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This is an update from my diary over the weekend regarding the 11,000 Denver mail ballots that Sequoia said they mailed to voters when in fact they were never even printed.
I personally followed-up with Alton Dillard who is named as the media contact for this amazing ballot screw-up and am reporting exclusively here on the DailyKos.
Additional background: Denver has over 3 times as many registered Democrats as Republicans so when 11,000 ballots go missing, Democrats are disproportionately disenfranchised.
The only reason this screw up was caught is because over a week after the fact the US Postal Service said they did not receive all the items specified for the mailing.
More below....
Summary of response from Denver Clerk and Recorder's office:
There was no written report produced as a result of the internal investigation around this screw-up.
Denver drop-ships most mail ballots direct from Sequoia Voting Systems to USPS without ever physically receiving them at the Elections Division for inspection or counting.
Sequoia Voting Systems printing contract with Denver is $741,560.
There are no contractual penalties against Sequoia for this screw-up and even 'discussions of what penalties Sequoia will incur are premature'.
No corrective steps have yet been identified to prevent such a problem from happening in the future.
The Denver Elections office has previously told me there are 'No guarantees' regarding the reliability of their voting systems on election day this year. However, they neglected to inform me that their 'No guarantees' guarantee also applied to mail ballots.
This is outrageous, it is under-reported by the MSM and the public is not being served as long as Denver and many parts of the USA run their elections as a cottage industry.
Isn't it nice to know we can always rely on the US Postal Service to uphold the integrity of our elections?
And compliments to the USPS on catching this screw-up, they did a great job and saved the day. They should receive some type of award and recognition for their professionalism.
But shouldn't we expect more from the people whose jobs it is to plan and run elections?