8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (3)
#13952270 at 2021-06-21 19:41:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17659: As The World Turns Edition
https://web.archive.org/web/20210621193720/https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/georgia-judge-doesnt-immediately-rule-on-motions-to-dismiss-in-ballot-case_3867580.html?mktids=3f8dab599769859b1a5017ddcc80f5b7&est=5ATwWbl8x7fbaRoL7nu6qt2%2BRqoY7U64bGWUZDUpYIHSqP%2BPHaxkmKlLBYQ2a9hwaxpBvqUInRvK
Georgia Judge Doesn't Immediately Rule on Motions to Dismiss in Ballot Case
A judge in Georgia on Monday heard motions to dismiss in a high-profile election case but declined to immediately decide on them.
"I think it's important that I take a little bit of time to review it and think about it," Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said during a hearing.
Amero noted that there has been a flurry of filings in the case, which asserts there were fraudulent ballots counted during the 2020 election in Fulton County.
The judge did not indicate when his decision will be announced.
The petition was originally filed in December 2020. Petitioners cited poll observers talking about what they believed were fake ballots being processed during ballot counting at State Farm Arena and other venues. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office is probing what took place at the arena before, during, and after the election.
County officials argued in filings that the complaint should be dismissed because the petitioners were trying to file an elections contest but failed to meet requirements to do so. Lawyers for the county argued in court on Monday that petitioners aren't entitled to declaratory judgment, that they lack standing, and that they only offered "generalized grievances."
Lawyers for petitioners countered in court that their clients, who are registered voters, do have standing, and that they are not contesting the election. The petition focuses on alleged violations of the voters' constitutional rights, including equal protection rights.
Bob Cheeley, one of the lawyers, noted that notes from a monitor who observed the 2020 election in Fulton County, which were recently made public for the first time, included seeing county workers scanning absentee ballots multiple times at State Farm Arena.
"If that's not denial of equal protection, I don't know what is," Cheeley said.
A preliminary examination of ballot images by an expert the petitioners retained, David Sawyer, showed that at least 150 ballot batches were not turned over to Raffensperger and that approximately 30 batches were double-counted.
Petitioners' proposed forensic examination of the 147,000 absentee ballots is necessary to prevent fraudulent ballots from being inserted in future elections, especially given that officials have taken no steps to correct the problems seen in the 2020 election, Cheeley claimed. Ten experts were prepared to use "high-powered microscopes" to look at each ballot to see if it was filled out by a person or a printer.
The county responded by saying they agree with the plaintiffs that fraudulent ballots should not be counted in future elections. A lawyer for the county's board of elections also said that ballots should not be scanned twice.
Amero ruled earlier this year that plaintiffs could get images of the absentee ballots, but the images were only 200 dots per inch (DPI). Experts during a hearing last month argued the resolution wasn't high enough to perform proper analyses, prompting Amero to agree to let plaintiffs go to the ballot storage warehouse and observe while county workers imaged the ballots at 600 DPI.
The visit, however, was canceled after the county filed a flurry of motions to dismiss in the days before it was set to take place.
The judge said the motions had to be heard before plaintiffs could get the fresh images.
Raffensperger announced last week that his office is probing absentee ballot transfer forms that the county recently acknowledged were missing, though the probe started before the public statement.
Fulton County officials have denied wrongdoing and alleged they are being "targeted" by people who refuse to accept the election results.
#13722249 at 2021-05-21 22:47:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17373: Patriots Always Win Edition
Georgia Judge Decides to Unseal Absentee Ballots in Fulton County for Review
BY ZACHARY STIEBER May 21, 2021 Updated: May 21, 2021
A judge in Georgia on Friday ruled to unseal absentee ballots submitted in the 2020 presidential election.
Petitioners in an ongoing case will be able to go to where the ballots are stored in Fulton County, Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said at the conclusion of a hearing.
Amero plans to issue an order soon that will set forth protocols governing a fresh scanning of the ballots, which will be done by county workers while petitioners and their experts observe.
A group of voters filed a petition last year asking for a forensic inspection of mail-in ballots that were sent in for the 2020 election. The petition alleged an abnormal vote increase for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and an abnormal reduction in President Donald Trump's tabulation, among other alleged abnormalities.
Amero allowed the petitioners in March access to scanned images of the ballots, but attorneys for the petitioners argued in court that the resolution, 200 dots per inch (DPI), was too low to perform proper analysis.
The petitioners asked for images at 600 DPI or higher, and access to the ballots themselves.
David Sawyer, a forensics expert, testified for the petitioners. He said he identified a discrepancy in the number of batches that were received by petitioners and the number that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office listed as having been examined in a risk-limiting audit.
He told the judge that direct access to ballots would be best "because that's the original evidence, and that's the best evidence."
Lawyers for Fulton County and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, argued that letting the petitioners examine the ballots outside of the presence of county workers would violate federal law. They also said a "citizen audit" wasn't provided for in state law. If the judge allowed such an audit, he should pick the auditing team or allow the parties to reach an agreement on which firms should do the audit, they added.
Amero assured them he was largely of the same mind.
"I have no inclination at all to release these ballots to anyone other than the clerk or the county," he said.
But he pushed back on the notion that petitioners did not have the ability to get better scans of the ballots or visually inspect them.
"That seems to be something that they have the authority and the right to do," he said.
"I have never seen in this case a motion to dismiss from anyone for any reason and in the absence of considering things in that way then this does take the form of a civil case where there is some discovery" under state law, he said.
The parties are scheduled to meet at the Fulton County ballot storage location on May 28.
Raffensperger told The Epoch Times via email: "From day one I have encouraged Georgians with concerns about the election in their counties to pursue those claims through legal avenues. Fulton County has a long standing history of election mismanagement that has understandably weakened voters' faith in its system. Allowing this audit provides another layer of transparency and citizen engagement."
Raffensperger, who asked the judge last month not to grant petitioners access to the physical ballots, will have a representative present next week.
Fulton County did not return an inquiry.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/georgia-judge-decides-to-unseal-absentee-ballots-in-fulton-county-for-review_3825366.html?utm_source=newsnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-05-21-2&mktids=9102242f3f53c14976657096793f54ef&est=722tYAOJoqzEY6XddUtFZufYoVnfop50I5esf1VPZzgwU%2Ff%2BIVKxpXjlK7wPPLCt3g%3D%3D
#13720359 at 2021-05-21 17:37:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17371: White Substance Reported at Arizona GOP Leaders Office Edition
Georgia Judge Decides To Unseal 2020 Absentee Ballots In Fulton County For Review
A judge in Georgia on Friday ruled to unseal absentee ballots submitted in the 2020 presidential election.
Petitioners in an ongoing case will be able to go to where the ballots are stored in Fulton County, Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said at the conclusion of a hearing.
Amero plans to issue an order soon that will set forth protocols governing the scanning and inspection, which will be done by county workers while petitioners and their experts observe.
A group of voters filed a petition last year asking for a forensic inspection of mail-in ballots that were sent in for the 2020 election. The petition alleged an abnormal vote increase for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and an abnormal reduction in President Donald Trump's tabulation, among other alleged abnormalities.
Amero allowed the petitioners in March access to scanned images of the ballots, but attorneys for the petitioners argued in court that the resolution, 200 dots per inch (DPI), was too low to perform proper analysis.
The petitioners asked for images at 600 DPI or higher, and access to the ballots themselves.
David Sawyer, a forensics expert, testified for the petitioners. He said he identified a discrepancy in the number of batches that were received by petitioners and the number that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office listed as having been examined in a risk-limiting audit.
He told the judge that direct access to ballots would be best "because that's the original evidence, and that's the best evidence."
Lawyers for Fulton County and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, argued that letting the petitioners examine the ballots outside of the presence of county workers would violate federal law. They also said a "citizen audit" wasn't provided for in state law. If the judge allowed such an audit, he should pick the auditing team or allow the parties to reach an agreement on which firms should do the audit, they added.
Amero assured them he was largely of the same mind.
"I have no inclination at all to release these ballots to anyone other than the clerk or the county," he said.
But he pushed back on the notion that petitioners did not have the ability to get better scans of the ballots or visually inspect them.
"That seems to be something that they have the authority and the right to do," he said.
"I have never seen in this case a motion to dismiss from anyone for any reason and in the absence of considering things in that way then this does take the form of a civil case where there is some discovery" under state law, he said.
The parties are scheduled to meet at the Fulton County ballot storage location on May 28.
A spokesman for Raffensperger declined to comment. The county did not return an inquiry. Raffensperger, who asked the judge last month not to grant petitioners access to the physical ballots, will have a representative present next week.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/georgia-judge-decides-unseal-2020-absentee-ballots-fulton-county-review