How Exactly Does Mail-In Ballot Cheating Occur?
By Patrick Colbeck Social media is filled with a mix of like-minded supporters, venom-spitting trolls, and authentically inquisitive minds. So when I received the following reply to one of my…
Two Keys to Securing Our Elections
By Patrick Colbeck In January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated America’s election system as Critical Infrastructure. Critical infrastructure describes the physical and cyber systems and assets that…
TOOLKIT: Election Recounts
By Patrick Colbeck Anyone who has been reading the content at Let’s Fix Stuff for awhile knows that I am not a huge fan of election investigators pursuing recounts as…
How Media Promotes False Narratives
By Patrick Colbeck According to Wikipedia, the term “gaslighting” is defined as follows: The media often uses gaslighting narratives to promote a particular political viewpoint or silence political rivals. A…
Election Certification Overview
By Patrick Colbeck The management of elections in a state involve many different roles. The official overview of the Michigan Election Process can be found at the Michigan Department of…
MI Governor Whitmer Funds CCP Election Intelligence Operation
By Patrick Colbeck On December 9, 2021, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation under the direction of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following press release: Good luck finding it now.…
PIT Revelations: Why are internet connections a bad idea for election equipment?
By Patrick Colbeck Yes. Election equipment is routinely connected to the internet all across America. Sometimes it connects via Wi-Fi. Sometimes it connects via hardwired ethernet connections. Sometimes it connects…
How Do Counties Roll-up Votes from Precincts?
By Patrick Colbeck During the night of the 2022 Primary Election in Michigan, I set out on a mission. The objective? Determine exactly how counties roll-up the votes from the…
The Great Carnac: Election Style
By Patrick Colbeck One of Johnny Carson’s regular “bits” on The Tonight Show featured the predictions of Carnac the Magnificent. Carnac would consistently predict the answer to a question sealed…
What Would a Secure Election System Look Like?
By Patrick Colbeck According to a recent Rasmussen Poll, 83% of Americans realize that Election Integrity is a serious issue in America. Why is that? To be frank, for too…
The Political Winds Are Changing…for the Better
By Patrick Colbeck In the weeks shortly after the November 3, 2020 election, it became clear that our legislators, law enforcement, and our court system as a whole were tone…
January 6th…the Rest of the Story
By Patrick Colbeck The so-called January 6th “Select Committee” has been conducting a nationwide “show trial” as a prelude to the 2022 election. It is clear to any objective observer…
Messaging Battle: Dominion Security Vulnerabilities
By Patrick Colbeck Remember the assertions by organizations such as CISA that the 2020 election was the “most secure election in history”? Well, 19 months after the election, we are…
Beware of “Just Count the Ballots” Narrative
By Patrick Colbeck Many elected and election officials respond to allegations of election fraud with the narrative “just count the ballots”. So, can we determine the integrity of any election…
MI SoS Elections Policy: Political Translation
By Patrick Colbeck On May 17, 2022, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveiled in a press conference and press release what she referred to as her “Safe and Secure”…
CITIZENS GUIDE: Mitigate Risk of Electronic Voting Systems Stealing Elections
By Patrick Colbeck Our election system has been designated one of America's critical infrastructure components. Do we treat it that way? Let's examine the security of the electronic voting systems…
GUIDE: What Can Legislators Do to Address Election Fraud?
By Patrick Colbeck Ever since November 3, 2020, there has been a chill in the air whenever the topic of election fraud is brought up in a room of legislators.…
Add Justice System to List of Broken Government Systems
By Patrick Colbeck Today, the Michigan Court of Appeals (Thomas Cameron, Mark Cavanagh, Michael Gadola) ruled on the Bailey v Antrim County lawsuit appeal in a 3-0 decision highlighted by…
Antrim County Lawsuit: Do Citizens Have a Right to an Audit?
By Patrick Colbeck On April 12, 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the plaintiff’s appeal of trial court Judge Kevin Elsenheimer’s decision to dismiss the Bailey…
WI Ballot Trafficking Evidence
By Patrick Colbeck The WI presidential election was decided by 20,682 votes, however, Catherine Engelbrecht and her organization True the Vote discovered that 137,551 ballots were “trafficked” in a manner…