Do you have a thorough understanding of the role of a Local Election Official (LEO) and how election laws are enforced at each point in the process?
Do you know the hotline number for reporting violations of election laws at the local level, especially during the nomination paper acceptance process?
Did you know that there is virtually no information being provided to the public regarding the nomination paper acceptance process?
It is My Civil Duty to fully support the existence of both public and private efforts to ensure the exercising of one’s right to vote is not illegally interfered with.
It is My Civil Duty to demand equal support from both public and private sectors to ensure exercising one’s right to run for office is not illegally interfered with, such as intentionally withholding core structural information specific to the government unit.
For example, the dates and times papers can be submitted pursuant to state law will vary from government unit to government unit. Refusing to publish and post these dates and times in a highly visible manner represents illegal election interference.
Another example is knowing who the Local Election Official is. The LEO is responsible for accepting nomination papers and stamping the documents as received, along with keeping the documents in a secure place in which only the LEO has access to the originals.
Refusing to acknowledge who the LEO is for a government unit is again, a different act of illegal interference by withholding public domain information that must be shared to the many, rather than withheld for a few.
Knowing where a LEO can be found on what dates and times influences the right of a candidate to decide the timing of the submission of nomination papers, as such timing influences placement on a ballot.
A LEO is also responsible for immediately fulfilling requests for copies of all submitted nomination papers. No FOIA laws apply to the documents other than the opening paragraph or two in each state since examination of these documents can result in a legal challenge to someone’s effort to be placed on the ballot.
Refusing to release copies until the last hour of the last day of the submission window is an illegal obstruction of election materials that are codified to act as default documentation available during the established discovery period.
In other words, My Civil Duty is in full support of all states and territories throughout the nation adopting clearly defined responses to the plethora of options available at the local level to chip away at the integrity of our election system.
One core component that should be present in every state and territory is at least one hotline someone can report interference with the nomination papers part of the system and receive immediate relief if and when available, and prosecution if and when applicable.
SAY YES TO A HOTLINE AVAILABLE DURING THE ENTIRE ELECTION CYCLE!