Here's what we're
working on
EIPH is working on the following initiatives, including several Common Sense approaches to existing election code that we believe make our elections more secure. EIPH takes the position that the election code should be rectified back to its original language interpretation, as it was when it was first written (note, EIP Hays takes the position that a hand count of paper ballots is the appropriate action for determining official results, as well, we strongly believe the less machines the safer our elections).
Poll & Central Count room Watcher Training
A significant part of the EIPHays mission is helping to protect our elections by recruiting citizen volunteers and providing best-in-class training for Poll Watchers, as well as Early Voting Ballot Board and Central Count Watchers.
If you would like to volunteer to be a trained election Watcher, please contact Sam Brannon to sign up for training.
Training and materials are provided free of charge, with donations accepted.
Election Code Initiatives
- Sec. 52.062 Compliance - Requires sequential numbering of ballots beginning with 1. In 2012, Hays County moved to a computerized randomly generated number printed on every ballot. In 2016, randomized numbering prohibit election officials from maintaining accurate count of the ballots and 1,816 voter ballots were lost and not counted.
- Restore Sec. 62.008 - Polling Judge's signature is required on all ballots. In 2020, polling judges were sent an email notifying them that this requirement was waived - this was done illegally at a county level and not by the TX Legislature. Additionally, rubber stamps have been used in lieu of official signatures, we find this makes Hays election's more easily susceptible to ballot box stuffing.
- Hand count of all legal ballots determines official winner of election - not the machine totals. Just as it is done from Fredericksburg to France, all ballots should be hand counted for official results. We believe electronic reporting leaves Hays County suseptible to allgorythm based interference with results.