Trump to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines in executive power play
This is one more attack on federalization of voting to give an advantage to "his" voters, in addition to watering down racial minority representation in Congress through a mid-decade gerrymander in Texas. in time for the 2026 November midterms. Colorado is in the bullseye. Colorado is nearly 100% mail-in voting, though physical polling places are still available. Colorado is also the one place where Trump's minion got caught listening to his "secure the voting machines", and giving a Trump loyalist the codes as she locked them away.. She, Tina Peters, is now sitting in federal prison for that one. A few other instances were reported, similar to taking orders from Trump instead of the state election officials, but the real danger is federal control of the voting process. This is one example of Trump's wish list. He seems determined to abuse voters and control the outcome of elections in his drive to act like a dictator, just like Putin does. There are reports that Trump is being coached by Putin himself.(New York Times report) , The fundamental difference between a dictatorship and a democracy is that the voters//people control who governs them in a democracy, and in a dictatorship, the form of a ballot box may exist or not, but the dictator controls who votes and how they are counted. One person, one vote is the ideal, honestly and freely. Since 2020, Trump and his loyal minions still claim the 2020 elections were stolen and after 5 years of trying, no evidence has ever been found. Charges of Dominion voting machines being messed with got FOX millions in punishment in liable verdicts. Now Newsmax also gets hit with a $67 million settlement for lies about Dominium. The only people in jail for tampering with voting machines are Trump loyalists, and Tina Peters is the poster lady for that one..
Trump wants paper ballots filled out at a polling place.. Guess what: Colorado's votes are all on paper ballots. and voters have a choice: fill out the paper ballot or drop the ballot at a polling place in person, return ballots filled out by mail, or put them in a secure drop box. Only 2-6% of voters choose to cast their votes in person at a polling place. Everyone gets a ballot mailed to them who is registered to vote. Thanks to computer technology, cheaters voting twice can be caught instantly. Election officials compare signatures on returned ballots as verification and counting to catch forgeries. The value of using paper ballots no matter if mailed, dropped off, or at a polling place, get to the county clerk; audits. Paper ballots filled out at home is so convenient; Colorado has one of the best voter turnout percentages in the nation. At home voting also gives voters a chance to give thought and do a bit of research if they have questions. It makes for a better-informed voter. If there is a close election, the paper ballots are there to verify they were tallied correctly and signatures match the signatures on record.. The attempt to claim the tabulation method,, running the paper ballots through a scanning machine, and in other states, voting on a machine, and claim the company Dominion system fixed the 2020 eleciton cost both Fox( $787 million) and Newsmax enormous settlements in defamation suitsfor lying The newest to feel the loss: Newsmax, $67 million. By having each state separately being in charge of elections,it is hard for a foreign hacker or a domestic dictator to make a difference in a federal election. Individual states are in charge of elections per the Constitution. In Colorado, county clerks count the ballots coming from their county, and tabulations are reported to the Secretary of State using their own separate secure system and not on the internet, another layer of protection from hackers.
Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over 2020 election claims | AP News
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From a prior blog post: Update 5/6/2025: Trump demands that Peters be released from prison as his federal government tries to interfere with state and local court decisions. MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: Colorado is being singled out by Trump's DOJ trying to validate conspiracy theories
. https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/06/tina-peters-donald-trump-social-media-post/
Update on the Tina Peters trial: 9 years for criminal election interference. She was defiant to the end, no remorse. A true MAGA soldier, a true believer who was loyal to Trump but not to democracy and the Constitution. Her conviction should serve as a warning to other election officials who try to interfere with the count, as the Trump campaign appears to be planning to do in 2024 as they did in 2020. The rule of law still prevails. Prior post of the case of interest: MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: Update on the Tina Peters trial: 9 years for criminal election interference
Felicia Muftic is a former Denver elections official.
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