Not to political parties. Not to candidates. And certainly not to corporations.
AUDIT USA has developed ballot image auditing instructions and tools to ensure transparency in the 2020 election. We must know that votes are counted correctly!
AUDIT is fighting nationwide — and especially in key states and counties — to have local election officials implement specific steps for this November’s elections that will bring transparency to the 2020 election vote tabulation process. This is one area of focus among many for the individuals and organizations fighting to maintain and strengthen the foundation of our democracy. To learn more about the many efforts underway to protect our rights to elect our leaders, or to volunteer in these efforts, please visit Scrutineers.org. Scrutineers trains volunteers and then connects them with others in their communities, including how to do ballot image auditing.
You can help the United States have transparent and publicly verified elections.
If you would like to learn more about ballot image auditing, or would like to financially support this work, read on!
AUDIT USA’s work often entails filing lawsuits against election officials who do not follow federal requirements to maintain election materials — including scanned ballot images — for 22 months. Many lawyers assist us at no cost, but we must raise funds to cover filing fees and other expenses. You can support ballot image auditing by making a contribution.
You can read detailed information about ballot image auditing by selecting any of the options under “Ballot Image Project” in the menu at the top. And learn more about AUDIT USA.
We post updates on our current work on the AUDIT USA Facebook page. Below are our three most recent posts.
Vote counting is not a matter of left or right, but of right or wrong!
PRESS RELEASE - Please read and share. On January 4th at 10 am, AZ Court of Appeals will hear ORAL ARGUMENTS, case # 1 CA-CV 22-0254 AUDIT-USA v. MARICOPA COUNTY. Filed an appeal in the Court of Appeals on March 31, 2022, regarding the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for their refusal to make ballot images available to the public.
AUDIT USA is asking the Appeals Court to order the Maricopa Board of Supervisors to follow the law and release electronic copies of ballot images from the November 2020 General and all elections thereafter.
“I’m hopeful we will win this case because the facts are with us and transparency in our elections is vital for democracy,” said John Brakey, co-founder, and director of AUDIT USA. “Transparency is the currency of trust and without it, our democracy will die in darkness.” bit.ly/3WTVsw6
We the People Won! Santa Cruz Co Sued AUDIT Elections USA & John Brakey for filing Public Record Request and they Lost Badly! “Santa Cruz is pulling a political stunt,” said Bill Risner, Arizona attorney for AUDIT USA. “This highly unusual legal action is political theater at the expense of AUDIT USA. Mr. Brakey and AUDIT USA have every right to request this record, called the Cast Vote Record (CVR), just as citizens around Arizona and the United States have a right to request records from their government without fear of retaliation.”
Big win for Transparency. A Pima County judge yesterday summarily dismissed a retaliatory lawsuit brought by Santa Cruz County officials designed to muzzle citizens who seek copies of public records. The Court concluded there was no basis for the county to bring an action against AUDIT USA and its Director John Brakey merely for seeking a public record from the county's election department. The Court further stated that the lawsuit was filed in the wrong county. The judge asked what you are doing in my court? You should’ve filed in Santa Cruz Superior court. And you do not sue a requester! It is their right of the requester to ask for records and it’s your responsibility to give them the record or state by statute why they cannot have the record and it’s their choice to take legal action not yours.
Judge Rebuffs Santa Cruz County For Suing Election Integrity Organization For Public Records Request
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A judge dismissed a lawsuit on Monday while rebuffing the justification Santa Cruz County provided for suing an election integrity organization that had lawfully submitted public records request. Judge Casey McGinley of the Pima County Superior Court dismissed the unprecedented lawsuit filed in Augu...
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