The Tusk

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Updated: September 29, 2023

This Month's Tusk:
The October Tusk

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by those who are dumber. ~Plato

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The Electoral College Explained
What's In This Month's Tusk

State	Voters must:	Elections officials must:
California (Cal. Election Code §14216 )	State name and address. Sign name in poll book.	Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
District of Columbia (D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.07)	Sign the poll book.	None.
Hawaii (Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 11-109)	Provide name, address and date of birth.	Check voter information against the poll book.
Illinois (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 10, § 5/4-22, 5/5-29, 5/6-66, 5/17-9)	Sign an affidavit of eligibility. Provide name, and if requested, address.	Announce name, and if requested, address. Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
Maine (Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 21A, § 671)	State name and address.	Announce name.
Maryland (Md. Election Code Ann. §10-310)	State month and date of birth (and address under certain circumstances).	Check voter information against the registration list.
Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., Title VIII, Chapter 54, §76)	Provide name, and if requested, address.	Announce name. Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
Minnesota (Minn. Stat. §204C.10 (a))	Sign an affidavit of eligibility. If requested, provide name, address and date of birth.	Optional: check voter information.
Nevada (Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.277)	Sign the poll book.	Compare the signature to signature on file, or on a form of identification.
New Jersey (N.J. Rev. Stat. §19:15-17(a))	Provide signature.	Compare the signature to signature on file.
New Mexico (N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-1-24, 1-12-7.1, 1-12-10, and 1-12-4.1)	State name and address. After providing identification (which can be a written or verbal confirmation of name, address and date of birth), sign the poll book. Note: the request for identification is suspended if lines are longer than 45 minutes.	Announce name. Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
New York (N.Y. Election Law §8-304)	Sign the poll book.	Compare the signature to signature on file. Compare the voter’s physical appearance with information on record.
Oregon* (Or. Rev. Stat. §254.470 (6))	Sign the envelope in which the ballot is returned.	Compare signature to signature on file.
Pennsylvania (Pa. Stat. Tit. 25 § 3050)	Sign an affidavit of eligibility. Provide address (except under certain circumstances).	Announce name. Compare signature against signature on file.
Vermont (Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit.17, §2563, 2571)	State name, and if requested, address. Alternatively, provide documentation.	Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
*Oregon conducts its elections almost exclusively by mail but offers voters the option of voting in person at county election offices. Ballots in Oregon, including ballots cast in person, must be accompanied by a return envelope signed by the voter.

Statutory Requirements for States With Non-Documentary ID Requirements

State

Voters must:

Elections officials must:

California
(Cal. Election Code §14216 )

State name and address.
Sign name in poll book.

Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

District of Columbia
(D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.07)

Sign the poll book.

None.

Hawaii
(Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 11-109)

Provide name, address and date of birth.

Check voter information against the poll book.

Illinois
(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 10, § 5/4-22, 5/5-29, 5/6-66, 5/17-9)

Sign an affidavit of eligibility.
Provide name, and if requested, address.

Announce name, and if requested, address.
Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

Maine
(Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 21A, § 671)

State name and address.

Announce name.

Maryland
(Md. Election Code Ann. §10-310)

State month and date of birth (and address under certain circumstances).

Check voter information against the registration list.

Massachusetts
(Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., Title VIII, Chapter 54, §76)

Provide name, and if requested, address.

Announce name.
Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

Minnesota
(Minn. Stat. §204C.10 (a))

Sign an affidavit of eligibility.
If requested, provide name, address and date of birth.

Optional: check voter information.

Nevada
(Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.277)

Sign the poll book.

Compare the signature to signature on file, or on a form of identification.

New Jersey
(N.J. Rev. Stat. §19:15-17(a))

Provide signature.

Compare the signature to signature on file.

New Mexico
(N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-1-24, 1-12-7.1, 1-12-10, and 1-12-4.1)

State name and address.
After providing identification (which can be a written or verbal confirmation of name, address and date of birth), sign the poll book.

Note: the request for identification is suspended if lines are longer than 45 minutes.

Announce name.
Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

New York
(N.Y. Election Law §8-304)

Sign the poll book.

Compare the signature to signature on file.
Compare the voter’s physical appearance with information on record.

Oregon*
(Or. Rev. Stat. §254.470 (6))

Sign the envelope in which the ballot is returned.

Compare signature to signature on file.

Pennsylvania
(Pa. Stat. Tit. 25 § 3050)

Sign an affidavit of eligibility.
Provide address (except under certain circumstances).

Announce name.
Compare signature against signature on file.

Vermont
(Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit.17, §2563, 2571)

State name, and if requested, address.
Alternatively, provide documentation.

Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

*Oregon conducts its elections almost exclusively by mail but offers voters the option of voting in person at county election offices. Ballots in Oregon, including ballots cast in person, must be accompanied by a return envelope signed by the voter.

The Electoral College Explained

As the Vice Chair of BRREC and the State Republican Committeeman I was asked the question as to why we need an Electoral College. This explains it better than I could. The Electoral College Explained

Watch this twelve-minute video taught by Hillsdale College professor Kevin Portteus. You’ll learn critical information about the Electoral College so many Americans don’t know—even intelligent patriots who love this country on our website.

Watch this twelve-minute video taught by Hillsdale College professor Kevin Portteus. You’ll learn critical information about the Electoral College so many Americans don’t know—even intelligent patriots who love this country.

As you can see, reaching and teaching millions about the Electoral College must be a priority for informed patriots like you and me…

Especially when the movement for a national popular vote for the presidential elections gains momentum. Currently, 59% of Americans favor replacing the Electoral College with a direct popular vote, and 17 states (and D.C.) have pledged to adopt a popular vote.

As an ademden to the above:

Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution states that electors can’t be a member of Congress, or hold federal office, but left it up to individual states to figure out everything else. According to the 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, electors also can’t be anyone who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to its enemies.”

The Constitution gave each state a number of electors equal to the combined total of representatives and senators who represent that state in the U.S. Congress. State legislatures are responsible for choosing electors, but how they do this varies from state to state. Until the mid-1800s, it was common for many state legislatures to simply appoint electors, while other states let their citizens decide on electors.

Today, the most common method of choosing electors is by state party convention. Each political party’s state convention nominates a slate of electors, and a vote is held at the convention. In a smaller number of states, electors are chosen by a vote of the state party’s central committee.

Either way, political parties usually choose people whom they want to reward for their service to and support of the party. Electors can be elected officials or party leaders in the state, or people who have some kind of personal or professional connection with the party’s candidate.

The October Tusk is Available. In this month’s Tusk:

As the Vice Chair of BRREC and the State Republican Committeeman I was asked the question as to why we need an Electoral College. This explains it better than I could. The Electoral College Explained

Watch this twelve-minute video taught by Hillsdale College professor Kevin Portteus. You’ll learn critical information about the Electoral College so many Americans don’t know—even intelligent patriots who love this country on our website.

In the October Tusk I write about how illegals vote and the lack of oversight in many states that allows illegals to obtain drivers licenses which they use to register to vote. They’re Illegal and they vote.

We cover the Vance/Walz debate, a military veteran Marine from North Carolina, who was wounded in the Vietnam War and received a Purple Heart, has given it to former President Donald Trump in reaction to the first attempt on his life, JD VANCE RETORTS MARTHA RADDATZ. Responding to ABC News reporter Martha Raddatz explaining that “only a small number” of Venezuelan gangs video, KAMALA HARRIS SLOGAN. For the explanation of her “We are not going back – new way forward,” video, plus our usual columns and cartoons.

Enjoy and spread the word!

UPCOMING BREVARD COUNTY EVENTS

--November 1: Federated Republican Women in Action meeting, Memaw’s BBQ, Palm Bay, 11:30 am.

--November 5: Election Day.

--November 5: Space Coast Young Republicans meeting and Election Night party, County Line Saloon in Melbourne, 6:30 pm.

--November 6: Brevard Federated Republican Women meeting, Space Coast Convention Center, Cocoa, 11:30 am.

--November 7: Heritage Isle Republican Club meeting, Heritage Isle Clubhouse, 10 am.

--November 10-17: Media Research Center Post-Election Caribbean Cruise.

--November 19: North Brevard Republican Club meeting, American Police Hall of Fame, Titusville, 6 pm.

--November 21: Republican Women’s Club of Brevard meeting, Suntree Country Club, 11 am.

--November 23: Space Coast Republican Club meeting, Red Lobster, Merritt Island, 11:30 am.

--November 25: Joint Ronald Reagan Club, Republican Liberty Caucus Brevard, Space Coast Patriots, and Citizens Defending Freedom event – a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County

Rally – Space Coast Convention Center, Cocoa, 6 pm.

The Brevard Republican Executive Committee will not meet in November.