Rigging the vote

This is some third-world, failed state bullshit.

There are holes in the envelopes of California mail-in ballots. The left claims it’s so they can ensure a ballot won’t be mistakenly left in an envelope that’s thought to be empty. In some cases, the hole “accidentally” aligns with the way votes in certain cases are cast. A person can tell if a vote was cast a certain way without even opening the envelope, and it’s been going on since at least 2021.

In fact, rumors have been circulating that this is exactly what has been going on. These rumors have been so pervasive, the government has been trying to find plausible reasons why this is so.

California’s Secretary of State this week corrected false claims circulating in viral videos about the holes in mail-in ballot return envelopes, clarifying that they’re meant to assist visually impaired voters find the signature line — not to see the votes inside.

This sounds like some bullshit, but:

Are all envelopes the same? No — every county has its own envelope and ballot design. L.A. and Riverside counties have envelopes with three holes — two by the signature line and one overlapping hole on the other side of the envelope to help election workers verify that envelopes are empty after votes are processed. Orange County envelopes don’t have holes at all.

What if my vote does show through one of the holes? In those cases, election officials say that voters can fold or insert their ballot in a way where their vote remains hidden.

We aren’t cheating and using the holes to decide which ballots to keep and which get lost. Nope, and because you CAN refold your ballot to hide your vote means it’s all on the up and up.

However, they give instructions on how ballots should be placed in the envelope. When you fold it according to instructions, a certain candidate aligns with one of the three holes. So when processing the ballots, the person sorting them can tell if it the vote was cast for a certain candidate or a ballot voting for someone else. The hole needn’t line up with a Democrat. In fact, it’s better that it doesn’t, creating plausible deniability.

Instead, the hole can line up with something else on the ballot. Perhaps a vote for a hot-button issue. This permits a machine to exclude a ballot likely voting against the desired results- democrats being more likely to vote for gun control, free shit, or some other indicator. Use your imagination.

Now you know how it’s possible for 10,000 consecutive ballots to all come in for one candidate.

The left is trying to create some controversy. They are claiming the voting machines in Florida are changing Democrat votes to votes for Republicans, and it takes several passes through the machine to get it to record the correct vote.

This is complete bullshit. I voted just last night. You enter the polling site and present your ID. There are two people there who both check your ID, I guess to ensure that no one lets people cheat the process. They show your information to you on a touchscreen, and you click a button on the screen verifying your information, then you sign using a stylus and the polling center workers make sure the signature matches the one on your ID.

On a side note, other Democrats are saying the ID requirement is stupid because it’s easy to get a fake ID. That’s also false. My Florida Drivers License has all sorts of anti-counterfeit features. There are holograms etched into the lamination of the state seal, a tiny map of the state, and of the holder’s face. If you hold your license at an angle, you can see the holograms. There is also microprinting and a watermark. These features make it nearly impossible to forge, at least for most people.

They look up your address and print your ballot. They have to print each person’s ballot because there are many different ballots, even within the same county, as there are different races in different areas. Voters in Orlando will need to cast votes for offices that aren’t applicable in Winter Park or Edgewood, even though all of them are in Orange county. Each ballot has a serial number that is now matched to you.

They direct you to a table where you fill out your ballot. You vote by filling in the bubbles with a pen, just like taking a test in school. Once complete, you walk towards the exit and the voting machines are right there. You slide your ballot into the slot, the machine reads the serial numbers and the cast votes, and tells you your vote has been recorded. It doesn’t display who or what you voted for. All it says is “Your ballot has been accepted, thank you for voting” with a large green checkmark. The workers keep your ballot for auditing purposes, and that’s it.

The claims that the machine is changing your vote are bullshit. There is no way to know one way or the other. That’s why there is an audit trail and observers present, so if there are questions, the entire process can be verified, but not on the spot. After.

In case you were wondering why I am not voting for the Florida Republican candidate for Governor, here is another reason:

I tried to find a the full length version of this speech on youtube, but no luck.

The Republicans have put up a DEI ticket for Governor- a Black Candidate from New York City with a criminal history of drugs and credit card fraud, along with his Cuban Running mate who decides that winning the Spanish vote is the path to victory. This is the ticket they decided to run with over the Green Beret.

Note that I don’t have a problem with him because he is Cuban- I have a problem with those who move here and demand that we change to suit them. So if you refuse to speak English or want things just like they were in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, or wherever you are from, GTFOH.

Yeah. I’m about to vote for a third party candidate. I will have to do some research to see which one isn’t a complete asshole.

I promised a review of statewide races, so let’s start with the easy ones: The proposed Amendments to the state constitution:

Amendment 1

This would increase the state reserve fund from $5 billion now, to about $12.5 billion. The amendment proposes adding $750 million a year to the fund until the new amount is reached, meaning paying into it for the next 10 years, at least. I’m voting no. In general, I am voting no on every single resolution that involves the government getting more money.

Amendment 2

An amendment to the State Constitution to exempt tangible personal property for land that is classified for agricultural and the land from ad valorem taxation. Normally, as I said this would be a yes for me. This one is a bit trickier than that. Developers in the state already use the “agricultural” classification to get bigger tax breaks. They put a cow or two on the land, never actually farm it, but reap the tax benefits.

Colloquially known as the “Rent-A-Cow” loophole, this strategy allows land speculators and builders to slash their property taxes by up to 97% on prime commercial or residential land. They do this by leasing the land to cattle ranchers or putting a few cows on it to maintain a “bona fide” agricultural status right up until they pave it over for subdivisions.

Historically, Disney famously used this loophole for decades, keeping a small herd of cattle on undeveloped portions of its theme park empire to save millions in property taxes. I’m voting no, mostly because I am opposed to special carve outs designed to help one set of people at the expense of another.

Amendment 3:

This one increases the homestead exemption in a staged manner from its current $50,000 to $150,000 in the first year, and $250,000 in the second. I’m voting yes on this one.

That’s it for the statewide amendments.

The Republicans have control of the White House, the Senate, the House, and on most things, they are getting SCOTUS decisions. They STILL can’t or won’t do shit. Is “at least we aren’t doing anything, but the dems will” the entire campaign? TPUSA would have made a difference, but I don’t know if they are going to recover from Kirk’s murder.

Traditionally, the party in power takes a hit during midterms. If the party is power does nothing, and let’s admit the truth, they haven’t done anything, then the party in power will lose big. The people in the center who will vote for the party who is best for them will go, “Why did I vote for these Republicans again after they never did the job I elected them to do? You Republicans told me you would fix Biden’s shitty economy, but you actually made things worse.”

For those reasons, the upcoming elections are going to be horrific. All the Republicans had to do was fulfill the promises they made just two years ago, but they have done nothing. Whatever goodwill they earned because Biden was demented is gone.

As for me, when sample ballots come out, I will decide race by race which candidate has earned my vote. My number one criteria is, and always has been, gun rights. They are a great metric, as a person who is opposed to gun rights isn’t going to be all that favorable to rights in general.

State Sen. Ileana Garcia (District 36) is the sole Republican who voted against Florida’s 2023 permitless carry bill and is running for reelection in 2026. District 36 is northern Seminole county, including Sanford, Lake Mary, and Longwood.

I don’t live in Seminole County, but that’s something to think about if you do.

As soon as I research the sample ballot I got, I will post my thoughts on the statewide races.

China doesn’t need to invade. They almost own us already. The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands has a population of about 50,000 people, but 1.5 million US citizens have been born there to Chinese mothers since 2009.

This is how it works. China now has 1.5 million US birth certificates, with the oldest of them turning 18 years old next year. Those birth certificates can now be used to register to vote in any state that allows registration online or by mail. They can also request mail in ballots, with some states sending them ballots without a request.

Now the Chinese government has millions of votes in US elections. They don’t need to invade, because they can use Chinese vaginas as vote factories.