Thursday, January 19, 2023

What should Americans do about election integrity?

[Edit 1/24: I sent the below tweet in reply to a tweet of  @cathi_bradford that included an announcement that Robert Garris would speak about "election integrity" at the January 30 Eagle Forum meeting in Cullman. I thought the announcement identified Mr. Garris as the Lee County Elections Manager. Said tweet of @cathi_bradford was embedded here. @cathi_bradford subsequently deleted the tweet, so the tweet is no longer embedded here.]

Email to Mr. Robert Garris
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: rgarris@leeco.us <rgarris@leeco.us>
Sent: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 10:10 am
Subject: Your upcoming Jan. 30 "election integrity" speech
Dear Mr. Garris,
This email is prompted by your being scheduled to speak about "election integrity" at the January 30 Eagle Forum meeting in Cullman.
I think the USA made great progress in 2022 in that the 2022 election results were not doubted compared to how the 2020 election results were doubted.
As regards elections and voting, I think a priority for America and Americans should be to make the 2024 elections even more insulated against questioning.
Do you agree?
If you agree, what leader or leaders in Alabama would you identify as being highly effective in advocating for that 2024 election goal and advocating things that Alabamians can do on behalf of such goal? What do you think Alabamians should do to advance that goal.
For your information, this email and any reply you provide will be posted at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-should-americans-do-about-election.html.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook

Email to The Cullman Times and TV stations covering Cullman
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: kmiller@cullmantimes.com, tmayer@cullmantimes.com, ashavers@cullmantimes.com, comments@abc3340.com, programming@abc3340.com, blong@hearst.com, wcromwell@cbs42.com, rmartin@cbs42.com, jason.mathews@gray.tv
Cc: rgarris@leeco.us, mayor@cullmanal.gov, jfolsom@cullmanal.gov, jcook@cullmanal.gov, bsmith@cullmanal.gov, dmoss@cullmanal.gov, chollingsworth@cullmanal.gov,
Sent: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 7:00 pm
Subject: Eagle Forum Jan. 30 Cullman meeting re election integrity
To The Cullman Times and TV stations covering Cullman:
Mr. Robert Garris, who is the Lee County Elections Manager, is scheduled to speak about "election integrity" at the January 30 Eagle Forum meeting in Cullman.
I think the USA made great progress in 2022 in how the 2022 election results were not doubted compared to how the 2020 election results were doubted.
As regards elections and voting, I think a priority for America and Americans should be to make the 2024 elections even more insulated against questioning.
I have asked Mr. Garris whether he agrees, and, if so, what leader or leaders in Alabama he would identify as being especially effective in advocating for that 2024 election goal and advocating things that Alabamians can do on behalf of such goal. See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-should-americans-do-about-election.html.
I hope you consider this of sufficient importance to warrant your covering the January 30 Eagle Forum meeting in Cullman.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL Email to Lee County Commissioners
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 8:22 AM
To: BillEnglish <probatejudge@mindspring.com>; dcci@charter.net; wrossmorris@gmail.com; garydl4316@gmail.com; tlangleylcc@gmail.com; johnhr50@aol.com
Cc: Robert Garris <RGarris@leeco.us>; wchristian@oanow.com; jlee@oanow.com; ljohnson@oanow.com; jwest@oanow.com; afranco@oanow.com
Subject: Does Robert Garris think it is important that election results not be doubted?
Dear Lee County Commissioners:
Mr. Robert Garris, who is the Lee County Elections Manager, is scheduled to speak about "election integrity" at the January 30 Eagle Forum meeting in Cullman.
I think the USA made great progress in 2022 in how the 2022 election results were not doubted compared to how the 2020 election results were doubted.
As regards elections and voting, I think a priority for America and Americans should be to make the 2024 elections even more insulated against questioning.
I have asked Mr. Garris whether he agrees, and, if so, what leader or leaders in Alabama he would identify as being especially effective in advocating for that 2024 election goal and advocating things that Alabamians can do on behalf of such goal. See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-should-americans-do-about-election.html.
I hope the Lee County Commissioners think it is extremely important that election results not be doubted and they urge all Alabamians to act towards achieving that goal for 2024.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL

Email from Robert Garris
From: Robert Garris <RGarris@leeco.us>
To: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Cc: BillEnglish <probatejudge@mindspring.com>; dcci@charter.net <dcci@charter.net>; wrossmorris@gmail.com <wrossmorris@gmail.com>; garydl4316@gmail.com <garydl4316@gmail.com>; tlangleylcc@gmail.com <tlangleylcc@gmail.com>; johnhr50@aol.com <johnhr50@aol.com>; wchristian@oanow.com <wchristian@oanow.com>; jlee@oanow.com <jlee@oanow.com>; ljohnson@oanow.com <ljohnson@oanow.com>; jwest@oanow.com <jwest@oanow.com>; afranco@oanow.com <afranco@oanow.com>
Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2023 10:10 am
Subject: RE: Does Robert Garris think it is important that election results not be doubted?
Mr. Shattuck,
Just to clarify, I am no longer the Lee County Election Manager. I left that position in 2020. My tenure there was 2014 to 2020. I currently work in the Lee County Revenue Commissioner’s Office. I am happy to give my opinion, however, just to clarify, I am no longer the Election Manager in Lee County. The elections are administered by the Chief Election Official, Probate Judge Bill English.
Follow up reply email to Robert Garris
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Robert Garris <rgarris@leeco.us>
Cc: BillEnglish <probatejudge@mindspring.com>; dcci@charter.net <dcci@charter.net>; wrossmorris@gmail.com <wrossmorris@gmail.com>; garydl4316@gmail.com <garydl4316@gmail.com>; tlangleylcc@gmail.com <tlangleylcc@gmail.com>; johnhr50@aol.com <johnhr50@aol.com>; wchristian@oanow.com <wchristian@oanow.com>; jlee@oanow.com <jlee@oanow.com>; ljohnson@oanow.com <ljohnson@oanow.com>; jwest@oanow.com <jwest@oanow.com>; afranco@oanow.com <afranco@oanow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 07:14:27 PM CDT
Subject: Re: Does Robert Garris think it is important that election results not be doubted?
Dear Mr. Garris,
This reply to your your January 23rd email is triggered by your being mentioned in the article at https://1819news.com/news/item/supporters-argue-for-election-audit-bill-your-vote-is-sacrosanct-and-it-has-value-to-you regarding the election audit bill.
As my previous emails stated, I think the USA made great progress in 2022 in how the 2022 election results were not doubted compared to how the 2020 election results were doubted, and that, as regards elections and voting, a priority for America and Americans should be to make the 2024 elections even more insulated against questioning.
Your January 23rd email indicated a willingness to express your opinion on this.
I think Alabama Secretary of State Allen desires for the 2024 election results to be to be subject to potential doubt, and he has done, and will do, little or nothing to lessen the potential for Alabamians to distrust the 2024 elections. https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-should-americans-do-about-election.html.
Do you agree a priority for America and Americans should be to make the 2024 elections even more insulated against questioning compared to the 2020 elections, and what do you think Secretary of State Allen has done and will do to help for the 2024 election results not to be doubted by Alabamians?
Thank you for your consideration of this.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck

Email to Alabama Republican women's groups
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: alexcreynolds@gmail.com <alexcreynolds@gmail.com>
Cc: dianeken333@yahoo.com <dianeken333@yahoo.com>; joannehorton@myops.net <joannehorton@myops.net>; michelle.thomason@bellsouth.net <michelle.thomason@bellsouth.net>; britneymgarner@gmail.com <britneymgarner@gmail.com>; snewmanhsv@gmail.com <snewmanhsv@gmail.com>; reddocks@bellsouth.net <reddocks@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 05:04:04 PM CDT
Subject: Houston County Republican Women: Secretary of State Allen and election integrity
Dear President Fillmore, Houston County Republican Women (c/o alexcreynolds@gmail.com):
This email is prompted by Secretary of State Wes Allen's visit with your group this past Thursday and what he said about election integrity.
The following is quoted from https://dothaneagle.com/news/local/government-politics/secretary-of-state-wes-allen-visits-houston-county-republican-women/article_119ae7be-2cb4-11ee-8946-2b3ec7d65ce5.html, which reported Secretary Allen's visit with you:
"I heard loud and clear that the citizens of this state want elections of integrity," Allen said. "They want ones that we can depend on, so we don't see the chaos and confusion that happened around the country in 2020. Thank goodness it didn't happen in Alabama, and we're going to keep pushing so nothing can go wrong with our election system."
After Allen met with Rep. Paul Lee and other members of the Republican caucus in a legislative session, a bill was passed that made it a state law to require paper ballots for every election.
Originally, using paper ballots was an administrative code and not a state law. Allen said since it is now a state law, the ballots can be referenced in case something goes wrong on Election Night.
"This is important because now we got the receipts," Allen said. "If anyone has questions, they can go back and look at the ballots."
Another item in the administrative code had to do with the tabulators and how they didn't need to be connected to the internet. Allen wanted to make this a state law, and the bill managed to get down to the House, where it was passed and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey.
Allen believes these steps will help ,keep Election Night from becoming Election Month.
"We've got a great system in Alabama, and I'm very proud of it," Allen said. "You're going to know who wins and loses in Alabama on Election Night. It's not going to take us weeks to count ballots."
I think the integrity of the 2020 elections weighs heavily on the future of our country. I have tried to address this, starting at at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2020/10/will-john-merrill-get-blamed.html
I think the U.S. made great progress in 2022 in how the 2022 election results were not doubted compared to how the 2020 election results are doubted.
As regards elections and voting, I think a priority for Americans should be to make the 2024 elections even more insulated against questioning.
In February I asked Secretary Allen: "What progress did the USA make as regards the 2022 election results not being doubted compared to the 2020 election, and what will you and @NASSorg do to help make the 2024 election results even more accepted?" See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-should-americans-do-about-election.html.
The purpose of this email is to keep on this with the Houston County Republican Women and other Republican Women's groups in Alabama (some of which are copied on this email as indicated below).
Do you agree that a priority for Americans should be to make the 2024 elections insulated against questioning? Do you think Secretary of State Allen should make his own efforts to help that be the case? Are you willing to contribute to that as well by speaking up publicly on the matter?
I would like to have phone conversations and/or meetings with one or more of you about this.
Please contact me if you are willing.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
cc:
Cullman County Republican Women (Cullman)
President, Diane Brown
dianeken333@yahoo.com
Republican Women of East Alabama
(Phenix City/Auburn/Opelika)
President, Dr. Joanne Horton
joannehorton@myops.net
Eastern Shore Republican Women (Spanish Fort)
President, Michelle Thomason
michelle.thomason@bellsouth.net
Greater Birmingham Republican Women (Birmingham)
President, Britney Garner
britneymgarner@gmail.com
Republican Women of Madison (Madison)
President, Susan Newman
snewmanhsv@gmail.com
Pike County Republican Women (Troy)
President, Shirley Reddock
reddocks@bellsouth.net
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