Georgia county under scrutiny after claim of post-election breach

[BumRushDaShow]

12. They did similar here in PA in a deep red county

that as part of a preliminary kick-off of a select "2020 election audit". The county that volunteered itself voted 84% for 45, the highest percentage in the state. The state SOS (who is a Democrat) promptly decertified their equipment -

July 22, 20213:36 AM EDT
Last Updated 10 months ago

Pennsylvania decertifies county's voting machines after 2020 audit

By Nathan Layne



July 21 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's top election official has decertified the voting equipment of a rural county that participated in an audit of the 2020 election requested by a Republican state lawmaker and staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid said on Wednesday that Fulton County violated the state election code by giving a third party access to its election databases and other certified equipment in an audit of the 2020 results.

The audit was conducted in December at the request of Republican state Senators Doug Mastriano and Judy Ward, who asked county officials to allow Wake Technology Services Inc to probe the county's results, according to media reports. Degraffenreid's announcement was the latest salvo in a battle between Mastriano, a promoter of Trump's false stolen-election claims who is now waging an effort to conduct a wider "forensic investigation" into Trump's loss in the state, and the administration of Democratic Governor Tom Wolf.

"These actions were taken in a manner that was not transparent," Degraffenreid said. "As a result of the access granted to Wake TSI, Fulton County's certified system has been compromised." Fulton County officials and Wake TSI, based outside of Philadelphia, did not respond to requests for comment. The company was at one point also involved in a contentious audit of the vote in Arizona. Neither Mastriano nor Ward responded to an email seeking comment on Wednesday.

Degraffenreid said that Dominion Voting Systems, which leases tabulation machines to the county, also could not verify that its equipment was safe to use. Fulton County received notification from Dominion that it was in violation of its contract and needed to pay $25,000 to lease new equipment for the May 2021 primary, the Fulton County News reported last month. There has been no indication that the Fulton County audit turned up any irregularities.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pennsylvania-decertifies-countys-voting-machines-after-2020-audit-2021-07-21/

I am guessing the real motive was to get into the machines to see how they operated so they could rig them in the future.

One of the ones who "ordered" this is the front-runner for Governor of PA - insurrectionist extraordinaire Doug Mastriano.

Meanwhile Dominion, et al, has been moving forward with their defamation lawsuits against multiple parties -

Court Lets Challenge Against Former Overstock CEO Move Forward—Here’s Where Dominion And Smartmatic’s Defamation Suits Stand Now

Alison DurkeeForbes Staff
Apr 21, 2022,01:55pm EDT
Updated Apr 21, 2022, 09:41am EDT

Topline Voting company Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne can move forward, a judge ruled Wednesday, as Dominion and rival company Smartmatic pursue 11 defamation lawsuits over baseless election fraud claims about their voting machines. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols ruled Dominion had a defamation case against Byrne and “that a reasonable jury could find Byrne acted with actual malice” in spreading provably false assertions about Dominion and its voting machines.

Dominion sued Byrne, who has become known for spreading election conspiracy theories after stepping down from Overstock in 2019, in August, alleging the businessman “manufactured and promoted fake evidence to convince the world that the 2020 election had been stolen” using Dominion voting machines, and accused him of doing so in order to boost his own investments in blockchain voting technology.

(snip)

What To Watch For

It’s unclear whether additional lawsuits will still be filed, but Dominion has identified more than 150 people as potential targets of litigation, and it sent letters to preserve evidence and warning of potential litigation to right-wing figures including pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood Melissa Carone, who Giuliani has promoted as a witness to supposed voter fraud efforts. The company sent letters to social media networks in February 2021 asking them to preserve posts from Trump and his campaign, as well as from Trump allies including former Trump advisor Michael Flynn, Pirro, Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis and far-right political commentator Dan Bongino. Dominion attorney Stephen Shackelford confirmed to reporters in August the company is still considering bringing additional lawsuits, saying the company is “still exploring options” as to how to hold others accountable and has “not ruled out other parties.”

Big Number

$1.6 billion. That’s approximately how much Dominion is asking for in damages against Byrne, OANN, Newsmax and Fox News. Its lawsuits against Powell, Giuliani and Lindell are each seeking $1.3 billion in damages. Smartmatic’s Fox News lawsuit is seeking $2.7 billion in damages, but its OANN, Newsmax and Lindell complaints do not specify exact figures.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/04/21/after-court-lets-fox-news-challenge-move-forward-heres-where-dominion-and-smartmatic-defamation-suits-stand-now-and-who-could-be-next/?sh=427dc08e20e2