GAB CORRUPTION: MY EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT AND COMPLAINT to the GAB BOARD

[sybylla]

The following is from a post by Barbara With made on Facebook of her entire complaint...
http://www.facebook.com/notes/barbara-with/gab-corruption-my-eye-witness-account-and-complaint-to-the-gab-board/10150190013301403

...My first experience was observing Milwaukee County. In the City and South Suburbs of Milwaukee, all materials from each ward were processed together by the same poll workers. I could observe every step and see all the evidence first hand: envelopes, poll books, matched seals, matched absentees, matched envelopes, etc. The majority of what I saw matched, the recount ran smoothly, disputes were small and the poll workers and observers solved the problems together, and for the most part, all workers all followed one basic process.

On arrival at Waukesha, I found exactly the opposite: All elements of the ward were pulled apart; some people had the poll books; others had the ballots. No one table of poll workers or observers ever saw all the elements of one county in one place. When they brought bags to the tables with mismatched seals and large gaping holes big enough to put ballots through, we had to take someone's word for the fact that this gross abuse of the handling of our votes was being recorded, and whomever was responsible for this horrific neglect for their safety would eventually be held accountable. But by pulling apart all the element of the districts, they made it impossible, as an observer, to corroborate anything from any district, as we had in the city of Milwaukee.

In the south suburbs and city of Milwaukee, we all sat together at tables, two poll workers and two observers. In Waukesha, they had blue lines on the floor you couldn't cross if you didn't have the right tags, and there were yellow barricades between the observers and poll workers, making it harder for observers to see. Only the head clerks were allowed to put all the elements of the ward together. I do not know still if any of all the evidence of fraud even got entered into the records from Waukesha. (As of this writing May 31, Waukesha still has not posted it's minutes.) The process of how to do the recount changed every day. I never once saw a ballot bag resealed and renumbered. Ballots were thrown into bins and taken away to, somewhere? I never knew where they went or if they ever all got resealed, but what I saw observing how they were treating my vote made me literally nauseous every day.

At the time, my impression was that this was why Waukesha was taking so long. Waukesha’s processes seemed purposefully confusing and created circumstances that could hide any fraud....

Barbara With's entire account is quite disturbing.

[Pharaoh]

1. Beat you to it Sybylla

:toast:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1201864

[sybylla]

4. You rock!

:toast:

I was a little busy this weekend so I figured I was late with it, but I knew it wasn't in the WI forum yet.

I clicked over and recommended your post. :thumbsup:

[PeaceNikki]

2. I wasn't there for the Pewaukee count, but I actually disagree with some of what she's said.

I know for a fact that all objections were, in fact, entered into evidence (despite minutes not yet being published). I saw PLENTY of ballots resealed. I think Jeremy Ryan's account confirms my assertion that it actually was very easy for observers to see everything and, having been there as many days as I was, the campaign observers did know what was going on with each table, municipality and component of the process. I dont' think it was confusing, purposefully or otherwise. I don't know how many days Barbara was there, but I was there for many.

[sybylla]

3. I thought it was an interesting perspective.

I also thought that the fact that she put it into the form of a complaint was well done.

I agree with your take on the 'purposefully confusing" aspect. I think some people had trouble wrapping their heads around the whole process. At least a few of the people who worked with me did (as well as some of the Prosser goons). It was very nice that the Milwaukee clerk kept it all at one table and only worked on one precinct at a time. On the other hand, 8 days was enough for me to spend in a courthouse. By day 3 I was agreeing to anything that would streamline it.

We had it set up the same way in the county I observed. Two sets of tables. Two sets of work - one to reconcile the poll books, one to examine the inspector's reports, absentees and regular ballots and count them before they were run through the machine. It moved the process along faster with less time sitting around waiting. We had enough volunteer observers that it wasn't a problem to have two tables set up with work.

Maybe it was easier for me because I'd observed a few recounts prior to this one. I knew the basic set up before I walked in the door. Plus, it seemed like I was the only one in my county who actually got on the training phone call that the Kloppenburg campaign put on. I had one observer who had fits when they would crack open one precinct when the other wasn't entirely put away yet. I kept having to remind her that we had a half-dozen observers who were watching everything. If it bothered her, I suggested she keep her eyes on making sure there was no sleight of hand.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

6. Some people claim they witnessed evidence being thrown away.

Supposedly, unsecured ballot bags that were entered into evidence were discarded and the ballots put into new bags and resealed. I understand there were photos taken of these bags in a trash can - haven't seen them myself. This may have gone on only at the beginning of the 'recount'.

MANY observers besides Barbara With (self included) have reported problems with confusing and irregular procedural methods. I was there 2 days, and Barbara was there at least 3 I believe.

[Yon_Yonson]

5. Nothing to see here ... move along

The GAB amount to nothing more than an office of political hacks