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THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 2010,
LAGRUA'S CASE AGAINST LAURA GALLEGOS DISMISSED
AFTER QUESTIONABLE PROSECUTION - SEE COMPLAINTS
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MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2010,
BRIAN KEMP IS APPOINTED SECRETARY OF STATE
AFTER JIM COLE WITHDRAWAL AND HE TELLS AJC:
"I will continue the honorable tradition of leadership demonstrated by Karen Handel, Cathy Cox, Lewis Massey, and others before them.”.
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TUESDAY DEC. 29, 2009, SONNY PERDUE APPOINTS SHAWN LAGRUA TO JUDGESHIP
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MONDAY DEC. 28, 2009, GOVERNOR PERDUE'S OFFICE CONFIRMS RECEIPT AND DELIVERY
OF LETTER WITH NOTICE OF COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST LAGRUA
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TUESDAY DEC. 22, 2009, KAREN HANDEL RESIGNS TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR FULL TIME
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MONDAY DEC. 21, 2009,
MEDIA IS INFORMED OF COMPLAINTS
INSPECTOR GENERAL, SHAWN LAGRUA
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WEDNESDAY DEC. 16, 2009,
THREE CITIZENS FILE THREE DIFFERENTCOMPLAINTS
AGAINST KAREN HANDEL'S INSPECTOR GENERAL, SHAWN LAGRUA
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WILL THE CORRUPTION EVER CEASE?
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ORiGINAL VERSION SENT 12/23/2009
December 28, 2009
Dear Governor Perdue,
I am writing on behalf of our supporters and many Georgians to ask that you consider the following qualifications for the next Secretary of State who you will appoint. Specifically, the new Secretary of State:
- Should be independent of both major political parties;
- Have no direct or indirect ties with Massey & Bowers, the lobbying firm of the voting machine vendor;
- Possess an understanding of the problems that Georgia faces with its current statewide unverifiable electronic voting machines and have the willingness to do something about it;
In 2002, then Secretary of State, Cathy Cox, despite documented warnings from numerous government sources and the general public, entered into an agreement to purchase $54 million in voting equipment from Diebold Election Systems. Her former boss, Lewis Massey was, and is, a partner in the firm, Massey & Bowers, the lobbyists for the vendor. Diebold has since changed its name to Premier Election Systems after intense national scrutiny and ridicule of its voting equipment. That equipment was already obsolete at the time that Secretary Cox purchased it because it did not have an independent audit trail of each vote cast as required by Section 21-2-301(b) of the 2001 Georgia Election Code.
As a candidate in 2006, Karen Handel was an articulate spokesperson of the problems we face. Her 2006 Basics white paper acknowledged the obsolescence of the machines and explained the need for voter verification, audit capabilities and real recounts. But she has acknowledged that she was elected with significant help from the Bowers family of Massey & Bowers. Upon election, she appointed former Massey & Bowers, partner, Rob Simms, as her deputy. Since then she has made a complete about face and now claims that Georgia has the most secure elections in the nation although no equipment changes have been made. Furthermore, her Inspector General’s office has recently become the subject of three complaints about the failure to properly investigate cases involving electronic voting machine defects and controversies.
For these reasons, we feel that the vendor lobbyist has been allowed to assert undue influence and control over the office of the Secretary of State for the last 8 years to benefit the voting machine vendor. Even before the current equipment was purchased, our written concerns about its inability to be properly audited have been ignored. I think you will agree that the people of Georgia deserve better than that. We urge you to use this opportunity to begin rectifying the problem and appoint a truly independent Secretary of State who meets the qualifications listed
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Sincerely,
Garland Favorito
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Attention all county Election Directors in Georgia - click here for a critical letter
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VOTERGA Supporters,
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MONDAY WED. 16, 2009, THREE CITIZENS FILE SEPARATE COMPLAINTS AGAINST KAREN HANDEL'S
INSPECTOR GENERAL, SHAWN LAGRUA
THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 2010,
RAYNO ASKS U.S. JUSTICE DEPT. TO INVESTIGATE CONSTITUITIONAL VIOLATIONS
BY HANDEL, LAGRUA - SEE COMPLAINTS
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