Twelve days earlier, Santa Cruz Elections Director and Board Clerk Melinda Meek (left) and Supervisor John Maynard (right) beat a hasty retreat as John Brakey (center) attempts to reassure them that elections transparency is preferred over continued litigation. Video available here. J.T. Waldron With only days away from the November 4th general election, Santa Cruz County Elections Director Melinda Meek […]
The Curious Business of William E. Doyle
J.T. Waldron In the past eight years of litigation over election transparency in Arizona, William E. Doye’s name has appeared only twice in court transcripts but Doyle and his company “Election Operations Services” play an unsettling role in most elections throughout the state. Doyle’s career in public service appears to have begun with the earliest public […]
FATALLY FLAWED Reviewed by Marta Steele on OPED News
“I’ve been an activist all my life . . . but I’ve never done anything more important than what I’ve done now” (John Brakey) “Every data point assured that the election was rigged” (Bill Risner) “This is a third-world standard of justice” (Jim March) J. T. Waldron’s 2009 documentary Fatally Flawed: The Problems Are Inside, The […]
Santa Cruz Judge Kimberly Corsaro Rules in Favor of the Plaintiffs Seeking Election Records
J.T. Waldron Yesterday morning, Sergio Arellanos, John Brakey, and a number of citizens concerned with elections in Santa Cruz County received a welcome judgment finding the Defendants (County of Santa Cruz) in violation of Arizona state public records laws. “The court helped restore public confidence with this ruling because it upholds the laws that support […]
Santa Cruz Will Be Asked to Produce Additional Elections Records
J.T. Waldron After examining the records finally released by the Santa Cruz Elections Department, AUDITAZ, a coalition of Arizona citizens concerned about election integrity, will make a request for additional electronic data from past elections. Last Saturday, in an email sent to the plaintiffs and those concerned with elections, John Brakey of AUDITAZ revealed: Next […]