From raylutz at citizensoversight.org Thu Sep 5 18:23:47 2024 From: raylutz at citizensoversight.org (Ray Lutz) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 15:23:47 -0700 Subject: [Copsmedia] PrRel: Letter To Pres Biden, AG Garland: Election data being unlawfully deleted Message-ID: <361b352e-12a7-4332-ace8-54a67372d948@citizensoversight.org> PrRel: Letter To Pres Biden, AG Garland: Election data being unlawfully deleted * Concerned Citizens Urge President Biden and Attorney General Garland to Address Election Data Retention, Transparency and Compliance with Federal Law Press Release -- For Immediate Release San Diego, CA – Sept 5, 2024 – Today, a coalition of concerned citizens and election integrity advocates has sent an urgent letter to President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland, highlighting serious concerns about the retention and transparency of election data across the United States. The letter calls for immediate action to ensure that all election data, including original ballot images, are fully retained and published, in compliance with federal law. The letter emphasizes that original ballot images, critical for ensuring the integrity of our elections, are currently being deleted by some jurisdictions, undermining the transparency and accountability necessary for public trust in the electoral process. This practice not only erodes voter confidence but also represents a clear violation of federal law. "We are deeply concerned that some jurisdictions are actively deleting original ballot images, destroying irreplaceable audit records, and thereby violating federal law," the letter states. "To improve election transparency and voter confidence, it is essential that all election data be fully retained and, to the maximum extent possible, published and archived securely." The letter outlines two key requests for the administration: Immediate Action for the 2024 General Election: The coalition urges the President and the Department of Justice to take swift action to ensure that all election data for the 2024 General Election is properly retained, making audits possible and achievable. This is a critical step to address the current violations of federal law and to safeguard the integrity of the upcoming election. Long-Term Measures for Election Security and Transparency: The letter also calls for additional steps that, while some are likely not feasible to implement for the 2024 election, are crucial for future elections. These include securing and publishing election data, as well as clarifying voter intimidation prohibitions to ensure a fair and transparent electoral process. The coalition hopes that this letter will prompt immediate and decisive action from the administration to protect the sanctity of our elections and to restore public confidence in the democratic process. For more information, please contact Ray Lutz at CitizensOversight.org. This is a shareable link. PDF also attached. https://copswiki.org/w/pub/Common/M2023/2024-09-05%20M2023%20Letter%20to%20Biden%20and%20Garland.pdf ### Contact: Ray Lutz, CitizensOversight.org 619-820-5321 *-- ------- Ray Lutz Citizens' Oversight Projects (COPs) http://www.citizensoversight.org 619-820-5321 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2024-09-05 M2023 Letter to Biden and Garland.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 584834 bytes Desc: not available URL: