This Man Exposed 40K Voters Purged by Mistake
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Steve Tingley-Hock is not somebody used to being at the center of a scandal. The former database administrator, who lives in a small town in Ohio, first began running queries on voter data in order to learn new database software. But what started as a side project made national headlines in 2019, when his work exposed a 40,000 voter purge error in a list released by Ohio's Secretary of State.
VICE met up with Steve in his Marysville Ohio to learn about his unlikely path and why he continues to dedicate his days to running queries on voter rolls around the country, in order to make sure nobody is wrongfully losing their right to vote.
Follow Steve on Twitter, here: / ohvoterproject
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What a patriot. He owes us nothing, but he’s protecting us.
If everyone has everyone's back then we wouldn't need heroes.
Heroes would be commonplace.
when your own winner want to check his winning... that when you know there r problem...
Vote Democrat kids
@@campkira That's not a problem, that's just an honest person. Sounds like you're not
Vote Republican kids!
This man needs a go fund me. And do the whole country.
Someone make him one plsssss
Yes he does, im not surprised vice didn't start one lmfao
Any programmers/engineers ready to join his team? I, as a PoliSci student, pledge to write articles about this.
There should be no data cost for this kind of analysis. This is something the state should be doing themselves already.
I feel like he should receive the funding and be paid for his time. Maybe those smart ass computer people with Anonymous can help.
Not every hero wears a cape!
Agreed!
"Sometimes good guys dont wear white" oh wait nevermind
Some are a cape
*underpants
@Kishan P. y
GET THIS MAN THAT MONEY!
or make the public data free?
@@superformOG nothing is "free". And economics changes at the zero boundary. See history of NYC water.
@@superformOG like that's going to happen! 🤣
@Derka Derka Sadly that won't happen. Thankfully some stats are passing bills that will give their electoral votes to the candidate that wins the popular vote. Like a democracy should be. If every state passed this, the country would work like a democracy should.
Trump needs to get this guy all of the states!
I think im to baked but this dude look like he was sent from the 1700s to save America
lol
You’re trippin man
lel
Wtf 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahaha
As an Ohioian, I thank you for your due diligence.
Same
The GOP counters his finding this out with them deciding to shut down 800+ polling places.
He has some DUDE Diligence
You can tell by the truck he drives. An old 90s Nissan Frontier. He doesn’t care about material or money. He literally only cares about honesty and integrity. True American right here.
True americans care about money and the growth of our country. Thats why we left 🇬🇧
this man is a god sent help him fund his hard work we need this nationwide
Jesus christ. That makes no sense. Maybe try a period so you sound less schizo?
@@wesleyhempoli5548 Just read it backwards
Works everytime.
@@wesleyhempoli5548 We all understood his message. Did you?
The GOP counters his finding this out with them deciding to shut down 800+ polling places.
@@Stanley-px3bt wat was the message if u don't mind breaking it down
This guy needs to get in touch with investigative journalist Greg Palast who specifically investigates voter suppression issues.
Voter suppression?? Total bs unless the people purged are conservatives
@@TT-yu4hh OK whatever you think
Only what I believe is true
@@MeatCatCheesyBlaster stop smoking rocks
@@bawskeeyeet7480 so, please explain any other " voter suppression"-
In Alabama the situation is so smelly that they charge 33K....imagine the amount of voting suppression
the US really is far from a democracy
They suppress votes from black people been a history...
@@MsBhappy You're spot on, it's not a democracy, it's a constitutional republic.
@@Kevin-xd2yv actually it is a democratic republic, and a republic is just a type of democracy. A republic is a representative democracy. There are also many key elements in America that are direct democracy.
@@Kevin-xd2yv then why all the bitching about votes if they don’t matter. Screw that thinkin cap on a bit tighter, buddy.
I'm a conservative and I believe in this man's work. He should be hired by each state's SOS to analyze their voter rolls since the government can't seem to keep up with this task.
People act like conservatives don’t have values, but this type of thing used to be exactly what conservative values where all about. It just sucks that the Republicans have abandoned so much of these principles in favor of just “owning the libs”. Fox News and cnn need to be burned to the ground.
They shouldn't even do this like they do. Maybe once every census. Nobody is out there voting twice.
@@jsizzlesaurusrex Right?! I don't get how anyone would willingly choose to be labeled as either. Both have shown their major flaws. I'd much rather be independent and allow my own thoughts to choose the correct individuals who share my values.
@@Brett_S_420 I voted for Trump Twice and ill do it again this election. thank you for keep denying and allow me to do this again.
If he's on their payroll, it's no longer as trust worthy, annoyingly
Vice, you should link to his Twitter in the description so more people can follow him and his work.
Good call. - twitter.com/ohvoterproject
@@VICE Awesome, thank you!
up
@@VICE pin this
He'll be canceled. Watch
33k for alabama?? What you hiding
Exactly; everybody is talking about funding this man. But what about the next guy? Why states can charge 33k for the list of people that they removed from voting anyway? These sort of information should be free and transparent so that it can be analyzed by everyone.
@@falahati I'm not from the US but that's definitely sus. Surely it should be readily available to anyone
They’re hiding a lot. When you speak to people there, you can already tell something is off.
Who knows, but neighboring Georgia got caught purging thousands of Black voters who had skipped one election without informing them, so that when/if they discovered that the state had purged them they had to re-register. Did I mention that these purged voters happened to live in overwhelmingly African-American areas?
@@kenster8270 that's always how it is, been happening forever. It's another way to control the masses
Now this is a god damn great American right here!
I just donated $10 to his non-profit, the Ohio Voter Project. Let's pitch in to help him continue doing great work and ensure future generations can continue to vote with confidence!
"When I first started doing this it was just kinda a science experiment. I wanted to learn how to use a particular DBMS (database management system) called postgres, so I needed free data"
This guy is my hero. Embracing open source, learning new technologies even after he's retired just for knowledge and applying them to a real world problem, and providing a true unbiased opinion and presenting facts based on just the data. I aspire to be him after my career is done.
lol you are assuming my career is done. I started this in addition to a full time job.
This man must love SQL so much
Hahahahahhahahahahahaha
AHAHAHAHA
Suspicious nerd: If he loved it so much, why didn't he inject himself with it?
this gave me vietnam war flashback moment
@@valentinfreundorfer5236 smart.
"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
or by the bankers
I agree that’s why the Democrats should stop sending ballots to dead people and not purging them from the board of the election systems, or to cats, yes to cats who lived longer that 16 years old. I think that cat whose owner received a ballot for her to vote after she died at the age of 18 might have different opinions than the left😃😃
@Chaos Revolution pretty much. Why vote if it is all rigged anyways, or there is outside/inside involvement. Half or so of the people are also pedophiles.
Banks and corporations have our government on a leash.
And that is why he's the only President elected more than twice...and the reason career politicians made sure to cap it to 2 terms... God forbid we keep a good man who wants what is best for THE PEOPLE. Trump was villified solely because he was the same sort of guy... AMERICA FIRST.... and for the record... I have never voted Republican in my life.... but I stand behind President Trump. I don't care what any ignorant leftist thinks about it either. In my opinion, the left is trying to usher in communism. I say HELL NO
"I've been called a dinosaur more than once,...But it works, & it's cheap & it's very accurate"!!! Tell em my G! Lol it seriously, We need more people like him especially in the current situation we are all in. Keep on Doing It My Brother!!!
Polarized - great word for this time.
No matter who you are voting for.
Exactly... like I'm 19 and even I can tell how much more polarized politics are now than they were even 4 years ago let alone 8. The two party system, in my opinion, really is what is destroying our country. If we just worked together instead of fighting than maybe we would get somewhere. And that goes for both partys.
Social media is what causes this - check out the documentary “the social dilemma” from Netflix and you’ll understand why
So, I'm doing my best to fix the social issues that bug me.
@@SLPC_ Specifically social media algorithms.
@@Ibebrappin the whole world is polarised now - it isn't just america.
he seems like a very chill guy to have a beer with, love his hair too
chill yet focused. and on the right side of history.
“Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.”
― Joseph Stalin
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
True. Last election we had reports that the counters were marking votes for Conservative candidates as invalid. Don't think anything was done about it, but just goes to show, if counters are bias, then anything can happen.
Wow!!! Where is this cited? Is there any evidence of him actually saying this?
yes except that was in the soviet union.... if you really think you could be the one guy that counts the votes now and use this to win the election, you're being unrealistic
Words Brian Kemp literally...illegally lives by.
This is what a patriot looks like.
Not all heroes wear capes
true, iron man, hulk, punisher, spiderman, the fantastic four, but to name a few!
Dude his hair is his cape
This video holds to be very true now!
This man deserves a medal!
Damn If the USA does this, I can't even begin to imagine what goes on in my country Mexico, it's probably a few times worse.
This guy was in IT before IT was even IT. Respect
By “mistake” 🤔
Prove otherwise
“Republican mistake “
@@jesseling144 You sound like a criminal.
@@FGP_Pro Why,thank you 😁
@@jesseling144 Yes, of course, we know conservatives are amoral scum and you know it too. Good, we are agreed.
Crazy times we are in!
The public overseeing government process is exactly what we need. They are public servants, we need more transparency, not less.
Never in my life have I seen someone more worthy of a Go Fund Me.
Hmmmm I wonder if there’s a positive correlation between erroneous purging with nefarious training in higher cost per data states? Thanks for the videos, cheers!!
They did that in Georgia too... look up “The Purged: The Vanished Voters of Trumps America”
I saw that wtf, so bad
That is why listening to Republicans claiming "fraud" is disgusting and shameful.
all southern states I am sure have a recent history of this
@@whiteeulogianraven7995 because there was no fraud
@@lizaltman1200 definitely not.
What a legend. Great work & thank-you from someone not even living in the USA. The world needs saving by people like you
This happened to me in 2016. I was found as 'inactive' in the NY State registry for the democratic primary.
That why adults need tk takd cate if their business and when voting time vines around and everywhere you look it talks about registering and checking to see if your registration is correct everyone should.
Check Louisiana. When I tried to change partys they screwed me.
What fr?
that’s illegal wtf
*People like this are truely patriotic about their country and people*
33k, im calling it right now that number will soon rise after they realize someones onto them
Very simple, vote in person with an ID.
The end.
Or use fingerprint id. Everyone has as least one.
There is a huge amount of people that don’t have a drivers license and most fall lower on the economic ladder. It’s just a way for conservatives to suppress votes from poor communities.
Someone needs to get this guy a patreon account.
impressed vice even aired/followed this.
Well done Steve, amazing work, we need more people like your good self to do things right, diligently checking the facts and all the relevant data.
We already have so many eroded rights, freedom of speech and Julian Assange for one. Our vote is more important now than at any other time, but I can't vote in the US elections, I'm a Brit.
If we tripled your rate would you check out the purges on the other 50 states please?
I'd love to know the reason why one states cost of accessing data was $23 whereas another's was $33,000, the plot thickens.....
Happened to me I’m devastated. I voted in the most recent elections!
God bless this man
I worked at various companies that maintain massive databases. The kind of database queries that you'd perform is not only massive but also immensely complex. Some of them took up to 2 minutes to complete because I wrote them way too inefficient. I think with such huge databases it's inevitable that there are mistakes. The problem here though is that 40k votes can tip the scale... It could very well be a matter of resources in both manhours and money to complete, check, double-check and triple-check.
These things should be subject to third-party reviews, like insurers or pension funds need to do. But who checks the government...?
**see the 'thinking mans mullet'** Oh this guy is legit.
Ok but my question is how the hell do you accidentally do something like this?
Get this man a BATCAVE! 🦇 He's the hero Gotham needs but not the one it deserves.
This is what you call a patriot!!!
I solute you sir..
Set up a Go found me for him? So he can do all other state also?
This man is awesome! Doing some great work :)
Fix voter fraud. Vote when you pay your taxes.
Love it
Thank you for your service, sir.
This happened to me in NY and then the deadline, so now I can’t vote. Ridiculous!
This guy needs security. There are people who don't want this known.
As someone not from the USA, the more videos I watch about the USA relating to their governing, voting, individual rights etc. I get more and more convinced that it is so far from the "land of free" its backwards.
in bf4 "it's a bipartiasan issue".... guess which party benefits from purging votes....
The GOP counters his finding this out with them deciding to shut down 800+ polling places.
The republicunts
@@lazym91 democrats
Every state needs to hire this guy.
Send him to my state!! California lol we need u
Someone could get this man an official title and an office. He is doing the US
An invaluable service. I’ll be checking out his website.
A true hero of this man looking after our votes and also $33,000 for just looking up Alabama’s vote that’s like you buying a car or something. Give this man some money for helping to look up the other states
As an Ohioian, thank you sir!
This is so bad
not as bad as Bush & Gore in Florida .. not yet
This guy is a freaking hero
Saw the titel and I was like "oh boy, what did they do this time at Games Workshop"
Internets won with that comment!
Oh the titel?
Isn't this magic that Ohio was Caught doing Illegal things! VOTE YOUR IDIOTS OUT OF OFFICE NOW!
Ild be inclined to quary these people and find out who they voted for last elections.... Would interesting to see if they are mostly one colour (red or blue) or not
that would be some fascinating data.
I so appreciate Vice investigative journalism. Thank you for posting.❤️
But your vote counts so much 🙄 they don’t reveal which party was purged the most
That includes ballots thrown away and also how many dead voters have voted.
Hmmm. Ohio is a deeply red state. I would imagine crap like that is why.
@@mikehull8915 You are falling for propaganda. A little over 1,000 votes in twenty years were illegitimate. That is like
0.0001% how many do you think don't vote IN ONE COUNTY because Republikkkans close all the polling stations and cause a ten-hour wait? Pretty sure that one county in one election beats twenty years of what you are worried about.
if you think about it, he tells you which state he lives in, and the ages of most purged voters... from there, it's pretty simple to deduce whose registration is being purged
@@Brett_S_420 exactly. They don’t want democrats to vote which is exactly why DC still isn’t recognized as a state, therefore not letting them vote. Dc is deeply democratic.
But if one of these under 35yr olds that is on the “purge” list goes to the poles on Nov.3rd, would they then be told that they are not eligible to vote? Or do they still let the person vote but it then isn’t counted due to the status? I’m confused. It seems that the list of deceased Americans SHOULD DEFINITELY have voting privileges revoked and be placed on the list, because obviously they are no longer here to practice their rights as a citizen. So, we do need a list of some sort. Also, why is it so expensive in some states to obtain the records?? I would seriously LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, to see the records of California because we are known as “liberal and democratic” HOWEVER, that label only fits a very small portion of people in this state and I am seeing trump signs all over CA, especially in Northern Ca, Southern Ca and the more wealthy areas of the actual Bay Area. Even in the “hood” of the bay, at a gas station today, 6 people and my self in line waiting to pay and a man read the headline of a newspaper for sale in an isle. “Biden will win in a landslide” (something similar to this title) any how, people started chiming in left and right about their views and only one guy in the line actually chuckled and said he was voting Biden Harris! So... I have a feeling Trump might actually be California’s majority pick this year. 🤷♀️ Bernie, had sooo much more support here in Ca, then Biden is getting, especially among millennials and gen z voters from both sides!
The algorithm definitely doesn’t like this video😂
In Switzerland, if you live in as acommunity you have to be registered as a resident, as do your kids. If you are a swiss national, you‘re automatically on the voters list, simple as that. If someone dies or you move you have to notify the community so they can rectify the list. Would be worth a thought in the US maybe?`
Well we been knew it was rigged lol
The GOP counters his finding this out with them deciding to shut down 800+ polling places.
😘😘😘😘😘
A analysis of that information should be done to determine whether the purged individuals were poc and I guarantee that it will be a high percentage. "Everyone associated with the elections should want someone like me doing what I'm doing" but if there were more people doing what he's doing we wouldn't have the kind of elections that we currently have with a great number of poc being turned away from voting so good for you for being a "pain in the ass" and doing the right thing!!
Republicans and the electoral college need to go.
It is not partisan. There so many additional influences. CCP is trying to be top dog and interfere. They like the left. The left likes them.
Some people have had real difficulty with being thrown off the plantation, and the plantation owners surely want them back.
Good to see people doing things for the greater good💯💯💯👍🏼👍🏼
Should be a federal law to make all data available for free! These are public records FFS!
It’s absurd that you even have to register to be a voter
True, if you show id verifying the area you live in you shouldnt have to register to vote, state I live in uses voter registration for jury selections , thats not right either!
KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON MR TINGLEY-HOCK AND MAY GOD ALWAYS BLESS AND PROTECT YOU !!!! 🙂🙂🙂🙂
why does he look like Mad eye Moody from Harry Potter?
One party seems to be focused on making it harder for citizens to vote.
*Me just learning SQL getting motivated by this boy.
SQL: that's not a primary key idiot.
Great audit work right here
Wish he could help find all the ballots thrown away by postal workers
It's nowhere near the amount of people that he just found out about. This happens in most red states. Then toss in all the people who can't wait in line for 10 hours in some places. All these add up to Republikkkans not "winning" a whole lot of suppression rigged races they control.
Maybe there could be a law that requires the SoS to seek permission to purge from the state Supreme Court and give them the opportunity to review the records to be purged. The Court will look for evidence of illegal purge and, if none is found, will sign off on the removal.
There is a saying. 'Doing gods work", it has no religious connotations or meaning. However what it does mean is;
'Extremely important work that is done without recognition, title or pay'.
This man is doing 'Gods work'.
doing Gods work has no religious connotation or meaning?
@@jusletursoulglobaby As far as I am aware it doesn't I could be wrong. But it's not connected to the bible/religious connection and means the quote above.
@@surgicalglitch3265 it's an idiom... so probably did. I dont see how a non-religious saying can invoke a diety but you know not be rooted in or by.... you know. curious. cheers
This guy needs to do this in New York,Florida and Virginia this is the real voter suppression not the ID bs
It’s rigged
The GOP counters his finding this out with them deciding to shut down 800+ polling places.
Hasn't this been done before and the people were saying they've never left their state before or moved, so crazy
Such bs.. They want chaos.
Teach me your ways my fellow American, Steve. These crooks must be crooked
Hero status achieved!
I don't really understand what that means, did they purge people who failed to register? Did they purge people who did register but didn't vote, or did they purge people who voted?
“mistake”
Alright, say I'm intrigued and want to build and query around in these databases on my own; where do I get these datasets?
lmao he did this to learn postgres
40 years in IT, never used Postgres? Suspicious 🧐
MySQL and
How to reform US democracy and the Electoral System.
1) Shorten the Election Campaigns to 4-8 weeks maximum (like most other advanced democracies. This also helps to get money out of politics). Ridiculously long campaigns (18mths) are a waste of money, resources and time; time that should be spent governing the country and providing social programs for citizens needs, not campaigning for re-election.
2) Campaign finance reform (donations only via private citizens with strict donation limits, ban corporate funding and influence).
3) Voting Days to be held on the weekend (not Tuesday), and possibly in conjugation with Veteran’s Day Holiday. (Make it easier for all citizens to be able to vote).
4) Go back to reliable ‘hand marked pen and paper’ ballots publicly counted and scrutinized. Design simple to understand paper ballots, and do NOT use ‘Black Box’ electronic voting machines (EVMs) or ballot marking devices (BMDs), because any electronic devices are too easily hacked or manipulated to rig voting figures even if using ‘block-chain’ technology. Cyber-attacks can also be undetectable. www.coindesk.com/mit-paper-rejects-blockchain-based-voting-systems-elections
Paper ballots are more reliable and can be recounted if necessary. Democracy is too important to allow the possibility for cheating.
5) Stringent independent election audits to oversee and verify the result and eradicate election fraud.
6) Eliminate/abolish the Electoral College (Article 2, Section 1, of The Constitution). This would normally be difficult, because the Electoral College is constitutionally mandated, and abolishing it would require a constitutional amendment. Over the past 200 years more than 700 proposals have been introduced in Congress to reform or eliminate the Electoral College - without any becoming law. It requires two thirds of the House, two thirds of the Senate, and three quarters of the States to vote in favor.
There is another easier way to effectively end the Electoral College without technically abolishing it.
Agreement of the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
An organization called the ‘National Popular Vote Interstate Compact’ (NPVIC) is pushing to eliminate the Electoral College without tampering with the Constitution. Once the NPVIC has reached 270 electoral votes, the passed bills from all the states will kick in and guarantee that the candidate with the highest vote total nationwide would become the president.
So far, 15 states (CA, IL, NY, CO, CT, MD, MA, NJ, NM, OR, WA, DE, HI, RI, VT) and the District of Columbia (Total = 196 electoral votes) have committed to the cause. The bill has also passed at least one chamber in 9 additional states with 88 more electoral votes (AR, AZ, ME, MI, MN, NC, NV, OK, VA). So, we need 74 more electoral votes to eliminate the unfair influence of the Electoral College.
A total of 3,408 state legislators from all 50 states have endorsed it. www.nationalpopularvote.com/written-explanation
*American citizens need to become politically active to make this happen before the 2024 election.
7) Need for more political party diversity. Break-up the duopoly of the 2 major political parties (Democrats and Republicans) which has become an unofficial coalition serving only their corporate donors. Give voters real political choices rather than just the illusion of choice with just these 2 corrupted major political parties by corporate interests. There’s a need for at least a 3rd major party, possibly 4 or 5 major political parties like other advanced democratic countries. This would break up the duopoly, diversify the political landscape, and reduce the influence of corporate money corrupting the democratic system.
8) Get rid of First Past the Post (FPP) (sometimes called plurality) voting, and introduce some form of Proportional Representation (PR) Rank Choice Voting (RCV) preferably - Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMP(R) with Multi-Member Districts.
MMP has voters select both a candidate in their local district and a party they'd like to win a majority. Everyone who wins a district gets a seat, and then additional seats are given out to ensure that parties are represented in proportion to their share of the party vote. This has a number of advantages. Unlike party list representation, people still have representatives with at least some ties to their local area.
Voters get 2 votes: one for their local representative, and one for their favorite party.
Mixed Member Proportional has familiar local representatives, and simple ballot.
9) Standardize the voting system nationally across all states.
10) Eliminate the need for political party registration (there’s no need to be affiliated to any political party, and it only encourages gerrymandering). No one should be loyal to just one political party. Force political parties to concentrate on policy to attract your vote.
11) Have polling stations available at all public schools (there must be enough polling places for everyone)
12) Ban voter suppression, introduce a 28th Amendment for the right of every citizen 18 years old and over the right to vote, or introduce mandatory voting (every eligible citizen votes - $50 fine if you don't vote)
Australia has mandatory voting and because of this 95% voter turnout.
By contrast in the US millions of voters are purged from voter rolls, and at least 40% of provisional ballots are thrown in the trash can and not counted. It’s just another method of rigging the electoral system.
13) Ban gerrymandering of districts to favor one political party. Independent commission should draw district lines, not partisan political parties. Voters should pick their politicians, NOT politicians their voters.
14) *Consider a Unicameral Congress (only House of Representatives needed to pass Bills. There's no need for the Senate to pass Bills, so situations like McConnell and the filibuster holding up important legislation cannot happen).
*(NZ is an advanced democracy and has a Unicameral Parliament which works very efficiently).
*(a Unicameral System is also one step closer to a direct democracy of all the common people).
Unicameral System: www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unicameral-system.asp
Bicameral System: www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bicameral-system.asp
(*The majority of international governments use the unicameral system-with a roughly 60/40 split between unicameral and bicameral.)
The only other option other than a unicameral system, is to make it mandatory for Bills passed in the House MUST be voted on immediately in the Senate. Mitch McConnell has sat on hundreds of Bills effectively blocking them from passing.
15) Have all sessions in Congress live streamed, so the public can view what is going on, and who is voting for what policies. Make politicians accountable.
16) Term limits on all politicians (Congressman and Senators) and judges (in particular Supreme Court justices - no lifetime appointments).
17) Balance the Supreme Court with non-partisan, impartial judges. Have rigorous vetting and confirmation process. (Amy Coney Barrett couldn’t even recite the rights of the 1st Amendment)
18) Voting Rights Act upgraded.
19) Election security strengthened. (Cyber security, independent scrutiny and audits)
20) Introduce political education into high schools at age 16 and older to prepare for voting. New voters need to understand how democratic systems work, how important it is to vote, how to engage in political activism, how laws are passed and brought into effect, how to interpret the Political Compass accurately (e.g. social democracy is NOT socialism or communism), how to understand Monetary policy (interest rates and the supply of money in circulation, generally managed by Central Bank), how to understand Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), how to understand Fiscal policy (taxation and government spending, generally determined by government legislation), how to understand media bias, how to identify fake news and conspiracy theories, and how to fact check and use critical thinking skills etc.
21) Mainstream and Social Media restrictions on advertising, disinformation and propaganda generally and particularly during elections (e.g. Facebook/Cambridge Analytica, Trump’s Tweets, FOX propaganda, disinformation and opinion reporting e.g. Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson, Dobbs, Pirro etc.)
22) Media Blackout before election (possibly 72 hours before and on voting days themselves)
23) Install an independent Election Management Body (EMB) to be responsible for the polling, conducting and tabulating of votes in elections and referenda, and the registration of political parties, oversight of campaign finance, design of the ballot papers, drawing of electoral boundaries, resolution of electoral disputes, civic and voter education and media monitoring for the safeguarding the legitimacy of democratic institutions and the peaceful transitions of power. They need to ensure all aspects of any electoral contest meets global norms and follows the fundamental guiding principles of elections, including independence, impartiality, integrity, transparency, efficiency, professionalism and service-mindedness, that perform in the best interest of the voters.
24) Abolish Justice Dept. memo that says a sitting president cannot be indicted for crimes committed.
25) Tighten the control of the President’s pardon power. Criminals MUST be held accountable for their crimes.
26) Transfer of power to take place immediately a new President is elected. (U.K. is able to transfer power within a few days).
27) On policies, provide universal health care and tax payer funded tertiary education. Federally guaranteed jobs to upgrade infrastructure and transition away from fossil fuels ASAP. Implement the ‘Green New Deal’. Cut military spending, and divert the funds instead to social programs.
This is the only good Boomer.
Seriously?
Does a voter know he has been dropped?
All this with SQL, not even pandas
Its way easier to use sql for most queries. The biggest pain in the ass is making your tables and getting it all imported
Try manipulating a big db in pandas... terrible