Erik van Mechelen

Erik van Mechelen

23
Nov

Pumpkin 🎃 or sideways Q shaped ovals marked by machine?

Video recap of Morrison County Commissioner District 3 Discretionary Recount
2 min read
22
Nov

Water Always Flows Downhill

But what if there is no water?
2 min read
17
Nov
How to Expand Postelection Reviews

How to Expand Postelection Reviews

Why not? Especially when Minnesota Statute allows it? (And a sample letter you can use today.)
2 min read
16
Nov

Hennepin County Certifies Election in Record Timing Without Discussing Minneapolis Ward 6 Precinct 8 Where a Tabulator Failed to Boot for 20-30 Minutes Prior to Polls Opening

AUDIO - Incident logs and tabulator system logs NOT shared which would provide an answer to voters who wonder what happened when the tabulators went down
2 min read
14
Nov

MN midterm update

Clearly rigged but a path forward emerges
1 min read
08
Nov

Entering the next phase

Comments on Nov 8 and what's next
06
Nov

Why aren’t election judges trained to hand count when a hand count is the disaster backup plan? (On and before Nov 8, if something seems off, it probably is—document everything)

MN Bidoncino #3: 11.06.2022 – East Bethel tabulator malfunctions during early voting; absentee numbers very high; election judges can identify as any party and change according to St. Cloud City Clerk
10 min read
01
Nov

Why Not Write In?

Opinion: On Choosing Leaders and Increasing Accountability
8 min read
31
Oct

Minneapolis, 18 days without a response

Topic: Konnech
1 min read
30
Oct

OmniBallot - Ballots Wherever and Whenever

Topic: Protecting Elections (And a first encounter with Mr. Lindell)
1 min read