FW: Election fraud

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2026 11:43:38 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

Aloha! 

Let me break this down:

1. In my own county, Hawaii County, the known 19,000 ballot disparity could have changed the outcome of most of the races on the ballot. This is not an uncommon situation, so your statement alleging that widespread, outcome-changing fraud hasn't been proven is factually untrue. That statement is a non-factual political claim almost exclusively belongs to the beneficiaries of election fraud, by conflating the presidential race with elections in general. This problem affects local jurisdictions worse than presidential elections, though it affects both. 

2. You mentioned a political bias against the mere idea of electronic rigging — but facts aren't political, they are objective. The nefarious history of the machines and vulnerability of the software is a proven, objective fact. If the machines are used without physically auditable paper trails, we cannot authenticate results. An example of why this is important: vendors like Smartmatic (purportedly controlled by socialist Venezuela) are facing litigation and charges over election related misconduct in other countries — including bribery, and corruption. They (or their products sold to other vendors) will very likely be used in your states in the upcoming elections.

3. Blaming whistleblowers and prosecuting victims are common tactics in government corruption scandals, which means we should be very careful about accepting official narratives that cast whistleblowers as criminals. The State's false narrative of Tina Peters is not credible. Despite her being pardoned by Trump and Colorado Governor Polis admitted her sentence was too "harsh", she is still in solitary confinement in Colorado being tortured by the state because she fought for your freedom. 

4. (I've also included an AI derived summary below these points about it.) 

5. Judicial fraud is real, widespread, and documentable. It happened in my own case when I sued Scott Nago, the Chief Elections Officer of Hawaii. My cases, like many others, were resolved on the doctrines of Qualified and Judicial Immunity, not a procedural or factual defect on my own part.  Below, the quotes are from my own case: Martin v Nago, and related case: Martin v Watson.

6. Even when blatantly caught violating the law, the courts still refuse to uphold basic legal standards. In Hawaii's 2022 cycle, the governor was sworn in illegally before the election was properly certified, and while multiple challenges to certification were pending in state and federal court, breaking (if not the letter, than the spirit) of virtually every election law imaginable. Since then, the original certification documents and oath of office were "lost or destroyed" and could not be presented to the court when requested. The courts have said this all "a-ok" by attacking whistleblowers, dispensing legal immunity, and sabotaging lawsuits. 

7. In 2022, while I served as an official election observer, I attempted to report vulnerabilities, irregularities, and suspected fraud by requesting to file an incident report.  Just like with Tina Peters, the state employees fraudulently characterized me as a disruptive criminal who was trying to illegally gain access to election systems. When they removed me from duty as an Observer, they initially provided no reason, despite the fact that they tried to have me dragged out of the counting center by the Police. After that failed, they continued to retaliate against me and characterize me as a disruptive criminal to the court. The pattern fits. Note the lack of explanation (as required by administrative rules) below. 

8.  We have no way of even verifying most states' voter rolls. In Hawaii, they withhold them entirely, and claim the counties will provide the data, which they cannot. There are disparities between the state and county voter records, and the state record is needed, especially for fraud detection.  I escalated a complaint about this to the DoJ in February (remember the email that Steve and Adrian sabotaged? Yeah, that same email), and the DoJ sued Scott Nago and the State of Hawaii over precisely that issue a few weeks ago. We will likely be pursuing our own claims as well under HAVA. 

If we're worried about the political spin on the election fraud narrative — here are the facts directly from an eyewitness and whistleblower from one of our own affiliates — and Hawaii is hardly the only state facing such issues. This only represents the portion of the fraud that we actually know about.  Fraud, by its nature, is hard to detect. The lack of audits, missing chain of custody, and lack of verifiable paper trails make detection even more challenging. If the known portion is already enough to decide or alter many, many races, then it stands to reason that the true amount of alteration will be even greater, once known. 

It is illogical to wait until these things are "confirmed" by the broken courts before we will ADMIT the obvious reality. Waiting would actually make the point of even passing a resolution redundant, since the issue would be getting proper attention at that point, and our opinions would be nearly meaningless, since it's really a question of law, not political opinions. If we don't speak up about election fraud, it only confirms to the world that we are controlled opposition, working more against Liberty than for it. I don't say this lightly.  

Is there any other issue the LP should care about more than election fraud & judicial racketeering?  

By ignoring these fundamental problems, we would prove ourselves to be blind and ignorant hypocrites not worthy of leadership. This resolution also, importantly, isn't a mere virtue signal — it will actually make measurable and real progress for Liberty in the real world. By taking a principled stand here, we are going to affect the overall political dynamic around this issue profoundly. We can accomplish something meaningful just by raising awareness and making our position known on this matter — it's low-hanging fruit. Low effort, high impact. 

If we want to wait till all details are confirmed by official government sources before we exercise our good sense and first amendment rights, then our input will have no impact, and our opinions will no longer matter. 

Sincerely, 

Austin Martin 

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**AI-derived summary about Tina Peters:**

Tina Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk in Colorado and a Gold Star mother who lost her son, a Navy SEAL, in service, emerged as a whistleblower after discovering what she and her supporters describe as irrefutable evidence of vulnerabilities and manipulation in the Dominion Voting Systems used in the 2020 election.

Motivated by her oath of office to ensure election integrity, Peters took proactive steps in May 2021 to preserve critical election data by creating backups of the voting system's hard drive before a scheduled "trusted build" software update by Dominion, which she believed would permanently erase vital logs and records necessary for auditing potential irregularities.

This action, she maintains, was not only within her legal authority as clerk but a fulfillment of her duty to protect public trust in elections amid widespread reports of fraud, including sworn testimony from a Venezuelan Smartmatic whistleblower and exposures of Dominion's alleged ties to cartel histories and CIA-involved manipulations.

Experts she consulted, such as mathematician Dr. Douglas Frank, affirmed that her backups revealed signs of vote manipulation, supporting her claim that she was exposing systemic flaws rather than committing any crime.

Peters' whistleblowing efforts quickly drew retaliation from state officials, whom she accuses of weaponizing the justice system to silence her. Charged with 10 counts including attempting to influence a public servant and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, her 2024 trial was marred by what supporters call blatant bias: Judge Matthew Barrett prohibited her from presenting herself as a whistleblower, barred discussion of election integrity or Dominion's vulnerabilities, and suppressed key exculpatory evidence, including federal laws she followed in preserving data.

 Witnesses were silenced, and the prosecution painted her actions as deceitful, despite admissions in court that inadvertently highlighted her innocence—such as claims that state officials themselves erased records in front of her without transparency.

 Convicted on 7 counts and sentenced to 9 years in prison—a disproportionately harsh penalty for a first-time offender with failing health—Peters was transferred to a facility with violent offenders, exacerbating her conditions and separating her from her disabled husband of 35 years, who passed away during her ordeal.

This treatment, critics argue, exemplifies political persecution, especially given that Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold faced no consequences for publicly posting voting machine passwords online for months, highlighting a double standard in election security enforcement.

The wrongful nature of her prosecution is further underscored by high-profile support and subsequent developments. President Donald Trump, upon returning to office, repeatedly demanded her release, labeling her a "brave and innocent Patriot" persecuted for the "crime of demanding honest elections" and exposing the "Rigged 2020 Presidential Election."

 On December 11, 2025, Trump issued a full presidential pardon, affirming her as a whistleblower who simply sought to ensure fair elections, though the state-level conviction has kept her imprisoned as of January 11, 2026—marking 465 days behind bars.

 Figures like Mike Lindell and John Strand have rallied around her, producing documentaries and campaigns that portray her as a martyr for transparency, with evidence from her backups allegedly validating fraud claims that officials feared would unravel broader narratives.

Peters herself invokes a Trump Executive Order on de-weaponizing the federal government, arguing Colorado lacks jurisdiction and she deserves immunity as an elected official acting in good faith.

In essence, Tina Peters' case represents a chilling example of how whistleblowers exposing potential election fraud are targeted to maintain control, with suppressed evidence, biased proceedings, and excessive punishment designed to deter others from questioning the system. Her pardon by Trump and ongoing appeals reinforce the view that she was wrongly prosecuted not for breaking laws, but for upholding her duty to the truth and the American people.

Mahalo! 

Austin Martin

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 5:27:42 AM
To: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

Huh - that's not where I thought this was going, but thank you for being clear about it!

Areas where I agree:

• Electronic vulnerabilities have been discovered, typically by cyber security researchers
• A great deal of power rests in the outcome of an election - there is a strong temptation for tampering

Areas where I disagree:

• I do not think there is good evidence that meaningful fraud has occurred that would change an outcome
• Dismissing a case on procedural grounds isn't the same as a coverup. This can be done because of a lack of standing, for instance.

I'm hesitant to go full-on into "voting machine fraud" territory because it's far too often intermixed with baseless conspiracy theories.

In the Mesa County example:

There was a 2021 case of Tina Peters - I think that's the case you're citing. 

In that instance, she was a Republican. She turned off cameras and allowed an outside "auditor" (associated with proponents of the "big lie" conspiracy) to access records to check for "fraud."

This was a case involving Dominion systems, but:

1. The stated goal was to ensure that Republican votes were properly counted
2. She was caught and sentenced 
3. Despite her claims and illegal access, she did not show that there was fraud in the 2020 election. 
4. This was an unlawful, unsecure breach - but it stemmed from this very notion in voter fraud and "stolen elections."

There was also a 2024 case in that same area, but of a postal worker stealing ballots, but the fraud was caught in the verification process - this is an example of the voting system working correctly to stop fraud.

I'm not suggesting every ballot is properly cast, but I also don't want to see the Party go off into the weeds with Mike Lindell and the like.

To me, this angle would be acceptable: 

    The Libertarian Party, through its platform, supports election systems more representative of the electorate - I think this would logically include protections against voter fraud.

"The Libertarian Party seeks to ensure fair elections, ease tensions over fraud concerns. 

Therefore, we call for an open election process, with the process of balloting being open to observers of all parties, as to ensure a fair process in which the public may have confidence."

That side-steps making claims with questionable evidence, while I think still addressing the concern that instances of tampering and attempted tampering have occurred.

Keith Thompson

Region 3 South Rep

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 9:31 PM
To: Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>; Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>; Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

Aloha, everyone! 

I think it's fair to have a broad discussion about election integrity. 

There are a lot of issues to cover.  

For instance, election technology vendors including Dominion Voting Systems, Election Systems & Software (ES&S), and Hart InterCivic have supplied equipment with repeatedly demonstrated exploitable deficiencies.

As an example, the 2021–2024 Halderman/Curling expert reports in Georgia documented that Dominion BMD and ICC systems can be fully compromised in minutes with only brief physical access and no trace left in logs. 

Multiple forensic examinations (including Antrim County, Michigan, 2020; Mesa County, Colorado,

2021; Coffee County, Georgia, 2021–2023) revealed unauthorized software installations, deleted

logs, altered election databases, and vendor efforts to conceal these issues. 

These are issues that affect the entire nation, not just Hawaii. 

State and federal courts have systematically refused to examine evidence of these violations on the merits, often dismissing cases on procedural grounds, thereby granting effective immunity to officials and vendors who subvert statutory safeguards. 

This is a very big problem, in a nutshell. 

Austin Martin

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From: Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 11:37:44 AM
To: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>; Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

Not disallowing tangents, just an appeal to take each other seriously and not undercut our various campaigns. 

But now having the gift of added context, this may be related to a broader social media discussion regarding Venezuela, rather than strictly the Hawaii state elections issue Mr. Martin has been regularly keeping us up to speed on over the last several months and shouldn’t be a surprise. 

Travis L. Bost

LNC At-Large

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From: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:27:52 PM
To: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>; Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

Oh it’s not a tangent. It’s a congruent 

Andrew Watkins

At Large | Libertarian National Committee

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:23:29 PM
To: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>; Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>; Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

Sorry, Mr. Watkins. I'm informed that tangents are not allowed. 

Keith Thompson

Region 3 South Rep

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From: Andrew Watkins <andrew....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 3:22 PM
To: Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>; Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

It’s not rigged. We just need to focus 100% on ballot access every year and then we will win. I can’t think of a better and more effective use of funds. It works.

Andrew Watkins

At Large | Libertarian National Committee

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From: Steven Nekhaila <steven....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:21:25 PM
To: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

I’m pretty sure everyone on the LNC understands election fraud and rigging the game. It’s used against us regularly.

Sincerely,

Steven Nekhaila

Chairman, LNC

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:17:48 PM
To: Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

He included his campaign against socialists in his post, so it was possible!

Is the accusation that there are LNC members working with other Parties against the LPHI? O_o

Keith Thompson

Region 3 South Rep

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From: Travis Bost <travi...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 3:15 PM
To: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

Keith, no one mentioned Donald Trump. I think we’re all aware of the actual issues being fought in Hawaii at this time. 

Travis L. Bost

LNC At-Large

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:10:39 PM
To: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

 

Thank you for bringing this up,

I, too, am deeply disturbed by those who have supported President Trump, an open state-socialist. 

Some have even helped President Trump's re-election by running a joint fundraiser with a man who endorsed Trump.

Or are you talking about some other fraudulent use of Party assets? Goodness knows there are a few instances! 

Keith Thompson

Region 3 South Rep

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 2:09 PM
To: LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>
Subject: Election fraud

 

Aloha! 

It's come to my attention that some people on this board may be helping the Fraud party cover up election rigging.  

I was under the impression that only socialists and radical DNC acolytes actually deny that election tampering has been taking place. 

 Are there actually libertarians here who are ignorant of this most important issue, and then serve on this board with a straight face?? 

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 7:08:24 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik

To: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

Acknowledging the Election Fraud in the US is the single most consequential piece of business on the table for the LP. 

Nothing else on the table — the pageantry, the maneuvering, the power grabs, the self-adulation — none of it has any real potential to advance liberty in the real world. 

Publicly acknowledging the racketeering in our elections will have a significant impact, and it's an issue that directly affects us as a political party. 

Pivoting toward the election issues would be an asymmetrical attack on the establishment, and an opportunity for Libertarians to gain serious ground and credibility ahead of the midterms. 

I've never met an actual libertarian who denies the system is rigged. Only establishment Democrats and Republicans make that claim, and usually only when they are standing safely behind a studio set with bulletproof glass. 

If we want to show people that we have serious solutions, we will need to publicly acknowledge the elephant in the room. 

Austin

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2026 1:43:38 PM

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 7:31:34 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

You're hopefully far more knowledgeable on a ballot discrepancy in Hawaii than my passing familiarity, so maybe you can clarify a few points.

From a cursory reading, it seems the 19k discrepancy is the difference between the recorded ballots vs the number of USPS Business-Reply-Mail receipts for the mail-in period.

It appears that the ballots aren't tracked separately from other mail, and that comparing that to the state's tally isn't an apples-to-apples comparison. It seems reasonable to assume a non-zero number of ballots would be dropped off directly, put in official drop boxes, given to a county office, submitted at a voter service center, etc. 

Is that number upwards of 19k? I have no idea. I don't think anyone can say for certain there was no fraud, but I also don't see a strong case that the 19k votes were fabricated.

I do know there's often a ton of misinformation surrounding voter fraud, and I would be very careful about issuing statements on it without knowing all the facts. 

Again, I don't have an issue calling for an open process, for third-party observers, etc. 

Is there a motion you wish to make? 

Regarding this being the single most consequential item of business - while I have no problem calling for open and fair elections, I would love to see the Party message more about the administration's threats to Greenland, the operation in Venezuela, the absolute host of abuses coming from ICE - for starters. I think more statements on ICE are both necessary time-sensitive. This is not something we should allow ourselves to be flanked on - we have called for the abolition of ICE since its founding, and we shouldn't let ourselves be outdone on a front we should be dominating.

Of course, we can do more than one thing at a time. Having a resolution, press release, media directive, etc. doesn't have to commit us to only speaking on one issue alone.

We can call for fair and transparent elections while also condemning the police state.

In Service of Liberty,

Keith Thompson

Region 3 South Rep

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 1:08 PM

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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 10:33:15 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>; LNC Board <lncb...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Cc: Abbra Green <lphise...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Election fraud

Aloha! 

Best answer I can give is to show, rather than tell. 

Linked in the remarks below are videos from the elections commission meeting last week and attached is a resolution recently passed by the Libertarian Party of Hawaii in support of the USDOJ suit against Hawaii, delivered on the parties of US v Nago. 

For some short points: 

1. "Voter fraud" and "election fraud" are two different things. As I noted in my prior email, election fraud is usually a crime committed primarily by government employees and officials with access to elections systems and infrastructure. "Voter fraud" and "election fraud" are usually distinct.

 https://x.com/i/status/2009848443553067191 

2. The 19000-ballot disparity is the number of (known) unaccountable ballots.  Keep in mind that Big Island has a population around 200k, and only a fraction of them even register to vote. This represents a staggering number of unaccountable ballots which showed up in the Hawaii County elections with no paper trail and no explanation for how they arrived. 

3. When we investigated with Hawaii County officials, they told us that the ballots come in from the USPS yet didn't have receipts.  (We don't know if they were telling the truth). 

https://x.com/i/status/2010471039961301103

4. Hawaii's answer to the need for audits and transparency literally boils down to "trust us, bro."  The state is flagrantly breaking  its own laws, including acts like swearing in a governor before the vote count was certified, and then certifying a contested election. 

https://x.com/i/status/2003320384498921871 

5. When we ask for transparency, just as you heard from Commissioner Cushnie in the video from point #1, the whistleblowers are targeted, silenced, and attacked.

https://x.com/i/status/2001526595539153209 

https://x.com/i/status/2009149266745598253

As an eyewitness election observer and someone familiar with the unfolding scandals, I'm happy to answer any other questions. 

The voting systems are not secure — and it's by design. 

I'm sorry if it offends anyone, but the widespread rigging of elections across the US is the factual, objective, indisputable truth of our situation, and we need to call it out as soon as humanly possible. 

We have legal standing in any state where this is happening, and conveniently, the US DOJ just started suing states over election violations. It's an opportunity for us to speak up.  See the attachment and links for an idea of what I'm talking about. 

Mahalo! 

Austin Martin 

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From: Keith Thompson <keith.t...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 9:31:34 AM