18/01/2021
***PRESS RELEASE***
WEiCU
Washington Election Integrity Coalition United
Contact: WEiCU Task Force
[email protected]
For immediate release 1/16/2020
The Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) is a non-partisan, WA non-profit dedicated to the restoration of transparent, secure and publicly verified elections per Article 1 SEC 19 of the WA constitution.
House Democrats Dolan, Valdez, Kloba, Gregerson, and Wylie pre-filed House Bill 1068 - AN ACT Relating to exempting election security information from public records disclosure; amending RCW 42.56.420; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
House Bill 1068 was pre-read on 1/04/21, first read on 1/11/21 and is currently referred to Committee and scheduled for executive session on 1/21/20 at 10:00 am in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
This is not a bill to protect us against election security issues. Instead it is a bill to protect the cover-ups of security breaches to our election system. Obviously, this “emergency bill” is in direct response to the fact that massive security breaches and the suppression thereof were exposed, pertaining to the 2020 general election.
These documented security breaches penetrated the IT systems of DSHS, DOR, DCYF and WA Tech which is responsible for protecting our election system. Just to be clear. What this means is that the department responsible for the security of our election system WAS BREACHED. Moreover, this security breach resulted in a ransomware attack on Lincoln County and elected officials thought it would be best if it was kept quiet.
The 2020 election should never have been certified without a full forensic comprehensive audit. HB 1608 is written to prevent election investigation from happening ever again, because its language specifies that when it is enacted, it will be retroactive so therefore will include the 2020 election. If this bill is allowed to be made into law, the people of WA state will never know the truth.
The language included in this bill references “election infrastructure,” which includes the tabulators with the known, weighted-race feature. This allows election results to be altered in five seconds.
The language of this bill states
Sec. 1. RCW 42.56.420 and 2017 c 149 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The following information relating to security is exempt from disclosure under this chapter:
(4) . . . security test results to the extent that they identify specific system vulnerabilities, and other such information the release of which may increase risk to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of security, information technology infrastructure, or assets . . . .
Why would they not want you to know that their system had security vulnerabilities or that their systems indeed were penetrated within a general election? It’s shocking to find out this happened and those that don’t know have the right to.
Two new subsections (7) and (8) add that the following are to become exempt from public disclosure: “(7) The continuity of operations plan for election operations, and any security audits, security risk assessments, or security test results relating to physical security or cyber security of election operations or infrastructure. These records are exempt from disclosure in their entirety and, (8) Those portions of records containing information about election infrastructure, election security, or potential threats to election security, the public disclosure of which may increase risk to the integrity of election operations or infrastructure.”
In addition, two new sections have been added to RCW 42.56.420 and 2017 c 149:
NEW SECTION. SEC. 2. The exemptions in this act apply to any public records request made prior to the effective date of the section for which the disclosure of records has not already occurred.
NEW SECTION. Sec 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
This emergency-type of language, referencing the fact that it is necessary for “the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety,” indicates that, if the truth were known, the public frame of mind would be without peace.
Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp had to withdraw his lawsuit because Attorney General Ferguson warned Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, his lawyer, that the state intended to file a motion to dismiss, and further, to take the (unusual) step of asking a judge to impose sanctions, if he did not withdraw the case by noon on Friday. Ferguson said that the claims made by the Culp campaign were “factually baseless.”
I hope this is clear to everyone. The Attorney General of Washington State literally stated that the case was factually baseless, and in the same breath, he made sure the facts could not be heard as the case could not be presented in a court of law.
To add insult to injury, Dr. Pidgeon may face additional consequences from the Washington State Democratic Party, which has filed a complaint to the State Bar Association. If a lawyer is faced with being disbarred for doing his job in the pursuit of truth, we truly are in trouble.
This is NOT a partisan issue. This is an American issue that warrants respect from our representatives and bureaucratic election officials, whose duty it is to respond with extraordinary care to any query or body of evidence brought to them by the public. Instead our queries are met with disdain, arrogance and blatant disregard for the truth. Unfortunately, if this bill is allowed to pass you will know with surety that we have a banana republic that is determined to deprive us from transparent, secure and publicly verified elections.
The only necessary thing to happen for evil to triumph is that good people should do nothing. Edmund Burke
http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1068.pdf?q=20210114094159
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