The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

'BradCast' 11/14/1019 (Guest: Susan Greenhalgh of Nat'l Election Defense Coalition)

11.15.2019 - By Brad FriedmanPlay

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On today's 'BradCast':  KY Governor Matt Bevin has finally conceded his loss to Democratic challenger Andy Beshear last week – after making false, evidence-free allegations about "irregularities" and "illegal votes." But very real concerns about the accuracy of electronic voting systems should be taken seriously, because they could alter the outcome of next year's elections. Last week, the key swing states of Pennsylvania and Georgia saw election disasters with brand-new touchscreen computer Ballot Marking Devices (BMDs). SUSAN GREENHALGH, Vice President at the National Election Defense Coalition, discusses her group's demand that Pennsylvania immediately decertify the expensive new 100% unverifiable voting systems that failed. Greenhalgh explains why such systems should never be used (except by voters who may need to use an assistive device), and why so many election officials ignore election integrity and cybsersecurity experts who warn against the use of such poorly designed, unverifiable touchscreen systems. Greenhalgh says there is still time for jurisdictions to switch to much cheaper, more secure, verifiable hand-marked paper ballot systems. Also today: Another deadly school shooting, this time in Southern California. Trump loses yet another court case in one of his several lawsuits seeking to block release of his tax returns to Congress and state prosecutors, with the cases all now headed to the Republicans' stolen U.S. Supreme Court, on which two of Trump's appointees now sit. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, a conservative Democrat, has entered the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination race. Trump is in Louisiana to stump for the Republican candidate in the runoff election for governor on Saturday, in hopes of avoiding another Kentucky-style embarrassment. Plus Desi Doyen has our 1001st 'Green News Report', with disturbing news on the raging Australian bush fires, climate-change fueled frigid weather, and the Trump EPA's latest attack on public health...

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