questions for mn midterms
is it possible to be self-controlled vs mind-controlled?
Erik van Mechelen
repost from everyvoterwins.substack.com
can this list be sent to independent home schools for children to learn?
how many people, according to census, live in minnesota?
how many are eligible to vote?
how many are actually registered to vote?
how can these numbers be manipulated?
how can they be verified?
what is the process to endorse candidates by political parties?
list actual events in dfl or gop where electronic voting malfunctioned or was delayed and therefore questioned during endorsing conventions (e.g. dfl fateh/frey or 2026 gop)
list historical number of cases of delegates being left off of lists after being duly elected?
list cases where in back room spreadsheets were discovered with faulty logic that if not caught would have changed election results? (see MN CD3, Edina/Bloomington in 2023)
how would the election process within political parties (before primaries) be done?
when are primary elections held in minnesota? has legislature (lobbyists) ever considered changing this? why?
does one need to be endorsed candidate by a political party to participate?
does a candidate need to raise money to run a campaign?
where does money go that is donated to campaigns?
how often do political parties argue only endorsed candidates should be supported in primaries?
has it ever occurred that powerful political figures have paid staff to organize non-competition in endorsement conventions? how would this be accomplished? (for example, what happened in cd6 in 2024?)
what happened in otter tail in 2020, 2022, and 2024?
how many primary elections are meaningfully audited?
how many public accuracy tests are legitimate from a statistical significant perspective? (compare to automotive testing or aerospace testing or financial/banking testing)
how many electronic tabulators are tested per cycle in your county? (is it more or less than 10%)
how many aggregation software systems are tested each cycle?
how many modems in tabulators are certified in minnesota or are they explicitly NOT certified by EAC, and only vaguely legal in Minnesota through a carveout after the fact of 2020 when discovered in places like Antrim?
did ES&S (vendor) tell counties in Minnesota to remove ES&S certification stickers before 2020 election? what is significance?
what measures are taken to avoid subversion or remote access by counties or state?
consider 3rd-party proprietary nature of software in electronic voting machines and in aggregation software (and electronic rosters) - what steps are taken to monitor and audit before, during, and after election?
why does minnesota have 45 days of absentee/early voting?
describe the expansion of early voting? how was this accomplished? who were the players involved (not only legislatively but from the office of the secretary of state)?
consult minnesota blue book - add up same day registrations for each cycle, including primaries and generals… how is it possible there are this many new registrations?
when did electronic tabulators enter into minnesota?
when did the electronic roster task force begin in minnesota?
were net-net (total) time/cost/energy studies done to prove electronic > paper?
which vendors were considered?
was a total compulsory rollout discussed as noted in the official meeting minutes? why weren’t electronic rosters made mandatory? was it because cell towers did not exist in some rural areas around 2013/14?
who was on the task force? who was in the legislature, and future secretary of state?
which areas were first tested for electronic rosters (KNOWiNK poll pads selected as vendor)?
which city declined to use in Hennepin’s 2016 rollout? who was the mayor at the time? was the mayor a computer security expert and did he succeed in accessing the iPad showing its lack of security? did Hennepin county inform the remaining municipalities about this vulnerability?
how many counties purchased/received electronic rosters (KNOWiNK iPads and software and infrastructure) and at what cost between 2018 and 2026? did all counties inform or give choice to their municipalities?
which counties today, in late 2026, do NOT use electronic rosters?
which cities within counties that do have electronic rosters have nevertheless opted to used paper rosters? did any use paper rosters in 2026? was oak grove successful? was linwood successful? did this process create any errors or disrupt process? was there a cost to voters or did the paper rosters work very well?
why is secretary of state steve simon quoted in letter claimed to be sent by elections manager tom hunt in anoka county to head election judges about one week prior to 2024 election suggesting felonies could be (would be) given to any using paper rosters?
what did the mn supreme court say about paper rosters in case A26-0910?
when auditing elections, how many counties review 1) ballot images, 2) cast vote records, 3) paper ballots, side by side with official results?
which was the only county in 2020 to produce and release to public its cast vote record report? did county start with an ‘f’? why did county attorney later tell citizen this was the first and only time this would happen?
did any other counties get requests for cast vote records?
how about in 2022? which county released a 1,726-page cast vote record report from its hart intercivic machine? did that same county (inadvertently?) violate federal retention laws by archiving its election before 22 months?
is it illegal to release cast vote record reports?
can auditors review ballot images?
when did the release of ballot images to public become illegal via classification of ballot images?
has any auditor in minnesota EVER reviewed a ballot image to ensure machines are working as sold/designed?
how many municipalities (cities/towns) are outsourcing absentee/mail-in ballot processing to their county offices? (in effect, the city clerks never see their absentee/mail-in ballots to validate)
which local auditing goals have been successfully accomplished? on this list? https://projectminnesota.com/local
according to (almost) official results for midterms 2026 in minnesota, almost 3 million voters cast ballots - how can it be verified there are indeed this many eligible AND registered voters?
has it ever occurred that a precinct or county shows voting in excess of 100% of citizens of voting age? when? list election year and precint/county?
why do county auditors have 7 weeks (42 days) to update the statewide voter registration system (SVRS)?
how can counties and the state canvassing boards certify elections without SVRS being updated?
why has steve simon said anyone bringing up election fraud will have a stain of shame that never wears off? is it to dissuade honest questions?
why did simon not audit crow wing county in 2022 when asked by county in late 2021? this was a 60+% trump county
which county citizen auditing groups have aggravated the system the most?
where is the league of women voters (LWV) most active?
why is there no league of men voters?
why does LWV invite steve simon and election managers like tom hunt to speak on their programs?
what is the purpose of giving out awards from the OSS (office of secretary of state) to various county auditors who have never truly audited their elections?
how often has steve simon said we have great elections while refusing to share voter rolls with doj?
steve simon has started to parrot talking points of election auditing advocates, such as decentralization - explore the extent to which minnesota’s system is decentralized, from basic infrastructure to rules to laws to software/hardware
have non-citizens or synthetic voters (not actual people) ever voted in minnesota’s elections?
how many fake registrations were confirmed in 2022? was it over 500? which organizations paid for the registrations? were these organizations tax-payer funded? how is that possible? is it legal?
how often does the secretary of state’s office (with greater than $20 million budget) audit voter rolls and make reports to county auditors with its findings? how much effort would it actually be to audit?
what incentives exist for the office of the secretary of state to be diligent and honest with findings, if indeed it actually performed these audits?
is it possible for voter IDs in the statewide voter registration system (SVRS) to be turned ‘active’ and then ‘inactive’? what is the process for removing an ID entirely? is this ever done?
if citizen auditors request slices or full voter rolls, what data are they sent? what snapshot? can historical snapshots be requested? are there limitations to receiving, such as the days near to or immediately after an election?
has anyone ever checked for cloned records in the spirit of Dr. Andrew Paquette’s findings in 12-15 states?
does AI/SI run on voter rolls? what is ERIC?
which media has properly covered election audits, not just parroting election results?
why is james o’keefe summoned to minneapolis on monday, nov 16, with cam higby?
is electronic election fraud (via remotely run algorithms) a bigger or smaller risk than heavily-clothed women being vetted for without ID (see james o’keefe video, election worker says, ‘you are the ID’)
is it possible to register to vote with an absentee ballot on election day? (see mn sos website for data from your precincts/county) why does the official election data from the secretary of state show that there are same-day (election day) registrations for precincts where NO election day voting is allowed?
how many precincts have opted OUT of election day voting? is the number greater than 1,000 precincts (25% of more than 4,000 total minnesota precincts)
what is the process to re-instate election day voting in those areas? who is working against this?
is hand counting votes racist?
does a congressional race recount validate the envelopes and chain of custody of ballots (mail-in and absentee) that are being recounted?
what other flaws exist in a recount?
can people count dots?
why would the election law have people manually counting dots when it is (system narrative) so darn difficult?
did precinct 4950, south st paul, dakota county, in 2020, election manager andy lokken, actually have 2 dominion printers arrive on postelection review while over 800 ballots (60%) missing? did he tell steve simon? why wasn’t §206.89 followed triggering additional postelection reviews
are postelection reviews truly random, in the choosing of precincts?
are down ballot EVER audited?
can they be? (according to law) who would decide this?
has plymouth, in 2020, 2022, or 2024, while USPS (post office) connected to mosque ever had its precincts audited during postelection review?
explore the improvements that could be made to postelection review?
name any significant court cases related to minnesota election law, such as Benda’s A23-0302, or A22-1081
who was disciplined having allegedly committed fraud on the court and ordered to pay $25k fine - did she also submit petition, dropped, to pause certification in 2020 citing numerous violations?
coming back to §206.89, why does postelection review happen after certification of county?
can county canvassers vote NOT to certify?
can state canvassers vote NOT to certify?
what is the definition of ministerial?
which election laws have changed from 2014-2026? are electronic tabulators mandatory? is there a permanent absentee list? are 16-17 year olds registered?
how is it that so many people believe the ‘election’ results?
is it a habit?
is voting a bad habit?
what other habits have we?
who is in control of your thinking?
have any of you read, and then i was illuminated by john hereford?
how can you protect your mind?
how do your thoughts create your destiny?
what are some dreams for your life that you’ve had from a young age that you’ve only recently remembered? are you going to go after them?
what is one’s purpose here?
is it to serve?
serve what?