I noted yesterday that of 8035 Registered Voters in Vienna, only 5503 Voted. 2532 seem to have just disappeared into the mists of time? They would/ should have been the deciding factor in who really won a lot of races here in Vienna. While I fully realize it is the RIGHT of any person over 18 and still able to make a mark of some kind on a piece of paper to Vote or NOT; it was sad so many failed to take the time to vote for their Community.
Now what I am going to write below is in NO WAY, SHAPE or FORM to allege I would have won the Election for Mayor. It may well have been that Mr. Azinger was robbed far, far more than me?
The other thing I noted was the so called Security Procedures for the Early Voting at the City Building. I read where the PEBs (Personal Electronic Ballot), which are the "activators" for the Voting Machines Ballot and the Poll Slips are put into a transport box which has two keys. One goes to the representative for each party while the box remains in the possession of the Site Supervisor. Each of the above takes their respective items home with them and return all to the site the next day.
Now I have reviewed and reviewed the various documents provided to me from Mr. Rhodes at the County Clerks' office. He has and is most forthcoming on my FOIAs and I appreciate not only the data he has provided, but the fact that he understands the five day response in the State FOIA Law. The City of Vienna along with the Wood County Judiciary rewrote the Law to allow for any number of days as the City may choose to reply. And one wonders why I have so little respect for any of them as alleged Professionals?
Moving on, I am suspicious but that the Early Voting results were tampered with? This is based on the fact there is no proof as too whether or not the seals that were alleged to be on the box were actually sealed each day upon return to the site. Yes, it was alledgedly confirmed the seal was on the box, but in no way that it had ever been sealed or was still upon returning to the site? A seal number in and of itself on a list is not proof of security?
The other issue that astounded me was how few votes I was shown to have received. During my out and about to the 'hoods in October and early November, I had a "raw" count of about 1000- 1200 votes. This was in NO WAY a guarantee of anything but support on those days. But would be a good base to build on since I was not able to speak to a lot of the folks who were working or whose area I was not able to get too while in the 'hoods? What has really brought this to the surface are the people who I did not get a chance to talk with but who was stated to me or through another relative that they had voted for me in the past two or so weeks. Certainly not hundreds of them but enought to make me start thinking? To all of those folks, I again thank one and all for their support.
I also recognize that people could have been lying to me, changed their minds or were part of the above infamous 2532 that did not vote when it was time to stand up and step out. But 500- 700? I would find that very hard to believe and frankly do not. Over 50% just gone?
It is my suspicion and allegation that votes were somehow tampered with either each day or maybe on the last day which was the Saturday Early Voting? How you might ask?
It would be an interesting day that any Police Department would not have access to a lock picking set? And of course there is always the actual assistance of a Lock Smith? It may well be illegal NOW to have a lock pick set in a Police Department, but I am comfortable it was not always so. So illegal now but still locked up (?)/ stored (?), in a desk/ cabinet somewhere for an "as needed" issue? There are people so adept at picking locks in this World, that I think they could pick a lock with a strand of hair? Some hyperbole maybe, but you get the idea. And who knows how many people would have access to that storage area? I am NOT pointing a finger at anyone in the PD, but just where such a kit may be stored?
Even the possibility that because of the "connections" so rampant in Vienna that whomever had the keys and box were part of our infamous "good old boys/ girls network"? I truly can not say other than access to the PEBs and the Activators by a person or persons unknown? And I know that the folks who were at the Polling Site were supposedly not from Vienna itself? But watching how loose the 2014 Election was, I am sure a lot of folks know each other that do not live in Vienna.
And the issue on up to fifteen people being turned away while in line on the first day when the closing time arrived does not help insure the integrity that should have been in place there? And of course could have caused a lot of bad feelings when the Sect. of State contacted Mr. Rhodes, who initially said the line was not cut off. When I offered up the two people who had watched the shutdown, I heard nothing more on it. I do NOT KNOW ANY of the people involved other than Mr. Rhodes down in P'burg and have trust in his integrity. How many people had access to the boxes I have no idea and would for sure like to believe it was NOT an issue with the Polling Staff?
I would truly hope that this system was NOT compromised, but I also am a pragmatist from watching what has gone on in the City over the past decade. And it ain't pretty folks.
And than we have the ability to "adjust" some of the votes. Who could do that? There are numerous folks with an ability to go into a piece of Technology Equipment and do whatever?
The data to me from a FOIA seemed to suggest that when one voted early the fact that they voted was registered to prevent going to another site, but NOT whom they voted for?
And I am suspicious that because there was the alleged opportunities to make "adjustments", that one or more got over zealous and rolled too many votes. Did this maybe get done to Mr. Azinger too? Only the ones at this time who may have done it would know? And they sure as Hell are not talking.
In anycase, he may well have been the second real loser here? The first being the people of Vienna who are now saddled with the same non representatives in many cases they have had for some years.
For the above reasons, and because of the questionable if not illegal actions in the May Primary (Federal Voting Laws), for the City Council and the actions that took place for the Ballot Drawing in August by Mr. Rapp and Ms. Smith, I am still not able to speak on their winning in an above board way?
And yet again, I wish to emphasize that what I wrote above is in NO WAY, SHAPE or FORM to allege I would have won the Election for Mayor. It may well have been that Mr. Azinger was robbed far more than me?
And finally, on the First Reading for the Second time for the pay raise, at each vote, that person or people who will benefit from that SPECIFIC vote should leave the room. In simple terms, it should be a three (3) part vote and to insure integrity, morals and ethics, the person(s), to gain be it Mr. Rapp, Ms. Smith or the two Council Members should absent themselves and not be in the room for the Vote. I will bet a $1.00- 2.98 that NO ONE leaves the room? Another rigged vote? Seems "conflict of interest" rules voting for themselves are pretty fluid for the Council? 'nuff said'.