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Resolution for Implementing Hand Counted Paper Ballots

in All Elections in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Whereas Elected officials and candidates at the highest levels of federal government in both poli6cal par6es have

claimed voter fraud was the direct cause for loss of elec6ons for their respec6ve par6es in the presiden6al and mid-term.

elec6ons of 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022; and

Whereas the public percep6on is that voter fraud is real and widespread, thereby developing distrust in the

elec6on results and driving honest ci6zens out of the democra6c process; and

Whereas Electronic vo6ng systems and processes have been iden6fied as a major source for poten6ally fraudulent.

ac6vity and loss of transparency in the vo6ng process; and

Whereas Virginia relies on electronic vo6ng machines to read, record, and total the ballots for individual precincts.

and

Whereas, Elec6on results have been contested and, in some cases, results have been reversed due to voting.

machine issues, usually called glitches, programming errors, coding mistakes and the like; and

Whereas the simple process of vo6ng, that we did in America for hundreds of years, with hand countng of ballots.

on elec6on night is the best method to prevent our ballots from being digi6zed and allows the People to par6cipate in

tallying and calcula6ng elec6on results; and

Whereas A Virginia state senator has recognized the reality of elec6on altering outcomes associated with the use

of electronic vo6ng processes and has therefore called for hand counted paper ballots; and

Whereas several other developed na6ons use a hand counted paper ballot system instead of voting machines.

and

Whereas Virginia can be a na6onal example for improving the vo6ng process; now,

Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Augusta County Republican Commitee.

1. Urges the General Assembly of Virginia to immediately discon6nue all electronic vo6ng and reporting; and

2. Urges the General Assembly of Virginia to ins6tute the use of hand counted paper ballots; and

3. Urges the General Assembly of Virginia to require a bipar6san 100% recount of randomly selected

precincts within thirty (30) days of the elec6on; and

4. Directs the Chairman of the Augusta County Republican Commitee to disseminate copies of this.

resolution to all 6th District Virginia Republican Units with the request that ALL Units endorse it.

Supported and Endorsed by the Augusta County Republican Commi9ee