"We know the SoS can remedy this foreign influence by removing the non-citizens through DHS requests and there is still time but the window is closing fast."

Citizens have a right to observe elections, including ballot counting. In years past, observers’ experiences in Nevada County weren’t always positive. This year, observers report improvements, but some questions remain.

Dead people receiving ballots in the mail and actually voting in elections is nothing new in Nevada County.

The Sierra College Foundation hosted a forum featuring Nevada County’s Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona.

Your vote has roughly 500 times more impact on county contests than on statewide contests.

Elections are an opportunity to express one’s will, as well as a struggle to remain free.

Election Integrity is essential, or voter turnout will decline significantly.

Now that the Legislature has prevented all counties from hand counting ballots with the passage of AB 969, let's have a look at who supported this law.

The term “voting machines” as commonly used by the public is a misnomer to describe the proprietary software and basic “Commercial off the shelf” (COTS) computers and scanners that make up a voting system.

AB 969 was heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee on June 28, 2023.

In this discussion, Amy walked me through the life cycle of an election ballot as it goes through the elections office to be counted.

The California Legislature and Secretary seek to stop counties from ditching voting machines by a sleight of hand.

Voting Systems have become the subject of much public scrutiny since the November 3, 2020 election, with Dominion taking most of the headlines. After many requests for public records pertaining to Nevada County’s voting system, and after much research, computerized voting systems are only as transparent as the government allows.