Brewster County Votes

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Judge Steve Ables

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Whereas the Brewster County Democratic Party was advised on March 13th, 2008, to not include hundreds of validly cast votes in its final election canvass, including certain early voting returns, and certain electronic voting returns from election day on March 4th;

Whereas not including these validly cast votes changed the outcome of the race for 83rd District Attorney, and could affect the outcome of national election results;

Whereas the election process as conducted by Brewster County officials has been flawed, secretive, and disrespectful to Brewster County voters, taxpayers, candidates, and party officials, especially when countless thousands of brave Americans are actively risking their lives overseas in the name of Democracy; and

Whereas to ensure that all validly cast votes in Brewster County will be counted, a lawsuit has been filed in Brewster County to restrain the Brewster County Democratic Party from certifying the results of a flawed election process, and Administrative Judge Steve Ables has granted a temporary restraining order to prevent the certification of incomplete results;

I hereby sign this petition in support of the above-mentioned legal action. I also request that a full and thorough investigation of the March 4th, 2008 Brewster County election process be conducted by the Texas Attorney General, including the behavior of all Brewster County officials involved in that process. I want all valid votes cast in Brewster County in the March 4th primary to be counted as elections from the regional to the presidential level may be affected.

Whereas not including these validly cast votes changed the outcome of the race for 83rd District Attorney, and could affect the outcome of national election results;

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# 66:

6:34 pm PDT, Apr 29, Samuel Walker, Texas
this disrespect will not be allowed in an area of soldiers.

# 65:

8:25 pm PDT, Apr 1, Art Eatman, Texas
Count ALL the votes. Or, let's have another election for this one particular office. I'm willing to assume incompetence in this comedy of errors, as opposed to chicanery.

# 64:

12:59 pm PDT, Mar 28, Name not displayed, Texas

# 63:

9:42 am PDT, Mar 28, Fred Gossien, Texas

# 62:

1:03 pm PDT, Mar 27, Carin Taylor, Texas

# 61:

11:59 am PDT, Mar 27, Summer Williams, Texas

# 60:

7:53 am PDT, Mar 27, Diana Walker, Texas
There exist great apathy and discontent among our young voters. In recent years they have witnessed too many instances where they believe that their vote doesn't count or worse. How can we impress on them the significance and civic duty on their part if we do not stop and address this vital issue and right of the American citizen? Mistakes happen, and now is the time that we stand up and let our voices be heard so that we can correct them and do the right thing. The right thing is what all Americans need to be thinking about. The right thing was popular long before we became "politically correct." Think about it.

# 59:

6:17 am PDT, Mar 27, Pamela Priddy, Texas
Those of us that made the effort to get out and vote early deserve to have our votes counted. I is WRONG to deny us the right to have our voice heard. Pamela Priddy

# 58:

3:51 am PDT, Mar 27, Mary Pickett, Texas
If there's nothing to hide, why block this appeal? It seems to me that if the powers that be want us to believe they are doing what's right, they would want to demonstrate that by revealing their methods. However, there are several organizations that are applying the "Animal Farm" philosophy: "All Pigs are Created Equal, Except Some Pigs are More Equal than Others."

# 57:

9:24 pm PDT, Mar 26, Molly Walker, Texas
Our election system has failed us. Within The last five years of my voting life, the elections have been misunderstood, forgotten, contraversial, Incorrect, and under utilized. I am thankful to be engaged in the REAL election process of learning about caucuses NOW. It is a shame twenty years have passed with "The Texas Two Step" and it is a law(right) that has gone unnoticed, but has defined elections, proposals and the translation of local needs when the Local does not now how to participate in the true voting process. It is not just this election, THE ENTIRE VOTING SYSTEM NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I WANT TO SEE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS ADDRESS THIS ISSUE NOW.

# 56:

9:08 pm PDT, Mar 26, Rachel Maxwell, Texas

# 55:

7:45 pm PDT, Mar 26, Clayton Drinkard, Texas
This seems to be the way politics is supposed to operate in our nation these days. Look at the last two presidential elections. I was precinct 8 republican voting and they tried to keep us from having our convention!

# 54:

7:38 pm PDT, Mar 26, Matthew Oller, Texas
People are of the belief that we live in a democracy , and that for our votes to count that they have to be counted . Not eliminated by capricious whims of those with conflicted interests. Sincerely ,Matthew Oller .

# 53:

7:27 pm PDT, Mar 26, Terence Eakens, Texas

# 52:

5:29 pm PDT, Mar 26, Tom Alex, Texas
This election year is one of the most critical elections in the history of the United States. The outcome of this election will have a major impact on how the country overcomes the past administration's mishandling of military, economic, international, and domestic affairs. Whether we can bring the US back into reputable standing in the global arena depends upon every single vote cast by American citizens. We demand that the designated officials handling the electorial process act responsibly and insure that each American's vote is accurately counted.

# 51:

4:43 pm PDT, Mar 26, Martha Stafford, Texas
What good is it to have a constitutional amendment guaranteeing my right to vote if it's not going to be counted?

# 50:

3:46 pm PDT, Mar 26, Martha Waltman, Florida
All votes must be counted...it's the democratic process and the American way.

# 49:

3:01 pm PDT, Mar 26, Amber Walters, Texas
Get it right! It should have been done right the first time!!!!!

# 48:

1:45 pm PDT, Mar 26, Margarita Garcia, Texas

# 47:

8:38 am PDT, Mar 26, Seth Burgess, Texas
Let's get this right!

# 46:

4:06 pm PDT, Mar 25, Carol McNair, Texas
Voters turned out in record numbers in S Brewster County. We did so to be counted. SO COUNT!

# 44:

2:27 am PDT, Mar 24, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

# 43:

2:52 pm PDT, Mar 23, John Rayburn, Texas

# 42:

10:17 pm PDT, Mar 21, KRISINDA CALDERON, Texas

# 41:

3:49 pm PDT, Mar 21, John Green, Texas
The rock upon which our republic is founded has taken a beating by our election officials. The right to vote is as important as free speech and the right to worship as we choose. This travesity needs correcting and SOON!

# 40:

12:55 pm PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, Texas
All votes should be counted!

# 39:

12:39 pm PDT, Mar 20, Wm Jett, Texas
Might as well be in Iraq. Their political system works about as good as ours, but they were able to count votes.

# 38:

12:17 pm PDT, Mar 20, Christine Muller, Texas
I fear that Alpine doesn't take its elections seriously. The first time I voted in Alpine at the Civic Center about 5 years ago, in a general election, the ballot box was not locked and an election official would open it and grab a handful of votes to take into another room. It upset me then, and this upsets me now.

# 37:

10:28 am PDT, Mar 20, Mark Saka, Texas
As a citizen of the United States of America, I am really sick and tired of sham democracy. How do I tell my students to vote when as something as a simple county election is obviously taintd with corruption. The whole stinking process makes me ill.

# 36:

8:20 am PDT, Mar 20, Pam Monclova, Texas

# 35:

6:29 am PDT, Mar 20, Hercolena Oliver, South Africa

# 34:

5:26 am PDT, Mar 20, Terry L. west, West Virginia

# 33:

9:40 am PDT, Mar 19, Michael Drinkard, Texas
not counting all ballots cast disenfranchises South Brewster County

# 32:

8:37 am PDT, Mar 19, Name not displayed, Texas
This issue needs to be resolved,regardless of the outcome, to assure voters that their vote does indeed make a difference.

# 31:

7:13 am PDT, Mar 19, Name not displayed, Texas
I believe that all votes should be counted! The citizens of this county did absolutely nothing wrong! They exercised their right to vote. It is unfair to them to disallow their vote for the irresponsibility of the individuals involved. Okay, maybe 1 box being overlooked would be human error, but 3 ballot boxes and not counting the electronic boxes (which by the way should already be totaled when the tape is printed) is absurd! Seems to me that someone else needs to be in charge of elections...someone who is responsible, competent, and can follow the process of checks and balances.

# 30:

6:22 pm PDT, Mar 18, David Brito, Texas

# 29:

2:22 pm PDT, Mar 18, Anna Monclova, Texas
The omission of valid votes is simply wrong! I'm a resident of Precinct 4 & I'm insulted and disgusted with the chain of events resulting from this election. Who is responsible? How & when will integrity be restored into our local democratic system?

# 28:

1:16 pm PDT, Mar 18, Joyce Wright, Texas
I don't know what will become of the election totals from the early voting, and election-day voting. I don't know enough about this, that or other to come to a conclusion as to why this cycle is so off-course. I know what happened in Precinct 4 for I was the Demcratic judge and shared the responsibility of getting the vote out with Roland Baylor who was the Republican judge. Each year you work like mad to give everyone, who wants to vote, the opportunity to vote. There's much to do during this 12 hour period and you can not know the questions that come up in an election-day if you have not worked on an election-day. So try not to be judgemental of the mistakes that can and do happen. None of these mistakes are meant to cause anyone to lose their vote. It is dumb to think any election worker wants a fail election-day. The rumor is that the machine vote in Pct4 was not counted because the judge didn't sign the tape. Well, folks the talk around the bridge table coming from a person in the know is that Roland signed the tape and I signed the tape. If a tape turns up without our names than that tape is a mystery and then the questions should be where did the tape come from and who found it. Joyce Wright Alpine

# 27:

10:02 am PDT, Mar 18, * Zentura, Wyoming

# 26:

8:34 am PDT, Mar 18, Jeff Milam, Texas
Boxes uncounted! This is downright shameful.

# 25:

8:09 am PDT, Mar 18, Name not displayed, Texas

# 24:

6:36 am PDT, Mar 18, Ben Gallego, Texas

# 23:

2:37 am PDT, Mar 18, David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania

# 22:

6:32 pm PDT, Mar 17, JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada

# 21:

1:28 pm PDT, Mar 17, Lori Cobos, Texas

# 20:

1:17 pm PDT, Mar 17, James Herald, Indiana

# 19:

12:36 pm PDT, Mar 17, Kim D. Brown, Texas
Every vote should count, in every election. Period.

# 18:

12:23 pm PDT, Mar 17, Raphael White, Texas

# 17:

12:04 pm PDT, Mar 17, Pam Boland, Georgia

# 16:

11:09 am PDT, Mar 17, Name not displayed, Texas

# 15:

10:11 am PDT, Mar 17, George Rankin, California
Alpine expatriate with plans on returning to area. Want to see the integrity that has always been part of the culture mantained. Just say no to carpetbaggers and scallywags.

# 14:

8:07 am PDT, Mar 17, Antonio Gonzalez, Texas

# 13:

7:54 am PDT, Mar 17, Name not displayed, New York

# 12:

6:56 am PDT, Mar 17, Bob Brewer, Texas
This is a continuation of a string of campaign, election, and officeholder irregularities in Brewster Co TX: City of Alpine ballots for City Council elections not being safeguarded; undereporting of City Election expenses by some Candidates, for large 4 x 8' signs and other yard signs; interference in Alpine City Council processes by County Officials; and now massive Brewster Co election irregularities.

# 11:

6:44 am PDT, Mar 17, William Paynter III, Texas

# 10:

5:37 am PDT, Mar 17, Clarence Russeau, Texas
As a citizen I support this request

# 9:

2:50 am PDT, Mar 17, Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
Hopp!

# 8:

1:59 am PDT, Mar 17, Steve Klein, Canada

# 7:

9:56 pm PDT, Mar 16, Johanna Nelson, Texas

# 6:

9:55 pm PDT, Mar 16, Teresa Mac Tavish, Canada

# 5:

9:18 pm PDT, Mar 16, Name not displayed, Texas
The number of votes not properly counted in this election is an embarrassment to the voters in Brewster County. We will have a hard time convincing people that they need to vote in the future after messing this election up so horribly.

# 4:

9:08 pm PDT, Mar 16, John Hassenflu, Texas
Every vote should count, not one vote should be left out!

# 3:

9:08 pm PDT, Mar 16, John Hassenflu, Texas
Every vote should count, not one vote should be left out!

# 2:

8:33 pm PDT, Mar 16, CARLA MCFARLAND, Texas
This is SO important for all voters...regardless of party affiliation. We ALL must be confident that our votes are counted.

# 1:

7:51 pm PDT, Mar 16, Pete Smyke, Texas
How come I always have to go first? (ha,ha) Pass it on!

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