April 30, 2012
N-CEL: COURT DECISION COMING SOON
QUESTION BEING DECIDED: Whether to Ban Electronic Voting
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is expected to hear oral arguments during the week of June 18th and issue its decision soon thereafter in Schulz and Liggett v. New York State Board of Elections, a constitutional challenge to New York’s practice of recording and counting votes in secret, i.e., out of public view.
The case is on the Court’s expedited appeals calendar due to the upcoming presidential election in November.
The case could result in a decision to ban the further use of the two types of electronic voting systems (Dominion and ES&S) now used to record and count the votes cast across New York State using secret processes.
The Court will first decide whether it has jurisdiction to hear the case, that is, whether the harm suffered by the Plaintiffs (Bob Schulz and John Liggett who are U.S. citizens and registered voters, residing in New York State) is “sufficiently concrete, traceable to the actions of the State defendants and can be remedied by the Court.”
Assuming the Court accepts jurisdiction, it will then decide if Schulz and Liggett have a constitutional Right to public elections, i.e., every step in the voting process must be subject to public observation and examination.
Schulz and Liggett have filed the required Statement Explaining Why The Court Should Hear Oral Arguments.
Civic Action You Can Take Now:
Ban electronic voting systems in your state. Sign the Public Election Petition at www.OccupyTheConstitution.org and get other People to do the same. Sign the other six Petitions as well.
SCHULZ RESPONDS TO JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO
Early this month, Judge Andrew Napolitano posted an article titled, “What If the Government Rejected The Constitution?”
Click here for a 4-minute video response by Bob Schulz, titled, “Schulz to Judge Nap: What If A Massive Constitutional Lobby?”