2 letters Requesting VP Harris to Request of Demand Recounts of 2024 Presidential Election [View all]

[Time for change]

Through my participation with an election integrity group, I have come across two letters to VP Harris, requesting (first letter) or demanding (second letter) hand recounts in the swing states. The first letter is from a group of seven computer security experts who refer to “serious election security breaches” as the rationale for the recounts, without claiming that the security breaches changed the outcome of the election. The second letter is from Stephen Spoonamore, also a computer security expert, who goes beyond the claim of security breaches to say that it is a near certainty that the breaches changed the outcome of the election.

Below are brief excerpts from both letters, starting with hyperlinks to the full letters. My brief excerpts do not contain the details of the security breaches, but the full letters contain a great amount of detail on that:

First letter

Dear Vice President Harris,

We write to alert you to serious election security breaches that have threatened the security and integrity of the 2024 elections, and to
identify ways to ensure that the will of the voters is reflected and that voters should have confidence in the result. The most effective
manner of doing so is through targeted recounts requested by the candidate. In the light of the breaches we ask that you formally request hand recounts in at least the states of Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. We have no evidence that the outcomes of the elections in those states were actually compromised as a result of the security breaches, and we are not suggesting that they were. But binding risk-limiting audits (RLAs) or hand recounts should be routine for all elections, especially when the stakes are high and the results are close. We believe that, under the current circumstances when massive software breaches are known and documented, recounts are necessary and appropriate to remove all potential doubt and to set an example for security best practices in all elections….

Second letter

Dear Madam Vice President:

Professionally I have worked as the CEO or CTO at seven high technology firms including two which specialized in hacking and counter-hacking operations. My clients have included numerous governments [including DoD, DHS, Dept. of State], F100 Financials and F500 Industrials. I am a lifelong Republican who has long placed service and participatory democracy over party….

You should reverse your concession, call for both a full investigation of criminal activity and demand hand recounts in all seven swing states. In my professional view there are multiple and extremely clear indications the Presidential vote was willfully compromised.

I wholly agree with the public letter of Duncan Buell, et. al. of Nov. 13th stating they believe there is a possibility of hacking and calling for hand-recounts. That letter’s clear call to action is commendable, but its cautious tone may belie the severity of what I believe has happened. In my view it is a near certainty the results have been changed at a scale which reversed the US Presidential Election…. A hand recount will most likely show you did win…. In my view, a capable and skilled series of exploits, electronic tools and hacks were used to change the Presidential vote in all seven swing states. These activities have reversed the outcomes in at least Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. I will lay out the basics of the attack…. Finally I will outline how I would recommend investigating….

Lastly, this hack methodology may or may not have some correlation with the series of Bomb Threats called in by Russian affiliated assets. The use of distraction or diversion of this kind is common…. any jurisdiction which was subject to a bomb threat was forced to break standard operating procedure. This alone should be grounds for you to ask for a hand-recount….

I will continue to investigate with a growing group of volunteers. We are also planning to offer rewards for information. But our efforts to preserve the integrity of this election cannot take this to completion. You, and only you, can call for a full hand-recount and engage the vast public resources at your disposal. I can’t. This is all I can do. Let me know how I can help.

Given this information, in combination with past history of evidence of extensive electronic manipulation of voting machines in Presidential and other elections, almost always in favor of Republicans, I feel confident that full hand recounts of swing states will reveal the manipulation of this election enough to change the results. I desperately hope that VP Harris will believe that and take appropriate action. If any DU members have enough influence with her or those she is close to to influence their opinion on this, please attempt to do so.