Urgent: What Are They Hiding?
South Dakota counties have refused FOIA requests for Nov 2020 and June 7, 2022 Election data. WHY? Time is running out; they can destroy the records 3 weeks from now. TAKE ACTION NOW PLEASE.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
― Ephesians 5:11
The Scoop
A group of citizens from SDCanvassing.com have FOIA requested election data from November 2020 elections and the primary elections on June 7th, and the counties have denied their requests. This is WE THE PEOPLE’S ELECTION DATA! The counties have gone so far as to hire an outside law firm with our tax dollars to fight against the release of these records! It is absolutely ridiculous that we have to SUE for election data.
It’s important that we gain access, because South Dakota gets an “F” for election integrity on the Heritage Foundation election scorecard.
There’s a rule that requires election data to be preserved for 22 months. That actually means election data from November 2020 can legally be DESTROYED after 22 months, and that date is coming up SOON. September 3rd.
CALL TO ACTION:
Please call, text, email the freedom Caucus members Aaron Aylward, Tina Mulally, Tony Randolph, Drew Dennert, and Jordan Mason and your legislators ASAP and tell them they need to get behind the citizens NOW! Don’t put it off. Down below, we’ve given you a sample letter you can copy and paste if you don’t want to compose one from scratch. We’ve given you the links to their contact information. Please do it right away - today.
A recent Greg Belfrage radio show and a Dakota Leader article have perfect timing with detailed information. For a much more in-depth look on SD elections check out this episode of Spear Fish City Limits.
Please get everyone you know to put pressure on the Freedom Caucus and our Legislators to get rid of the ILLEGAL DROP BOXES and to give We the People OUR election data now! Three weeks until they can destroy the records.
Please contact your legislators and the Freedom Caucus today!
Example letter:
I’m writing to you today to ask you to step in and defend the rights of our Voters here in SD. It has come to my attention that Freedom of Information Requests of Public Information by SD citizens related to the November 3, 2020 and June 7th, 2022 Primary election is being uniformly denied by counties across our state.
Some counties have gone so far as to hire an outside law firm with our tax dollars to hide election information from SD citizens. This is not acceptable. We The People have a right to verify that our elections are Free and Fair!
We ask that you would write a letter to the Governor and the Attorney General demanding that the illegal drop boxes be removed (See SD codified Law SDCL 12-19-7) and that the Freedom of Information Act Requests would be completed and the information that has been requested from the counties across our state would be given to the We The People so we can confirm that our elections are Free and Fair.
This is URGENT as the counties can start destroying election data September 3rd!
If you have questions about the specific information that is being denied in the Freedom of Information Act Requests please see the article published by the Dakota Leader (https://dakotaleader.com/index.php?ArticleId=2187 ) or reach out to SDcanvassing.com.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
It’s Not Only SD
Here is an example of SC lawmakers petitioning the AG for the CVR's, which is what we are requesting, and being denied!
We must keep the pressure on in every state for election data to be made transparent and available for analysis.
SDCanvassing’s Jessica Pollema will give a presentation on South Dakota at the Moment of Truth Summit next Saturday afternoon, August 20. The event will be live streamed.
Remember to send your letters and emails today.
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