1 00:00:07,919 --> 00:00:14,780 room if you or you know somebody can serve I 2 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:35,960 so um here's one of my elected classes 3 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,960 for everything 4 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:48,020 I don't think that this process is going to take place before the gubernatorial 5 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,020 election 6 00:00:50,940 --> 00:00:57,059 do I I feel like this will be rolled out in 7 00:00:54,480 --> 00:01:00,140 phases where it won't empty implemented Statewide yes 8 00:01:17,460 --> 00:01:20,900 the warehouse technicians 9 00:01:21,119 --> 00:01:26,900 when the legislative orders came in and said we're oriented 10 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:51,860 so we 11 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,079 is that 12 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,100 what what could happen 13 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,500 to 14 00:02:10,920 --> 00:02:13,220 people 15 00:02:15,180 --> 00:02:21,500 are going to have to continue around people now 16 00:02:18,780 --> 00:02:21,500 and 17 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:52,099 foreign [Music] 18 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:52,099 States 19 00:02:54,420 --> 00:03:01,520 hold on I'm connected you're seeing that firsthand on the news 20 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,800 right now [Music] 21 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,800 um 22 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:15,599 we have so many controls like I said in place around our elections so many 23 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:22,620 checks and balances so many audits that we do leading up to our election and 24 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:29,280 then afterwards and with the help of the board and the cooperation with our ROV 25 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:34,739 we don't have problems we're extremely transparent and I'm a thousand percent 26 00:03:31,319 --> 00:03:38,099 about voter integrity and voter transparency 27 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:43,080 but I really think that we're going to have some serious problems around paper 28 00:03:39,959 --> 00:03:48,180 ballots we live in Southern Louisiana we deal with humidity and those of you that 29 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:52,920 have worked in an office you know what happens when paper is exposed to 30 00:03:49,860 --> 00:03:56,459 humidity and when it's in a printer or when it's in a fax machine what happens 31 00:03:54,599 --> 00:04:01,799 it's going to jam so what's going to happen on a Precinct 32 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:06,180 level when that ballot jams either printing out your Ballot or more 33 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:11,700 importantly what's going to happen when that ballot that you just hand marked 34 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:16,079 you're putting the scanner and it jams somebody's going to have to unjam it and 35 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:21,060 it's going to be a commissioner and you all know somebody in here that if they 36 00:04:18,660 --> 00:04:24,600 saw the way Gail voted they would be talking about it at church Sunday 37 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:29,940 morning they would 38 00:04:27,180 --> 00:04:33,199 but let me take it a step further nobody reads instructions 39 00:04:34,020 --> 00:04:43,919 we deal with that when we're processing the absentee ballots and it tells you to 40 00:04:40,620 --> 00:04:50,820 fill in the dot completely or it tells you only make one selection or for the 41 00:04:47,940 --> 00:04:55,699 Abita Alderman's race they was to select five well they were selecting six and 42 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,699 seven 43 00:04:55,940 --> 00:05:04,139 sometimes they will put a check or an X instead of circling it sometimes they 44 00:05:01,919 --> 00:05:09,120 will write not this one and draw a line to who they want to to vote for 45 00:05:07,139 --> 00:05:13,440 sometimes they'll even have their own commentary about what they think of the 46 00:05:10,860 --> 00:05:16,560 candidate on the ballot and and they let us know 47 00:05:15,419 --> 00:05:21,060 um so when that happens when we're 48 00:05:18,300 --> 00:05:25,560 processing those ballots the board has to adjudicate it because 49 00:05:23,340 --> 00:05:31,620 the scanner kicks it out because there's marks on that ballot on in areas where 50 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:36,539 there shouldn't be marks and the scanner picks it up so the board all five of us 51 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:41,639 and the board consists of the register of voter the governor appointee which is 52 00:05:39,060 --> 00:05:47,460 Gail a representative from DPAC a representative from rpac and myself all 53 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:52,860 five of us have to agree what that voter's intention was yes they raced it 54 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:57,720 it's still showing a little bit of of Mark on it but this circle is really 55 00:05:55,440 --> 00:06:03,240 really dark so we we can all agree on what their intent is especially if they 56 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:06,660 draw a line and say no this one okay but what if they do that on a Precinct 57 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:11,699 level it's going to kick it out 58 00:06:09,300 --> 00:06:16,979 what is the adjudication process on a Precinct level 59 00:06:13,919 --> 00:06:22,139 and the secrecy of your ballot I really feel is going to be compromised 60 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:29,880 so how is that going to be adjudicated on a Precinct level I have no idea 61 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:33,860 so if you're talking about 141 000 voters that voted in a presidential 62 00:06:31,979 --> 00:06:40,680 election in person and take that plus the absentee ballots 63 00:06:37,740 --> 00:06:44,699 times that by three pages that's how many pieces of paper we're 64 00:06:42,419 --> 00:06:50,940 going to be dealing with on Election Day now let me let me explain this to you 65 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:56,280 whatever Baton Rouge decides and whatever they decide is our election 66 00:06:53,100 --> 00:07:00,960 process Johnny Crane and I are going to be charged with implementing that we're 67 00:06:59,039 --> 00:07:05,039 going to be champions of this process and we're going to lead the rest of the 68 00:07:03,419 --> 00:07:10,380 state with the way that we do it because Johnny Crane and I share the same I.T 69 00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:12,860 person from the secretary of state so we get it right 70 00:07:14,460 --> 00:07:20,460 but that's not gonna you know be the case 71 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:25,919 I'm very concerned about the direction that our process is going and the other 72 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:29,580 part that is very concerning is that I've spoken to so many representatives 73 00:07:27,900 --> 00:07:33,539 about this and they totally did not understand what 74 00:07:31,979 --> 00:07:37,199 they voted on they go no this hadn't been decided yet 75 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:42,440 oh yes it is the governor's already signed it this went in effect in 2021. 76 00:07:42,539 --> 00:07:49,919 Gail has spoken to several representatives and this isn't a 77 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:53,699 political party issue this is our Democratic issue this is going to affect 78 00:07:52,199 --> 00:08:00,960 all of us and we need to be aware of the security 79 00:07:57,139 --> 00:08:05,759 the accuracy of our elections and it's not about how fast we're getting the 80 00:08:03,060 --> 00:08:12,199 results in it's about the accuracy of the results that we're getting in 81 00:08:08,699 --> 00:08:12,199 again you got anything you want to add 82 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:29,400 Melissa is 100 correct when she said accuracy is what it's all about this uh 83 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:36,899 last election we were short one ballot 84 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:44,219 and we know exactly how many we need this is with the mail-in ballots and we 85 00:08:40,979 --> 00:08:50,640 searched and searched and searched and we found the one ballot before we run 86 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:56,100 our ballots through a scanner we put them in groups of 50. somebody hand 87 00:08:53,040 --> 00:09:03,779 counts 50 ballots we open them they go through the scanner one of the stacks 88 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:09,420 had 51 in it and it was near the end of three large cases 89 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:13,399 of ballots and you know we don't leave we know that that's what we have to do 90 00:09:18,180 --> 00:09:26,100 we had to implement some emergency procedures with the way that we're 91 00:09:23,339 --> 00:09:31,260 processing things and they changed the law to allow parishes that if you 92 00:09:27,959 --> 00:09:35,580 received over 5 000 absentee mail-in ballot you could start prepping those 93 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:40,680 ballots the day before and what we mean by that is that we have a list of 94 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:46,500 everyone that's turned in an absentee ballot so we're checking off to make 95 00:09:43,620 --> 00:09:51,959 sure we have every ballot in hand for every person's name that's on the list 96 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:55,560 then we are removing the affidavit separating the affidavit that's on the 97 00:09:54,060 --> 00:10:00,360 envelope we're never opening the envelope because we can't tabulate votes 98 00:09:57,839 --> 00:10:05,640 until election day so we're grouping these envelopes in 50 99 00:10:03,540 --> 00:10:11,399 and we're double checking everything and we were sharp one before and this was 100 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:15,600 the day before and we recounted um Gail's been there with me on Election 101 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:21,740 night and there was a a stack of envelopes that 102 00:10:19,260 --> 00:10:28,800 accidentally got put in the trash and I was furious and I made them rescan 103 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:33,240 all of the ballots we were still short and I looked at Gail and you could have 104 00:10:30,899 --> 00:10:37,560 heard a pin drop because I was Furious I dumped all the bags of trash out in the 105 00:10:35,580 --> 00:10:42,480 middle of the misdemeanor courtroom and sat on the floor everybody else followed 106 00:10:39,899 --> 00:10:48,360 suit and we found them they were just there was yeah you were there 107 00:10:45,420 --> 00:10:53,899 Daryl was there so we account for everything we dot our eyes and we cross 108 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,899 our T's 109 00:10:54,060 --> 00:11:00,360 I I don't know how this is going to work I don't know 110 00:10:59,100 --> 00:11:04,339 um Donnie do you have anything you'd like 111 00:11:01,980 --> 00:11:04,339 to add 112 00:11:14,279 --> 00:11:22,380 thank y'all I'm glad to be here Melissa does a great job if it Saint Tammany 113 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:28,680 actually she takes the role of throughout the state of when something 114 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:33,360 is implemented or something needs to be done they call on Saint Tammany and I'm 115 00:11:31,260 --> 00:11:38,940 fortunate enough Washington we share the same people that work with both of us 116 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:43,440 but my parents and we're not quite fifty thousand we have the same issues we have 117 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:49,079 the same issues the county we had same issues with commissioners 118 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:54,240 my staff about half of them had to work as Commissioners especially at 5 30 in 119 00:11:52,860 --> 00:11:58,140 the morning when you get phone calls that this commissioner couldn't show up 120 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:02,820 or this one's got the flu and we're trying to send them all over the parish 121 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:09,600 so it is a it is a big issue that we have now me and her both and all the 122 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:13,079 clerks in the in the state whatever the Secretary of State or whatever they give 123 00:12:11,579 --> 00:12:17,700 us to run we're going to do it to the best of our ability I want to assure you 124 00:12:15,180 --> 00:12:21,600 of that but before we get out there and get 125 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:27,120 something that we know is needs to be fixed we need to get it right the first 126 00:12:23,459 --> 00:12:33,959 time and not and so we're trying um to sometimes you don't understand 127 00:12:29,700 --> 00:12:37,680 what we go through in election uh day or election cycle or that night and that's 128 00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:41,700 what we're just trying to point out about how the Commissioners are and 129 00:12:40,140 --> 00:12:45,180 what's going to happen that night and what's going to happen with paper 130 00:12:42,779 --> 00:12:48,959 ballots one of them told me he said you mean people don't put a circle into I 131 00:12:47,519 --> 00:12:53,700 said you ought to see what's wrote on there you ought to see we see it we go 132 00:12:51,779 --> 00:12:59,279 through them now my Parish we used to when I was elected clerk in 2012 at six 133 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:04,680 o'clock we got there by eight o'clock we had the early votes counted 134 00:13:01,980 --> 00:13:10,019 ready to go on a thing now it was 1 30 we had to be there and 135 00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:15,600 we got through it a quarter to eight we had right at uh 136 00:13:12,740 --> 00:13:20,519 870 something early votes we didn't quite have enough to to do it the day 137 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:24,180 before but it's the same thing and when we're running the election and we're 138 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:29,519 having to go and people are calling Mr Crane so and so is this at the fire 139 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:34,440 station and and this is going on we're locked up in a room counting boats so 140 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:40,079 it's kind of uh you come where's the clerk at well we're part of the ones so 141 00:13:37,500 --> 00:13:44,100 it takes away from us too but in my Parish 142 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:48,420 probably a third of my precincts are in a fire station I got to be I'm riding 143 00:13:46,620 --> 00:13:52,740 around on Friday for a Saturday election make sure the fire trucks pulled out and 144 00:13:51,180 --> 00:13:58,680 I'm riding around making sure we've thrown uh uh the stuff on the floor so 145 00:13:55,980 --> 00:14:03,779 the oil I'm not but that's where we vote now you imagine with paper ballots 146 00:14:01,380 --> 00:14:10,380 us trying to make sure that that they stay and they're able to be scanned 147 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:14,339 I'm not against an audit Trail and and neither is Melissa we're not against 148 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:18,000 that but there's machines out there you can take a piece of paper and stick it 149 00:14:15,899 --> 00:14:23,040 in there and that machine will tell you who you voted for you look at it and 150 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:28,320 that's what you got you hit submit it votes goes in a lock box and it's locked 151 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:34,019 their stuff out there is what we're trying to say is what we're trying to 152 00:14:30,660 --> 00:14:41,160 get our legislation and our secretary of state to look at and without Melissa 153 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:47,880 doing what she does I don't know look I'm in I've got her coming to my Parish 154 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:52,019 in January to speak because it isn't an issue but it's an issue that everybody 155 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:55,560 needs to be aware of now if y'all tell us y'all want paper ballots guess what 156 00:14:54,000 --> 00:15:00,660 we're going to be the first ones out there doing the best we can with them so 157 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:05,160 but I just want to say what you're saying we have the same issues in our 158 00:15:02,579 --> 00:15:09,120 small Parish we have the same thing and we just asked to take a look if we're 159 00:15:07,620 --> 00:15:13,980 going to wait till after the governor's race or we're going to wait a year let's 160 00:15:11,579 --> 00:15:19,500 take a look at what's best for the people of Louisiana let's take a look 161 00:15:15,660 --> 00:15:24,480 when Saturday at 12 o'clock Saturday night all our results are in we're not 162 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:28,199 sitting there waiting on somebody to drop something off we're not sitting 163 00:15:26,100 --> 00:15:33,180 there in our ballots to get a mail-in ballots you've got to ask for it ahead 164 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:37,800 of time so we know who sent a mail in ballot and we know who's who sent it in 165 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:44,639 to vote and that day on the precinct register we've got they voted by mail we 166 00:15:41,220 --> 00:15:49,980 know that Louisiana we may be down on some things but in elections we're at 167 00:15:46,620 --> 00:15:52,639 the top and so make sure y'all kind of 168 00:15:57,660 --> 00:16:04,019 are you connected to the machines that we currently have we would rank first or 169 00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:06,620 second in the nation and you all know that we don't ever 170 00:16:06,959 --> 00:16:12,600 would live in our country but we do lead our country in our 171 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:16,260 elections um you know going back talking about 172 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:21,060 fire stations we don't control thermostats in any of our precincts we 173 00:16:18,779 --> 00:16:27,120 have precincts in St Tammany that there's no air and heat in the precinct 174 00:16:23,839 --> 00:16:31,320 and when you walk into these precincts the condensation is coming down the 175 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:36,120 windows it's on the floors we're trying to to mop things up to make sure no one 176 00:16:33,540 --> 00:16:40,920 Falls and you can just feel it in the air the AC or the heater kicks on at a 177 00:16:39,180 --> 00:16:44,519 certain time and then the afternoon it kicks off and then we're dealing with 178 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:49,019 the condensation because our polls are open till 8 pm 179 00:16:46,259 --> 00:16:54,500 so there's a lot of elements and we still have neighboring parishes that are 180 00:16:51,839 --> 00:17:00,839 still dealing with the aftermath of hurricanes and they're conducting their 181 00:16:57,300 --> 00:17:05,939 elections intense and have porta potties and FYI Somebody went into a porta potty 182 00:17:04,260 --> 00:17:09,799 and there was a water moccasin in the porta potty so I mean can you 183 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:16,799 you know I would be done um 184 00:17:13,980 --> 00:17:23,880 so those are the challenges that we're facing and I I welcome anybody to if you 185 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:27,900 want to come to my office I have been hosting meetings 186 00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:33,780 where I give you behind the scene chore A to Z of how the election starts 187 00:17:31,380 --> 00:17:38,220 how we secure our machines and how they're locked and programmed to what 188 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:42,059 happens on Election Day and election night and I've had all different kinds 189 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:47,880 of Civic groups political groups come and 190 00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:53,640 just call me and say hey I'd like my group to come because I'm wanting to 191 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:56,000 debunk the conspiracy theories okay yes ma'am 192 00:17:57,179 --> 00:18:03,240 because our machines are not connected to the internet 193 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:09,660 okay they're not connected to the internet in any way shape or form and 194 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:14,880 the machines that we have are like pre-cell phone age 195 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:20,580 there they were purchased Johnny like in 94 92 something like that 196 00:18:18,419 --> 00:18:25,679 they're old and that's why we need new machines because the parts are almost 197 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:32,340 impossible to find we're having to gingerly handle them and make sure that 198 00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:35,760 they're not being banged around and people aren't running them through 199 00:18:33,780 --> 00:18:40,860 gravel to get them from the Draymond truck into the precinct so there's a lot 200 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:44,280 of different things you know that we are trying to contend to keep these machines 201 00:18:42,780 --> 00:18:50,240 going I want to say um 202 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:56,820 I did meet with Larry Freeman who is our representative here in Abita Springs and 203 00:18:53,760 --> 00:19:03,740 while he was sociable with me you know he was very personable 204 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:09,960 he is worried about himself politically and I asked him you know I said 205 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:14,700 sometimes you have to do the right thing and not what's going to help you 206 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:20,460 politically and you know I mean he he smiled at me 207 00:19:16,260 --> 00:19:25,200 but I invited him as I know Melissa has done other Representatives I invited him 208 00:19:22,799 --> 00:19:29,820 to come sit with us and watch the process because a lot of times our our 209 00:19:27,780 --> 00:19:35,160 legislators they just skim a bill 210 00:19:32,700 --> 00:19:41,760 they don't really know and I'm I'm saying this they don't really know the 211 00:19:38,220 --> 00:19:47,820 all the bits and pieces and parts that it takes to make something work 212 00:19:43,919 --> 00:19:53,580 so that's what's frustrating for me when I'm sitting there and I hear what's 213 00:19:49,799 --> 00:19:58,919 happening and I know that these people are our 214 00:19:55,799 --> 00:20:04,080 clueless in the most complementary of ways 215 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:09,120 you know but um I would suggest 216 00:20:06,179 --> 00:20:14,580 that you tell your friends and your family what we're going to be seeing 217 00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:19,740 here if if this bill is not amended and it can be amended and that's what I'm 218 00:20:17,220 --> 00:20:28,080 trying to do I have a meeting December 5th with a state senator McMath and Beth 219 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:32,160 Mizell and I you know I don't know if they're going to pay attention to me or 220 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:36,480 not but I'd go sit with my paperwork and I do know what I'm talking about I've 221 00:20:34,380 --> 00:20:42,120 been doing this long enough now so that's what I would hope that if you 222 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:47,039 know if you understand if you have an open mind and you see that we don't have 223 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:52,919 a problem we're trying to fix a problem we don't have please do something about 224 00:20:49,380 --> 00:20:57,480 it just don't sit and think well this is what I'm going to have to deal with let 225 00:20:55,080 --> 00:21:03,419 them hear your voices even though they might not be apt to amend the law they 226 00:21:01,679 --> 00:21:07,500 don't like hearing from us all the time either 227 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:12,179 you know and we we know that we we're very vocal in this area I'm 228 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:17,940 looking at Stuart because he's the most vocal person in Abita 229 00:21:14,820 --> 00:21:22,100 but um I want to if you have any questions to anybody have any questions 230 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:25,210 okay come up here [Music] 231 00:21:26,039 --> 00:21:35,240 in my mind the accuracy issue is very top priority but how much time do you 232 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:39,539 anticipate that this system will increase the amount of time to vote 233 00:21:37,559 --> 00:21:45,860 whereas some people may just say okay I'm not waiting anymore I mean that's a 234 00:21:41,940 --> 00:21:45,860 concern as well correct as far as 235 00:21:46,260 --> 00:21:54,000 so like I mentioned earlier we don't have a voter registration problem we 236 00:21:51,179 --> 00:21:59,640 turn out problem and we have long lines as it is on big elections Tuesday we had 237 00:21:58,020 --> 00:22:03,539 some precincts that had really long lines because everybody was Voting which 238 00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:07,620 was great we don't want to disenfranchise our 239 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:12,000 voters when they show up and they go oh my gosh 240 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:16,200 look how long this line is and then you saw where we had eight Constitutional 241 00:22:13,740 --> 00:22:20,100 Amendments well we unfortunately we have people that don't know 242 00:22:18,659 --> 00:22:24,240 how they're going to vote on the Constitutional Amendments and they wait 243 00:22:21,900 --> 00:22:29,640 until they get into the booth to read it and then make a decision okay 244 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:33,360 so if we have these little stations where they're hand marking the ballots 245 00:22:31,799 --> 00:22:39,480 they're going to stand there and they're going to read it which is going to take 246 00:22:36,059 --> 00:22:43,260 up stations for people to be able to move through the line 247 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:49,740 I'm concerned it's going to promote longer lines I don't want anybody to 248 00:22:46,140 --> 00:22:54,360 think that the clerks are against this because it's going to cause more work 249 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:58,500 for us because if the clerks were worried about too much work we wouldn't 250 00:22:56,159 --> 00:23:02,940 be clerks to begin with because we work hard okay 251 00:23:00,299 --> 00:23:06,960 it has nothing to do with that you elected me to be your Clerk and I am 252 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:11,760 the chief elections commissioner for this parish and I feel responsible and 253 00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:17,100 obligated to let you know what's coming down the pike because you all know that 254 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:20,880 if you'd walk into a Precinct and you hadn't heard me talk about this and 255 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:24,539 somebody hands you a ballot you're going to go what is this 256 00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:28,260 and then my phone's going to be blowing up 257 00:23:25,559 --> 00:23:33,600 wanting to know how come nobody told me when did this happen 258 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:37,679 and why wasn't the public notified the reaction that I've gotten from you 259 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:41,340 tonight is the same reaction that I've gotten in front of every group that I've 260 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:45,059 spoken to you're not hearing this about on the 261 00:23:43,620 --> 00:23:50,340 news you're not hearing this in the newspaper you're not even hearing this 262 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:54,120 well you're hearing it some from the people that are wanting the hand marked 263 00:23:52,020 --> 00:23:59,460 Hand counted paper ballots because they're touting a conspiracy theory you 264 00:23:56,940 --> 00:24:02,700 know they're touting they had someone do a report 265 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:08,100 and you all know that you can run a report and do statistics with algorithms 266 00:24:05,580 --> 00:24:12,480 and you can manipulate that right well they're showing that there's always a 267 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:17,159 spike in voter registration before presidential election and then there's a 268 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:21,419 decline well that's like that after every 269 00:24:18,299 --> 00:24:27,000 winner and every summer we clean up the rolls that's a normal cycle but that's 270 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:31,200 the frustrating part is that people are only telling you half truths 271 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:34,679 and because they're only telling you half truths people are going well then 272 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:38,159 that must be true because it's on the internet 273 00:24:35,460 --> 00:24:44,299 we have so many people since the 2020 presidential elections that's YouTube 274 00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:44,299 certified it blows my mind 275 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:49,580 get the facts ask the questions 276 00:24:51,799 --> 00:24:57,860 Liz come up you have to I'm sorry 277 00:25:02,580 --> 00:25:08,780 What specifically can we do to prevent this from happening 278 00:25:10,940 --> 00:25:17,880 so right now if you feel passionate about anything I've shared with you 279 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:23,100 please contact your representatives because the only way that we can change 280 00:25:20,159 --> 00:25:25,580 what's happening is for this bill to be amended 281 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:36,779 oh you look good so I have a question so the electorate 282 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:42,380 is getting younger and Because unless you're over 65 you can't vote by mail 283 00:25:38,700 --> 00:25:42,380 right so you you know 284 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:56,159 you're just gonna be working out of town my point is is that you're going to 285 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:59,460 start getting more and more of these ballots that have to be done on Election 286 00:25:57,659 --> 00:26:03,419 Day because that's the only time they can vote or early voting but they're 287 00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:06,480 going to have to vote in person so this problem you're having is going to 288 00:26:05,039 --> 00:26:11,039 continue to increase you know the quantity we're all dying off sorry but 289 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:14,940 you know there's a lot of young folks who are very active want to vote give a 290 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:19,520 damn and so your problem is going to get worse anything working on that side of 291 00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:19,520 the legislature 292 00:26:24,059 --> 00:26:32,400 uh I have a question with regard to the problem with paper ballots I can see how 293 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:39,000 much of a problem it is but is the problem with the election day paper 294 00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:44,039 ballots or the uh in advance uh vote by mail because I really like the concept 295 00:26:41,460 --> 00:26:48,440 of voting by mail and it seems like if they gave you more time or did some 296 00:26:46,020 --> 00:26:55,679 other tweet to it that might be okay whereas you can't fix fire stations and 297 00:26:51,539 --> 00:26:58,760 whatnot and for the day by uh on the day paper ballots 298 00:27:01,340 --> 00:27:08,460 that means that we're going to have to start prepping the ballots more than one 299 00:27:06,659 --> 00:27:13,080 day in advance and we did that for the presidential election we started I think 300 00:27:10,980 --> 00:27:17,940 three days three days ahead of the election we were prepping ballots 301 00:27:15,419 --> 00:27:23,159 and preparing for that and on Election Day we scanned all of those ballots on 302 00:27:21,299 --> 00:27:29,700 Election Day because the law says we cannot start tabulating until election 303 00:27:25,620 --> 00:27:34,679 day now other states they actually start scanning those ballots weeks before the 304 00:27:32,580 --> 00:27:37,580 election because they are all paper ballot state 305 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:45,320 yeah but I mean you want to talk about opening yourself 306 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,320 up for fraud 307 00:27:48,299 --> 00:27:54,059 is one other one other question is uh can what you're looking for 308 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:57,179 Commissioners can people are running for office be Commissioners and what are the 309 00:27:56,159 --> 00:28:01,919 limit so could they do the tax selections or 310 00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:05,880 something like that that are in between the 311 00:28:03,299 --> 00:28:09,240 so so it's only the specific elections that they're on the ballot for that they 312 00:28:07,559 --> 00:28:13,320 can't be if you decide not to run you can be a 313 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:17,480 commissioner you too could be a commissioner 314 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,760 any any other questions 315 00:28:25,260 --> 00:28:31,620 and you may not know this but we have a paper shortage 316 00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:37,380 I am limited to the amount of paper that I can order at one time so instead of me 317 00:28:34,679 --> 00:28:41,580 making an order once a month now we're placing orders every week just so that 318 00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:43,760 we can make sure we don't run out of paper 319 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,080 any other questions 320 00:28:53,039 --> 00:29:03,720 hi I'm a poll commissioner and I've been working for a couple of years doing this 321 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:14,220 and I just want to commend Melissa and everyone else and reassure you I tell 322 00:29:08,299 --> 00:29:20,340 all my friends that there is no way we could have any kind of voter fraud in 323 00:29:17,820 --> 00:29:25,559 Saint Tammany Parish I don't know I can't speak to other parishes but I've 324 00:29:23,039 --> 00:29:33,419 been working enough elections to tell you we've got double books with the 325 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:37,980 registered voters names if someone wants to come in and they're not on our book 326 00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:42,360 we've got the go vote app we can say oh well you're not in this Precinct that's 327 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:49,380 that's why you're not here you need to go to that table and vote or yes look 328 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:56,880 your mother already voted she vote it says on there voted early and I strongly 329 00:29:53,419 --> 00:30:03,960 encourage as many of you to vote early if you can so you don't have to wait in 330 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:11,600 long lines It also says if they voted by mail it also says if a person needs 331 00:30:07,860 --> 00:30:18,120 assist sentence because we do have handicapped elderly people who show up 332 00:30:15,059 --> 00:30:24,059 with their children their adult children and say my mom wants to vote and 333 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:33,620 sometimes they have difficulty reading so they have the ability to have someone 334 00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:45,020 help them and that's listed in there we have so many ways to keep voter 335 00:30:39,419 --> 00:30:52,919 Integrity in this parish and it just devastates me to think that that is now 336 00:30:49,740 --> 00:30:58,620 in Jeopardy and I had read an article prior to the November election that said 337 00:30:56,820 --> 00:31:02,760 we were going to have paper ballots and I freaked out thinking oh my God we're 338 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:09,480 going to have paper ballots in this November election and no we didn't but 339 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:13,380 when I mentioned it to other other poll Commissioners they didn't know what I 340 00:31:11,220 --> 00:31:19,679 was talking about a lot of them were like what paper ballots what do you mean 341 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:24,120 they kind of thought I was nuts it's like we don't we don't need paper we're 342 00:31:21,299 --> 00:31:29,640 not going to have paper balance I read an article it says it's coming and 343 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:37,080 frankly I'm a retired teacher I don't know if any of you know what a Scantron 344 00:31:31,700 --> 00:31:47,779 test is but I can tell you just from doing a 50 question multiple choice test 345 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:55,799 so many errors so many problems where erasures or seriously I will go back and 346 00:31:52,620 --> 00:32:00,960 recheck it and the Machine counted something wrong when they had the right 347 00:31:57,899 --> 00:32:06,419 answer or they counted it right when they had the wrong answer that kind of 348 00:32:02,820 --> 00:32:12,600 thing I mean it's a machine on a paper ballot there's so much room for error 349 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:16,919 there really is it can get wrinkled it can get bent they're supposed to use a 350 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:25,620 number two pencil they decide to use a black pen or a red pen or all of that so 351 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:35,960 I seriously seriously want to urge anyone here to volunteer to be a poll 352 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:43,020 commissioner it is it's a long long day a very long day 353 00:32:38,460 --> 00:32:49,440 uh we had we had to be there at 5 30 in the morning and we didn't leave till a 354 00:32:46,919 --> 00:32:54,960 little after 8 30 because you have to you have to get there early to set up 355 00:32:51,600 --> 00:33:02,580 the machines and there's a whole lot of stuff you have to pull out and set up 356 00:32:58,260 --> 00:33:07,980 and post signs everywhere and you got to be ready and then after they finally 357 00:33:05,700 --> 00:33:14,880 announced the polls are closed everybody's like yes only then can you 358 00:33:12,179 --> 00:33:19,080 start taking anything down start dismantling you're not allowed to just 359 00:33:17,340 --> 00:33:26,580 say could y'all hurry up and vote we need to turn off this machine now no no 360 00:33:21,860 --> 00:33:31,820 and now I know we have extended the amount of time that you're allowed to be 361 00:33:28,919 --> 00:33:38,640 in the booth to six minutes but it took a lot of people that full 362 00:33:36,419 --> 00:33:45,120 six minutes or a little more because you're right they didn't read the 363 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:51,960 Amendments or you're right they don't understand how to vote properly one man 364 00:33:48,899 --> 00:33:57,899 he said I don't understand why why can't I vote on the other stuff and what he 365 00:33:53,820 --> 00:34:03,960 had done he had pushed the button to cast your ballot on the first screen he 366 00:34:01,559 --> 00:34:08,879 thought you had to push cast your ballot and then it would go to the next screen 367 00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:13,139 cast your ballot and it would go no you don't push that until you're through 368 00:34:10,619 --> 00:34:17,760 voting on everything and this guy was so upset because but I only got to vote on 369 00:34:15,899 --> 00:34:23,899 the first thing it's like yeah I'm sorry we can't open it up we can't let you 370 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,899 vote again I am 371 00:34:24,060 --> 00:34:36,899 I know but seriously I have to tell you even in the most contentious 372 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:45,599 presidential election that we had in 2020 373 00:34:38,419 --> 00:34:50,780 everyone in line was so polite and with covid with the masks and standing far 374 00:34:49,740 --> 00:34:59,720 apart everyone we did not have fighting 375 00:34:56,040 --> 00:35:10,380 pushing anger everyone was so well behaved I was so proud so 376 00:35:06,660 --> 00:35:16,640 proud that I could be a witness to see a fair free 377 00:35:12,619 --> 00:35:24,180 well-organized well-done election people really are good citizens and a lot of 378 00:35:20,579 --> 00:35:30,660 them bring their children with them so and I always tell them your mom your dad 379 00:35:27,060 --> 00:35:36,359 is a really good citizen because they came out to vote and you're going to 380 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:43,740 grow up to be a voter too and that's what they need to hear that's what they 381 00:35:38,460 --> 00:35:54,440 need to see and if you feel at all a spark of wanting to help not just our 382 00:35:48,540 --> 00:36:00,960 Parish but our country really have a a well-run election not where there's all 383 00:35:58,079 --> 00:36:06,540 this craziness that people are spouting because you're a witness you're there 384 00:36:03,420 --> 00:36:16,380 you can testify that doesn't happen where I'm at and I tell you this paper 385 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:22,980 thing if we don't get some kind of change or amendment to that I know it 386 00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:30,359 sounds good people are going to go no we need a paper trail no we don't those 387 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:37,920 machines are so accurate they give you a paper trail in effect you get a printout 388 00:36:32,820 --> 00:36:43,560 every machine in quadruple gives you a printout we know exactly how many people 389 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:49,560 voted on that machine and we know because we've got the tally of the 390 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:57,780 machines and it matches with the voter signatures there's it just is such an 391 00:36:53,760 --> 00:37:02,820 effective and efficient method and it kills me to think we're going to have to 392 00:36:59,820 --> 00:37:09,300 do something different so really I urge you to sign up and spread the word that 393 00:37:05,940 --> 00:37:16,560 paper ballots are going to be a disaster thank you Annie do you need a recruiter 394 00:37:12,370 --> 00:37:16,560 [Laughter] 395 00:37:21,660 --> 00:37:30,300 to where if somebody challenges an election we can go into that device open 396 00:37:26,940 --> 00:37:35,940 up and we can manually hand count or rescan those paper receipts of how you 397 00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:40,260 voted now remember we can't use a receipt like you get at 398 00:37:38,460 --> 00:37:45,060 the grocery store because it's thermal paper and what happens when that gets 399 00:37:42,599 --> 00:37:50,579 exposed to the sign it turns black or if it gets wet it turns black we have to be 400 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:55,140 able to retain those records for several years by law we have to retain it so we 401 00:37:53,220 --> 00:38:00,680 we need that auditable paper trail that's just going to give us a whole 402 00:37:56,760 --> 00:38:04,820 other additional level of transparency and confidence for everyone with our 403 00:38:03,420 --> 00:38:10,500 election you may be you maybe said this but I was 404 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:18,980 just wondering if the current machines we have could be modified to print 405 00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:18,980 yeah I I heard you say 406 00:38:25,740 --> 00:38:28,760 anybody else 407 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:47,339 we want to ask that for this to be amended but when we say we want it to be 408 00:38:45,300 --> 00:38:49,820 amended what do we want it to be amended to do 409 00:38:53,460 --> 00:39:01,740 but does that mean a paper scan even a paper ballot that can be scanned or we 410 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:05,119 want we want machines like we just need new machines 411 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:09,260 yeah the 412 00:39:09,720 --> 00:39:19,260 right there are there are machines out there that you work similarly to the 413 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:25,500 machines we have now but they create a paper trail that goes into a locked box 414 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:33,060 that can be accessed if need be at a later time but you operate the machines 415 00:39:28,859 --> 00:39:36,900 very similar to what we do now but what the amendment 416 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:41,579 that's in there that we need changed even our early voting machines will have 417 00:39:39,300 --> 00:39:46,380 to be changed too because they don't have paper ballots 418 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:48,920 so right 419 00:39:50,579 --> 00:39:58,980 that would roll into a sealed container that it's not a thermal paper it has to 420 00:39:56,160 --> 00:40:03,920 be an archival paper that we can maintain 421 00:40:01,859 --> 00:40:03,920 um 422 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:10,940 anybody else Stewart 423 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:18,060 since you're running out of questions I've got one that that's my own uh 424 00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:23,520 personal favorite is now we have two states that have uh elections where you 425 00:40:21,180 --> 00:40:28,560 have rant choice and I was wondering what's your perspective on that would 426 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:33,060 that have would that have to would that make your job too hard to do and how are 427 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:39,839 they doing in Alaska do they have paper ballots or do they have fancy machines 428 00:40:36,180 --> 00:40:45,720 expert on other states elections but I will tell you that we do have where you 429 00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:50,220 have to select you know multiple people to 430 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:56,040 um in the paper ballots but some people think that when you have to 431 00:40:52,740 --> 00:40:59,460 make okay I need to select three that they're saying okay this is my first 432 00:40:57,599 --> 00:41:04,500 choice this is my second choice it's my third choice they even do that in areas 433 00:41:02,700 --> 00:41:08,280 on the ballot where you only are supposed to select one but they're 434 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:13,700 telling you this is my first choice this is my second choice 435 00:41:10,619 --> 00:41:13,700 so like I said 436 00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:23,339 well it's instructions no yeah thank you it's already being done I 437 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:28,200 don't know how you do it but for the military overseas they get to have 438 00:41:25,859 --> 00:41:32,280 ranked Choice voting because it takes too long to go back and forth but giving 439 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:35,000 everybody that would I think would be great foreign 440 00:41:37,740 --> 00:41:45,380 I would just like to say my brother lives in Alaska and they love ranked 441 00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:45,380 Choice voting 442 00:41:45,420 --> 00:41:48,020 okay 443 00:41:54,300 --> 00:42:00,960 we commission meetings that people want to have a receipt when they leave a 444 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:07,500 Precinct well that's going to also open up another level of voting fraud of 445 00:42:03,780 --> 00:42:11,160 buying boats okay so we don't want anybody walking out with ballads we 446 00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:16,380 don't want people walking out with receipts and also dealing with a 447 00:42:13,619 --> 00:42:21,000 Precinct level you know Johnny and I can sit here all night and talk about will 448 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:26,220 this possibly could happen and that could possibly happen because we we're 449 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:29,760 dealing with it Hands-On where what if somebody makes a mistake on a ballot and 450 00:42:28,140 --> 00:42:34,260 they want a new ballot so now we have to spoil a ballot 451 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:38,700 document that they were given a new ballot and then we got to keep track of 452 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:42,900 that spoiled ballot we also have to make sure that somebody's not walking in with 453 00:42:40,500 --> 00:42:48,619 the ballot and trying to get two ballots put into the machine 454 00:42:45,240 --> 00:42:54,060 there's multiple things multiple things and like I said there's so many laws 455 00:42:52,079 --> 00:42:58,800 that would have to be changed and updated and amended 456 00:42:56,400 --> 00:43:03,839 to for us to be able to implement paper ballots 457 00:43:00,599 --> 00:43:08,280 and I don't think everybody realizes you know our election code's that thick and 458 00:43:06,300 --> 00:43:13,680 we have come so far with our election process to have the controls in place to 459 00:43:11,339 --> 00:43:18,359 have the safeguards in place to where we are leading the nation with our 460 00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:24,180 elections and it's just disheartening to think that we're regressing 461 00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:30,300 because of a a choice view that are saying we want hand marked Hand counted 462 00:43:27,599 --> 00:43:34,859 and what they mean by hand counted is they wanted the Commissioners to stay in 463 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:39,079 the precinct after 8 pm and hand tabulate all of the ballots 464 00:43:41,700 --> 00:43:52,200 you know that is true I I went to a vendor presentation in Baton Rouge of a 465 00:43:48,900 --> 00:43:57,480 lot of the machines and then the I think two days afterwards there was a hearing 466 00:43:55,020 --> 00:44:02,579 that I looked at online and it was people that had been at the 467 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:08,839 vendor presentation I wanted to throw things across my 468 00:44:05,339 --> 00:44:14,339 kitchen when I was watching this so many of them were talking about 469 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:21,420 counting the paper ballots they didn't even trust the scanners they wanted 470 00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:26,220 every paper ballot counted and saying a week we can hire I 471 00:44:23,579 --> 00:44:32,720 Aunt Jenny and her 10 kids they'll help us you know I mean that's really what it 472 00:44:28,680 --> 00:44:32,720 sounded like it was very frustrating 473 00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:38,839 that's right yeah that's right 474 00:44:36,119 --> 00:44:38,839 Liz 475 00:44:45,060 --> 00:44:53,040 so what words should we include when we write to our representative that we want 476 00:44:50,579 --> 00:44:57,420 these changes made this amendment what do we do to make him understand 477 00:44:55,380 --> 00:45:02,000 exactly what we want what are you going to write to your representative I bet 478 00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:02,000 you already have 479 00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:13,380 that's it so you don't want me to say I don't want 480 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:17,819 to hand write it or have Aunt Jenny counting it or anything like that 481 00:45:15,460 --> 00:45:22,040 [Laughter] audible paper trail okay 482 00:45:32,180 --> 00:45:35,300 because then 483 00:45:35,460 --> 00:45:41,339 of our bid for a new 484 00:45:39,300 --> 00:45:44,940 we can talk about we wanted to be able to do this we 485 00:45:43,260 --> 00:45:50,640 wanted to be able to do that but we can't be specific I can't say a vendor's 486 00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:54,480 name nor will I say the the vendor's name that you know everybody calls the 487 00:45:52,980 --> 00:45:57,599 devil um 488 00:45:55,859 --> 00:46:01,619 but the other thing I wanted to mention to you when I was talking to you about 489 00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:04,859 the difference between Louisiana and the other states 490 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:09,300 Louisiana is they the Secretary of State staff are 491 00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:13,200 the only ones that handle our voting machines they're the ones that program 492 00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:18,480 our voting machines repair our boating machines 493 00:46:15,300 --> 00:46:22,619 in the other state the vendor is there 494 00:46:20,339 --> 00:46:26,760 sealing the machines repairing the machines programming the machines and 495 00:46:25,020 --> 00:46:32,760 they're there in their election center on Election night tabulating the votes 496 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:37,500 uploading them onto the internet okay so there's your difference of your 497 00:46:35,700 --> 00:46:42,000 breakdown of security because we don't have that 498 00:46:39,359 --> 00:46:46,260 the machines are entrusted to me the the clerks are the custodians of the voting 499 00:46:43,859 --> 00:46:50,180 machines and then after the election they're turned back over into the 500 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:55,740 Secretary of State's possession Johnny 501 00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:58,800 I just I just want to let y'all know as as your Clerk of Court 502 00:46:57,599 --> 00:47:04,859 as as y'all's representative uh in elections 503 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:10,079 is the chief election officer we're not here we're just trying to tell you or 504 00:47:08,040 --> 00:47:17,280 let y'all understand what's the best thing out there electronic voting is 505 00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:24,000 good there's there's we go in we vote we have the results there they're accurate 506 00:47:20,540 --> 00:47:30,599 and we understand that there some of the concerns that people have but there's 507 00:47:26,760 --> 00:47:35,099 machines out there that will answer all these concerns and you still go in and 508 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:40,500 vote just like you've been voting you're not going to see much change and that's 509 00:47:37,980 --> 00:47:45,540 what we want you to to understand that we're trying to get say hey we don't 510 00:47:43,140 --> 00:47:49,680 have to go back it's like if you know covet hit 511 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:53,220 if we wouldn't have our stuff online the lawyers couldn't come into office 512 00:47:51,540 --> 00:47:57,540 there's a lot of things it would have been shut down but luckily we had 513 00:47:55,920 --> 00:48:02,099 everything where you could get on a computer you could look up whatever you 514 00:47:59,460 --> 00:48:05,160 need and business went on as usual and that's what we want our election we 515 00:48:03,599 --> 00:48:10,680 don't want to discourage somebody not to vote we want to be able to vote walk up 516 00:48:07,940 --> 00:48:15,780 electronically vote got a paper trail shows how you voted goes in and when we 517 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:21,060 open the machines up if somebody challenges we can open that lock box up 518 00:48:18,300 --> 00:48:24,599 take them out scan them and they can they can do checks and balances with 519 00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:29,160 these machines when this started the first thing that 520 00:48:27,599 --> 00:48:33,180 was going to happen was was you're going to was going to vote by paper ballot the 521 00:48:31,260 --> 00:48:38,940 Commissioners would was going to stay over and count them that's what the 522 00:48:35,880 --> 00:48:43,800 original it started as now I tell my Commissioners that now like Mr Crane we 523 00:48:41,099 --> 00:48:48,119 done you can forget about us I'm not being ugly but I'm just saying it as 524 00:48:45,900 --> 00:48:52,560 your clerks and whatever y'all tell us to do or whatever machine y'all hand us 525 00:48:49,980 --> 00:48:57,660 we're going to do our best with but we think before something is is 526 00:48:55,800 --> 00:49:02,640 I don't want to say shove down our throats but before something is voted on 527 00:48:59,640 --> 00:49:07,800 it we had no input in that you need to know that there's things out there that 528 00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:12,720 your Saturday of election or your Tuesday of election you can run go 529 00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:17,160 before you go to work run in there and vote and go to work and not worry about 530 00:49:14,819 --> 00:49:21,060 like you do now so that's that's all we're doing is trying to give y'all the 531 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:27,540 facts give y'all what's out there because this got like the guy by us it 532 00:49:24,180 --> 00:49:32,339 like to got by the clerks and the ROV who works for the Secretary of State 533 00:49:29,359 --> 00:49:36,660 none of us was on this committee how do you have a committee and you 534 00:49:34,380 --> 00:49:41,400 don't even put your the people that run the election on there so that's what 535 00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:45,359 we're doing I'm not Melissa I appreciate everything you do and I appreciate Saint 536 00:49:43,380 --> 00:49:49,740 Tammany but I just wanted you all to know because I'm doing the same in my 537 00:49:46,980 --> 00:49:53,099 Parish talking to the voters letting them know we're not trying to change 538 00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:57,359 things we just want to make it better but keep everybody 539 00:49:55,140 --> 00:50:04,579 The Experience they have of boating as they have now so thank you 540 00:50:00,540 --> 00:50:04,579 thank you so much Missy 541 00:50:05,640 --> 00:50:13,319 it sounds to me like the legislators knew what they were doing very well by 542 00:50:11,339 --> 00:50:18,060 keeping everybody out that might have had a change 543 00:50:15,660 --> 00:50:24,180 in my opinion for what that's worth I think that they 544 00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:29,880 were good with the first bill that went through that had the wording that we're 545 00:50:26,760 --> 00:50:33,900 looking for but then like from what I understand about a half hour before the 546 00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:39,599 session ended this amendment got put in the required paper paper ballots and I 547 00:50:37,140 --> 00:50:44,339 do not think that they had the time nor the will when since the session was 548 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:51,119 closing to read the entire bill so you know I in in my opinion I think 549 00:50:47,940 --> 00:50:54,079 it was a last minute change you know any other questions 550 00:50:54,180 --> 00:51:04,260 I want to thank Melissa and and and Johnny crane because they're doing the 551 00:51:01,619 --> 00:51:08,280 they're doing the hard work it's you know they're putting themselves out 552 00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:14,400 there and getting this message across and now it's up to us to do the rest of 553 00:51:11,339 --> 00:51:19,319 the work so I hope that you do I appreciate everybody coming tonight I 554 00:51:16,859 --> 00:51:25,260 know it's real cold and nasty outside but this is so important and 555 00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:32,400 since I've Been On The Board of Elections supervisors this has become my 556 00:51:28,380 --> 00:51:37,980 passion so it means so much to me and I really feel confident in what Melissa's 557 00:51:35,940 --> 00:51:43,980 office does and I'm certain that Mr Crane your office runs the same way so 558 00:51:40,680 --> 00:51:48,639 thank you so much for that [Applause] 559 00:51:51,140 --> 00:51:54,500 [Music]