the absentee ballots requested, according to the >> election commission. That has translated to around 2,800 ballots in
    recent midterm elections.

    “It just is really not possible to engage in much fraudulent activity >> without being noticed very quickly,” said Barry Burden, a political
    science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the
    University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    End quote.

    So what's the average in presidential election years?
    https://elections.wi.gov/election-result/2020-fall-general-election-results

    https://elections.wi.gov/election-result/2016-fall-general-election-results

    Etc. Do the math.
    I'm of the opinion that this years decline is probably back to normal while 2020 was somehow....grossly inflated.
    You're comparing presidential and midterm turnouts. And your claim of absentee ballot fraud would have shown in *increased* voting.

    No specifics on military ballots.
    But yes...that's what I said. 2020 was the year of the fraud.
    ~200,000 more votes than 2016

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Dec 1 15:45:57 2022
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 9:18:32 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 10:17 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:13:20 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 11/30/22 1:14 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home

    Debunked:

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-military-voter-data-394434462726

    CLAIM: Military ballot numbers in Wisconsin mysteriously decreased from >>>> 9,876 in 2020 to 1,573 in 2022, an unusually large discrepancy.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Wisconsin Elections Commission data contradicts >>>> the extreme discrepancy cited on social media. While the number of
    military absentee voters was lower in 2022 than 2020, that’s typical in >>>> a midterm election year.

    ...the numbers cited in these claims don’t match data on WEC’s website.

    So what are the correct numbers. Seems like they'd be worth a mention.
    You'll find them at the WEC as mentioned by the AP by download.

    So you don't really know.

    I trust the AP on this one. Following the cite, you'd find this:

    "Wisconsin Elections Commission data shows that more than 1,900 military
    votes were counted in November’s election. That number, which is still
    being updated as clerks report their data, is higher than the 1,573
    cited in the posts."

    They also lack the important context that midterm years typically have >>>> far lower voter turnout than presidential election years, including for >>>> military absentee ballots.
    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.
    AP, Nov 28, 2022:

    Wisconsin’s election practices have been effective at preventing
    widespread fraud, but Zapata’s actions damaged the public trust, said >>>> Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Election
    Commission.

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.

    I won't be able to convince you otherwise, but people can rise above
    their biases. Professions depend on it.

    You're comparing presidential and midterm turnouts. And your claim of
    absentee ballot fraud would have shown in *increased* voting.

    No specifics on military ballots.
    But yes...that's what I said. 2020 was the year of the fraud.
    ~200,000 more votes than 2016

    What happened in 2020 that might have increased the level of absentee
    voting? And Trump outperformed his polling, so it's hard to blame fraud
    for his defeat.

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  • From Fascist Flea@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 1 16:09:18 2022
    MINe109 wrote:
    But yes...that's what I said. 2020 was the year of the fraud.
    We should all bear in mind that scottw inhabits a dimension that has little in common with reality. For example, he believes (really and truly) that crackpot sites like "redstate" and fake-pious cesspools of religious claptrap deliver "truth". MSM
    sources like CNN (and <SHRIEK!> MSNBC) only report scottw's "truth" by accident.
    ~200,000 more votes than 2016
    What happened in 2020 that might have increased the level of absentee voting?
    Is that question for anyone, or are you trying to drag Shmoo scottw to reality and hope he learns something?
    And Trump outperformed his polling, so it's hard to blame fraud
    for his defeat.
    But her emails! And, as Trump reminded us in a recent tantrum, every President has made off with Official Documents.
    https://t.ly/yeN5

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 1 16:27:27 2022
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 1:46:01 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 9:18:32 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 10:17 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:13:20 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 11/30/22 1:14 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/rep-brandtjen-military-ballot-voting-dropped-over-80-in-2022/article_55b57e38-701b-11ed-9d63-df129d52bd23.html?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home

    Debunked:

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-wisconsin-military-voter-data-394434462726

    CLAIM: Military ballot numbers in Wisconsin mysteriously decreased from >>>> 9,876 in 2020 to 1,573 in 2022, an unusually large discrepancy.

    AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Wisconsin Elections Commission data contradicts
    the extreme discrepancy cited on social media. While the number of
    military absentee voters was lower in 2022 than 2020, that’s typical in
    a midterm election year.

    ...the numbers cited in these claims don’t match data on WEC’s website.

    So what are the correct numbers. Seems like they'd be worth a mention. >> You'll find them at the WEC as mentioned by the AP by download.

    So you don't really know.
    I trust the AP on this one. Following the cite, you'd find this:

    "Wisconsin Elections Commission data shows that more than 1,900 military votes were counted in November’s election. That number, which is still being updated as clerks report their data, is higher than the 1,573
    cited in the posts."
    They also lack the important context that midterm years typically have >>>> far lower voter turnout than presidential election years, including for >>>> military absentee ballots.
    Recall Wisconsin is where it's been proven that military ballots are vulnerable to fraud.
    AP, Nov 28, 2022:

    Wisconsin’s election practices have been effective at preventing
    widespread fraud, but Zapata’s actions damaged the public trust, said >>>> Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Election >>>> Commission.

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.
    I won't be able to convince you otherwise, but people can rise above
    their biases. Professions depend on it.

    Is election commission administrator a profession? Hmmmm,
    can you get a degree in that?
    Apparently not.... https://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/902942248

    You're comparing presidential and midterm turnouts. And your claim of
    absentee ballot fraud would have shown in *increased* voting.

    No specifics on military ballots.
    But yes...that's what I said. 2020 was the year of the fraud.
    ~200,000 more votes than 2016
    What happened in 2020 that might have increased the level of absentee voting? And Trump outperformed his polling, so it's hard to blame fraud
    for his defeat.

    We'll never know as no one can or will canvass the vote.
    Pretty much why over half the population thinks our elections are
    not what they should be.
    And you can't convince them otherwise with a lack of evidence due to a lack
    of investigations.

    ScottW

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  • From Fascist Flea@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 1 18:20:42 2022
    A certain Shmoo was just whining about wishful thinking. So, naturally, the Shmoo puts on a clinic.

    And Trump outperformed his polling, so it's hard to blame fraud
    for his defeat.
    We'll never know as no one can or will canvass the vote.

    Do we know the moon isn't made of green cheese? Can we canvass all the space rodents to find out if "the truth is out there"?

    Pretty much why over half the population thinks our elections are
    not what they should be.

    Very funny. Droll, even. Oh wait - were you serious?
    The only conceivable reason that any of your cohort believe ("think", you said? hahaha) in "stolen" elections is because they live in a disinformation echo chamber. Trump started lying, the wacko right-wing fringe began drooling and chanting, the
    pandering anti-reality un-news outlets started repeating the lies, and pretty soon the entire lower half of the gene pool was in line.
    "Think"? yuk-yuk-yuk. You WISH there was any "thinking" going on in your unreality.

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to Fascist Flea on Fri Dec 2 09:02:16 2022
    On 12/1/22 6:09 PM, Fascist Flea wrote:
    MINe109 wrote:
    But yes...that's what I said. 2020 was the year of the fraud.
    We should all bear in mind that scottw inhabits a dimension that has little in common with reality. For example, he believes (really and truly) that crackpot sites like "redstate" and fake-pious cesspools of religious claptrap deliver "truth". MSM
    sources like CNN (and <SHRIEK!> MSNBC) only report scottw's "truth" by accident.
    ~200,000 more votes than 2016
    What happened in 2020 that might have increased the level of absentee voting?
    Is that question for anyone, or are you trying to drag Shmoo scottw to reality and hope he learns something?

    Me and my friend, Socrates.

    And Trump outperformed his polling, so it's hard to blame fraud
    for his defeat.
    But her emails! And, as Trump reminded us in a recent tantrum, every President has made off with Official Documents.
    https://t.ly/yeN5

    Isn't great how gas prices and reports on crime rates have dropped since
    the election?

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Fri Dec 2 09:12:40 2022
    On 12/1/22 6:27 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 1:46:01 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on
    non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be
    nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.
    I won't be able to convince you otherwise, but people can rise
    above their biases. Professions depend on it.

    Is election commission administrator a profession? Hmmmm, can you
    get a degree in that?

    Leaving aside your conflation of the general topic of 'profession' with
    a specific one, yes, you can:

    https://www.hhh.umn.edu/certificate-programs/certificate-election-administration

    https://spa.sdsu.edu/academics/public_administration_undergrad

    Apparently not.... https://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/902942248

    I guess it's good you tried to research your assertion, but things have
    changed since 2012.

    You're comparing presidential and midterm turnouts. And your
    claim of absentee ballot fraud would have shown in *increased*
    voting.

    No specifics on military ballots. But yes...that's what I said.
    2020 was the year of the fraud. ~200,000 more votes than 2016
    What happened in 2020 that might have increased the level of
    absentee voting? And Trump outperformed his polling, so it's hard
    to blame fraud for his defeat.

    We'll never know as no one can or will canvass the vote.

    We don't need to because we have the vote.

    Pretty much why over half the population thinks our elections are not
    what they should be.

    If Fox News shut down tomorrow, that problem would be solved.

    And you can't convince them otherwise with a lack of evidence due to a lack of investigations.

    No? They seem past convincing even with investigations and evidence.

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Fri Dec 2 14:13:39 2022
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:
    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.

    You win some, you lose some:

    https://www.tigta.gov/articles/press-releases/national-research-program-tax-return-selection-process-tax-years-2017-and

    The computer programs worked as designed and the former Commissioner
    says no one asked him to add specific taxpayers to the list. The cynic
    would say no one had to ask him to select Comey and McCabe for audits,
    right?

    And:

    A panel of GOP-appointed judges were able rise above their unavoidable partisanship to rule against Trump.

    https://www.lawfareblog.com/11th-circuit-vacates-cannons-order-appoint-special-master-mar-lago-investigation

    On Dec. 1, in a unanimous per curiam decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals
    for the 11th Circuit ruled to reverse an order issued by U.S. District
    Judge Aileen Cannon to appoint a special master to oversee the review of classified documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s
    Mar-a-lago residence on Aug. 8.

    The 11th Circuit found that Cannon “improperly exercised equitable jurisdiction” in hearing the case and that the entire proceeding should
    be dismissed. Notably, the court also found that regardless of the
    status of a document in question (personal or presidential), the
    government maintains the authority to seize it under a warrant supported
    by probable cause.

    The panel wrote, “The law is clear. We cannot write a rule that allows
    any subject of a search warrant to block government investigations after
    the execution of the warrant. Nor can we write a rule that allows only
    former presidents to do so.”

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 2 14:31:02 2022
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:12:43 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 6:27 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 1:46:01 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on
    non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be
    nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.
    I won't be able to convince you otherwise, but people can rise
    above their biases. Professions depend on it.

    Is election commission administrator a profession? Hmmmm, can you
    get a degree in that?
    Leaving aside your conflation of the general topic of 'profession' with
    a specific one, yes, you can:

    https://www.hhh.umn.edu/certificate-programs/certificate-election-administration

    Certificates as degrees? Wow.....I have a degree in birth...and about 40 more
    in various technical subjects.

    Meanwhile the counts of voter fraud keep piling up.

    https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Fri Dec 2 18:40:51 2022
    On 12/2/22 4:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:12:43 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 6:27 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 1:46:01 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on
    non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be
    nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.
    I won't be able to convince you otherwise, but people can rise
    above their biases. Professions depend on it.

    Is election commission administrator a profession? Hmmmm, can you
    get a degree in that?
    Leaving aside your conflation of the general topic of 'profession' with
    a specific one, yes, you can:

    https://www.hhh.umn.edu/certificate-programs/certificate-election-administration

    Certificates as degrees? Wow.....I have a degree in birth...and about 40 more
    in various technical subjects.

    I'm sure you consider yourself a professional.

    Of course, you had to overlook those international degrees in electoral administration to find your link. However, the subject is covered in the
    US under "Public Policy" in such programs as found here at Liberty U:

    https://www.liberty.edu/online/government/masters/public-policy/campaigns-and-elections/

    Meanwhile the counts of voter fraud keep piling up.

    Allegations, accusations and rumors.

    https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/heres-why-concerns-about-absentee-ballot-fraud-are-overhyped/

    Far from being proof of organized, large-scale vote-by-mail fraud, the
    Heritage database presents misleading and incomplete information that overstates the number of alleged fraud instances and includes cases
    where no crime was committed, an investigation by USA TODAY, Columbia Journalism Investigations and the PBS series FRONTLINE found.

    Although the list has been used to warn against a major threat of fraud,
    a deep look at the cases in the list shows that the vast majority put
    just a few votes at stake...

    In multiple instances, only one or two votes were involved. In other
    cases, no fraudulent votes were involved but are still included in the
    database because people ran afoul of rules on helping others fill out
    ballots or ballot requests... Events in the database also can be older
    than they seem because Heritage frequently categorizes entries by dates
    of an indictment, report or conviction, which may come years after the
    fraud. Using the year of the incident, 137 of 207 cases occurred before
    2012.

    End quote.

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 2 21:03:45 2022
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 4:40:54 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/2/22 4:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:12:43 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 6:27 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 1:46:01 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/1/22 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:

    LoL....."nonpartisan". As they say on the battlefield on
    non-combatants, "ain't no such thing".
    There is in government. It's even a requirement.

    https://elections.wi.gov/about-the-wec

    "The Commission’s administrator, required by law to be
    nonpartisan,

    Yeah....the law can make human nature disappear.
    I won't be able to convince you otherwise, but people can rise
    above their biases. Professions depend on it.

    Is election commission administrator a profession? Hmmmm, can you
    get a degree in that?
    Leaving aside your conflation of the general topic of 'profession' with >> a specific one, yes, you can:

    https://www.hhh.umn.edu/certificate-programs/certificate-election-administration

    Certificates as degrees? Wow.....I have a degree in birth...and about 40 more
    in various technical subjects.
    I'm sure you consider yourself a professional.

    Of course, you had to overlook those international degrees in electoral administration

    Because they're in the broader subject of international election study.
    Not specifically administering US elections.

    to find your link. However, the subject is covered in the
    US under "Public Policy" in such programs as found here at Liberty U:

    https://www.liberty.edu/online/government/masters/public-policy/campaigns-and-elections/

    Once again...you don't even read your own links.

    Are you passionate about campaigns, political management, and elections? A master’s degree can help you achieve your goals! Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Public Policy (MAPP) – Campaigns and Elections can help set you on a career path in
    fundraising, data analysis, or political marketing.

    Hard to justify a degree in election administration as there is NO MONEY IN IT....unless you can sell someone a victory.
    But who would be willing to pay for that.......

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sat Dec 3 09:43:28 2022
    On 12/2/22 11:03 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 4:40:54 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/2/22 4:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:12:43 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:

    Of course, you had to overlook those international degrees in
    electoral administration

    Because they're in the broader subject of international election
    study. Not specifically administering US elections.

    The US is in the world, yes?

    to find your link. However, the subject is covered in the US under
    "Public Policy" in such programs as found here at Liberty U:

    https://www.liberty.edu/online/government/masters/public-policy/campaigns-and-elections/

    Once again...you don't even read your own links.

    Are you passionate about campaigns, political management, and
    elections? A master’s degree can help you achieve your goals! Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Public Policy (MAPP) – Campaigns and Elections can help set you on a career path in fundraising, data
    analysis, or political marketing.

    Saw it.

    Hard to justify a degree in election administration as there is NO
    MONEY IN IT....unless you can sell someone a victory. But who would
    be willing to pay for that.......

    Now do the San Diego State one.

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 3 09:47:09 2022
    On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7:43:31 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/2/22 11:03 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 4:40:54 PM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:
    On 12/2/22 4:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:12:43 AM UTC-8, MINe109 wrote:

    Of course, you had to overlook those international degrees in
    electoral administration

    Because they're in the broader subject of international election
    study. Not specifically administering US elections.
    The US is in the world, yes?

    and the waste of time begins....and ends.

    ScottW

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