[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2018-12: INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF AT-LARGE VOTE RESULTS

Alicia Mattson alicia.mattson at lp.org
Fri Jul 20 16:58:49 EDT 2018


Nick,

This motion tasks you with appointing two auditors to complete this task.

Allow me to note that it's much better for the auditors to work with the
original ballots, rather than my scans of them.  That way they can assure
themselves that there aren't other votes on the backs of other ballots, and
that there really was a ballot containing two votes for one candidate (one
on the front, and one on the back).  Etc.

If you select two auditors who can be in the same place at the same time to
use the original ballots, that would be efficient.

Additionally, if you will select auditors who can be in the same place at
the same time within a reasonable driving distance of me (Phoenix is within
that zone, and you could personally supervise if you wish), I will
hand-deliver the ballots to them.  I can sit in a corner and work on
something else while they do their task, but if at some point their number
doesn't match mine, we can all take a look at it right then without going
back and forth via email.  If the two auditors and I can spend a day and
come out of this with agreement on the numbers, that would seem to me like
a solid result.

-Alicia



On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org>
wrote:

> Since these results include a vote change during the final day, I do think
> these results need to be footnoted as follows:
>
> * Since the published ending time of the ballot resulted in a voting
> period which exceeded 8 days, Ms. Mattson had expressed a belief that the
> end date should be changed from 7/19/18 to 7/18/18.  During this final day
> of voting which is disputed, Mr. Redpath changed his vote from "no" to
> "yes".  These reported results reflect the changed vote during the disputed
> time period, but the outcome of the vote is not impacted by the question of
> how to report this one vote.
>
> If they're footnoted, given that it doesn't impact the result, I won't
> feel a need to raise a point of order about the reported results and ask
> the LNC to make a decision on how to report that vote change.
>
> -Alicia
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
>>    Voting has ENDED for the email ballot TITLE Voting "aye": Bilyeu,
>>    Hagan, Harlos, Hewitt, Longstreth, Lyons, Mattson, Merced, Phillips,
>>    Redpath, Smith Voting "nay": Bishop-Henchman, Goldstein, Van Horn
>>    Express Abstention: Lark, Nekhaila With a final vote tally of 11-3-2,
>>    the motion PASSES. Note: Sarwark did not vote. You can keep track of
>>    the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
>>    [1]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>
>>    On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 7:30 AM, William Redpath via Lnc-business
>>    <[2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>
>>      I will change my vote on an LNC At-Large voting audit to Yes.  Bill
>>      Redpath
>>
>>    On 2018-07-19 02:11, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
>>
>>      I vote yes.
>>         -Alicia
>>         On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 11:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via
>>      Lnc-business
>>         <[1][3]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>              We have an electronic mail ballot. Votes are due to the
>>           LNC-Business
>>              list by July 19, 2018 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.
>>      Co-Sponsors:
>>           Bowden,
>>              Harlos, Longstreth, Mattson
>>              Motion: Move that the LNC would have an audit of the At
>>      Large
>>           ballots
>>              done by two independent auditors appointed by the Chair, ie
>>           someone not
>>              in the race.  You can keep track of the Secretary's manual
>>      tally
>>           of
>>              votes here: [1][2][4]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>              --
>>              --
>>              In Liberty,
>>              Caryn Ann Harlos
>>              Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
>>      Secretary
>>              - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
>>              Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
>>              A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>              We defend your rights
>>              And oppose the use of force
>>              Taxation is theft
>>           References
>>              1. [3][5]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>              2. mailto:[4]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>      References
>>         1. mailto:[6]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>         2. [7]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>         3. [8]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>         4. mailto:[9]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>
>>    --
>>    --
>>    In Liberty,
>>    Caryn Ann Harlos
>>    Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
>>    - [10]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
>>    Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
>>    A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>    We defend your rights
>>    And oppose the use of force
>>    Taxation is theft
>>
>> References
>>
>>    1. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>    2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>    3. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>    4. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>    5. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>    6. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>    7. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>    8. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
>>    9. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>   10. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>
>
>
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   Nick,
   This motion tasks you with appointing two auditors to complete this
   task.
   Allow me to note that it's much better for the auditors to work with
   the original ballots, rather than my scans of them.  That way they can
   assure themselves that there aren't other votes on the backs of other
   ballots, and that there really was a ballot containing two votes for
   one candidate (one on the front, and one on the back).  Etc.
   If you select two auditors who can be in the same place at the same
   time to use the original ballots, that would be efficient.
   Additionally, if you will select auditors who can be in the same place
   at the same time within a reasonable driving distance of me (Phoenix is
   within that zone, and you could personally supervise if you wish), I
   will hand-deliver the ballots to them.  I can sit in a corner and work
   on something else while they do their task, but if at some point their
   number doesn't match mine, we can all take a look at it right then
   without going back and forth via email.  If the two auditors and I can
   spend a day and come out of this with agreement on the numbers, that
   would seem to me like a solid result.
   -Alicia

   On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Alicia Mattson
   <[1]alicia.mattson at lp.org> wrote:

   Since these results include a vote change during the final day, I do
   think these results need to be footnoted as follows:
   * Since the published ending time of the ballot resulted in a voting
   period which exceeded 8 days, Ms. Mattson had expressed a belief that
   the end date should be changed from 7/19/18 to 7/18/18.  During this
   final day of voting which is disputed, Mr. Redpath changed his vote
   from "no" to "yes".  These reported results reflect the changed vote
   during the disputed time period, but the outcome of the vote is not
   impacted by the question of how to report this one vote.
   If they're footnoted, given that it doesn't impact the result, I won't
   feel a need to raise a point of order about the reported results and
   ask the LNC to make a decision on how to report that vote change.
   -Alicia

   On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
   <[2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

        Voting has ENDED for the email ballot TITLE Voting "aye": Bilyeu,
        Hagan, Harlos, Hewitt, Longstreth, Lyons, Mattson, Merced,
     Phillips,
        Redpath, Smith Voting "nay": Bishop-Henchman, Goldstein, Van Horn
        Express Abstention: Lark, Nekhaila With a final vote tally of
     11-3-2,
        the motion PASSES. Note: Sarwark did not vote. You can keep track
     of
        the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
        [1][3]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
        On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 7:30 AM, William Redpath via Lnc-business
        <[2][4]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
          I will change my vote on an LNC At-Large voting audit to Yes.
     Bill
          Redpath
        On 2018-07-19 02:11, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
          I vote yes.
             -Alicia
             On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 11:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via
          Lnc-business
             <[1][3][5]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
                  We have an electronic mail ballot. Votes are due to the
               LNC-Business
                  list by July 19, 2018 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.
          Co-Sponsors:
               Bowden,
                  Harlos, Longstreth, Mattson
                  Motion: Move that the LNC would have an audit of the At
          Large
               ballots
                  done by two independent auditors appointed by the
     Chair, ie
               someone not
                  in the race.  You can keep track of the Secretary's
     manual
          tally
               of
                  votes here: [1][2][4][6]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
                  --
                  --
                  In Liberty,
                  Caryn Ann Harlos
                  Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
          Secretary
                  - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
                  Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee -
     LPedia at LP.org
                  A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
                  We defend your rights
                  And oppose the use of force
                  Taxation is theft
               References
                  1. [3][5][7]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
                  2. mailto:[4]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
          References
             1. mailto:[6][8]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
             2. [7][9]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
             3. [8][10]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
             4. mailto:[9]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
        --
        --
        In Liberty,
        Caryn Ann Harlos
        Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
        - [10]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
        Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
        A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
        We defend your rights
        And oppose the use of force
        Taxation is theft
     References
        1. [11]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
        2. mailto:[12]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
        3. mailto:[13]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
        4. [14]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
        5. [15]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
        6. mailto:[16]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
        7. [17]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
        8. [18]https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
        9. mailto:[19]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
       10. mailto:[20]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org

References

   1. mailto:alicia.mattson at lp.org
   2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   3. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
   4. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   5. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   6. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
   7. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
   8. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   9. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  10. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  11. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  12. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
  13. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
  14. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  15. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  16. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
  17. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  18. https://tinyurl.com/lncvoting
  19. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
  20. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org


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