Bradblog: Arizona Election Integrity Advocate Arrested While Observing Hand-Count

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Arizona Election Integrity Advocate Arrested While Observing Hand-Count

Tucson's John Brakey 'Frog Marched' Out of Counting Room After Noticing Ballot Bags With Missing Security Seals
Incident Latest in String of Embarrassments for Pima County's Disgraceful Election Director Brad Nelson...
Pima County (Tucson), Arizona's Election Integrity advocate and expert, John Brakey was arrested last night while performing his job as an election supervisor, on behalf of both the Democratic and Libertarian parties, during a post-election hand-count audit of ballots.

Brakey becomes the latest in a growing string of EI advocates to be arrested and/or barred from observing (Brakey was lucky enough to merit both "honors" apparently) while attempting to assure accuracy, fairness and transparency in voting and in the reporting of election results on behalf of citizens.

The problem erupted after Brakey had noticed a number of ballot bags being counted in the post-election audit were missing their proper security seals. He began to ask questions about those bags, which eventually led to his arrest at the demand of Pima County's Brad "Election Director Gone Wild" Nelson, a man with whom Brakey has had a number of unfortunate (for Nelson) run-ins over the years.

After news of his arrest, "the county elections building was swarming with television news crews," according to a report by Election Defense Alliance (EDA), of whom Brakey is a member. Indeed, KGUN's video report on the incident is very good, as the Tucson media --- given Brakey's success in lawsuits and legislation over the years on behalf of voters --- has come to see him as a reliable source on such matters...

EDA reports the events this way today:


VIDEO AT LINK

What country do we live in? Unbelievable!!

Unbelievable.

What exactly was Brakey charged with?

huge grain of salt.I have personally witnessed some of his schenanigans and his credibility is often questionable. I do not speak to this event as I was not there but i have been present at other times.

attractive rages. I don't know if Brad has or if he is aware of out Election Integrity Effort in our state party. This BTW, is not to say that Brackey may not be correct with waht happened in Pima County. He may in fact have noticed something inappropriate but often he overreacts. He has been completely wrong in alleagtions he has made about Maricopa County. They have one of the best elections departments in the nation.

It seems to be a constant political battleground.

My wife and I listen to KPHX online and marvel at the local stories of Sheriff Joe and the political scene there.

It sure doesn't sound boring.

THe GOP even eat their own moderates but this year, they are even eating their own so many local candidates may have a chance. And Sherrif Jie has made himself very unpopular even with many Repugs but we have got to get the Dems to vote. They just don't vote and the GOP always do. A good example was the presidential prefernce vote in my congressional district. The GOP hate McCain. The state party didn't even elect him as PC and voted out his supporters in the Exec Committee of the GOP State Party yet the GOP Primary voters voted for him by a rate of 2 to one a against all Democratic votes for Obama, Clinton. and Edwards "combined". In last weeks local primary the GOP, whom we have outresistered, outvoted us all 2 to one state wide! They get their base out and we don't.

Why is that?

It just sounds very strange, that's all.

The GOP turns its base out. We do not. The GOP coddles its base, watches over them phones, drives them to the polls and does whatever is necessary including watching the vote by mail ballots to "chase" the mail votes, calling those who haven't voted. We do very little of that .Their folks vote. Ours do not. A quick look at voting numbers will prove that. As I said in , turnout was 2 to 1.

Also, is there any sign that Obama's voter registration drive is going to change that unfortunate state of affairs?

Apparently, he's been successful in brushes with his nibs before.

ephemeral, chimeric victory.

scrupulously honest and very efficient. The Brakey problem was in Pima County.

but the man treated as a criminal for asking them? As a referee, you know, you're asking a lot to be taken on trust. Just like they were.

polling places or the board of elections in Maricopa County?

What were the run-ins he had with your friend, in which the latter came off the worse? Were they civil or criminal charges, or something else? I ask you, because apparently claim to have the inside track on all of this.

given as to why he cannot be on the premises in Maricopa County. I seem to remember something about guns as well but as this is not an issue I have chosen to be deeply involved in ,I do not remember what was stated.I also seem to remember that he is somehow involved with Bev Harris who has proven herself a fraud on DU. I have no inside track but I have met Brakey several times and know many members of our Election Integrity Committee. I personally have seen him fly into rages over misinformation on his part and I am very familiar with the workings and the staff of the Maricopa County Elections Dept. I do not know much at all about Pima County. Brakey may well be correct about what he observed. Pima is the only county I know of that has had any real problems. I just take what he has to say with a huge grain of salt.

Election Integrity is a hugely important issue and we need to be really careful who is the face of that issue. For some odd reason disreputable characters such as bev Harris seem to be attracted to this movement.

his role in this particular affair, in view of the quite specific, gross lacunae in the custodial procedure, he cited. Not that the mean and sullen appearance of a number of the election workers there gave a good impression.

You know, airily dismissing the significance of this business he's brought to light, (having admitted that "Brakey may well be correct about what he observed"), isn't at all sensible. Moreover, you contradict yourself in disclaiming that you possess an inside track, yet asserting that you are very familiar with the workings and the staff of the Maricopa County Elections Dept.

This Republican election fraud has been endemic, indeed, pandemic since 2000, so don't you think your animus towards Brakey on such personal grounds, in the context, bordering on the frivolous, is misconceived?

If you consider any association with Bev Harris as well as certain other aspects indicating doubtful credibility "personal grounds" so be it. Many DUers remember what bev did to Andy and many DUers take that personally. I consider this a very important issue and we need credible representation on this issue. And I do deny I have an "inside track" unless you consider being acquainted with not only Brakey but other members of the Election Integrity Committee " inside info" I know the Maricopa Elections Folks from my work on campaigns and with the party. Big whoop. That means I and hundreds of others are "insiders?"

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We are dumb-asses if we allow the ballots to leave our polling places without being hand counted by the people

K&R :)

he was arrested? was he charged? is there anything at all to it? can brad nelson be arrested for interfering with an election count, obstructing justice, false arrest, something?

election-integrity verification, on the TV.

No Community Organizing Allowed.

But you better keep paying those taxes you galley slaves!!!!!!!