Many of you have been following the two lawsuits filed by EIPCa to challenge the unconstitutional elections laws, regulations, policies and procedures used to manage elections and process ballots in California elections.

On July 18, 2023 California Judge André Birotte Jr. dismissed EIPCa’s federal lawsuit for the second time.

EIPCa sent our attorney’s latest press release to everyone last week, responding to the second dismissal. This resulted in many of you wanting to know what it all means.

Below is a synopsis of the press release that will help explain what this ruling means.

In spite of the fact that:

• the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled that EIPCa has standing and ordered our case to go back to the lower federal court to begin Discovery,

• and as of August 7, 2023 Discovery has not yet been allowed to begin and NONE of the EIPCa evidence has been presented in court,

Judge Birotte dismissed the EIPCa lawsuit, claiming EIPCa’s allegations amounted to “garden-variety” election irregularities.  

What does this mean?

Synonyms of Garden Variety in legal parlance:

• average
• commonplace
• cut-and-dried
• everyday
• normal
• ordinary
• routine
• run-of-the-mill
• standard
• unexceptional
• unremarkable
• usual

Our attorney Mariah Gondeiro made these points in her response:  

• “The allegations do not amount to garden-variety election irregularities.”

• “EIPCa allegations represent systemic issues with California’s election process that disproportionately harm valid in-person voters.” 

• “These irregularities are the result of California’s laws and regulations that massively expanded universal vote-by-mail and gutted signature verification requirements.”

Attorney Gondeiro with Advocates for Faith and Freedom will appeal this ruling on behalf of Election Integrity Project®California.

• Robert Tyler, President for Advocates for Faith and Freedom said, “We look forward to winning again at the Ninth Circuit and setting precedent that will have a broader impact.”

This type of challenge is not new to Election Integrity Project®California (EIPCa).

Before we formed the nonprofit Election Integrity Project®California in 2017 we founded the for-profit Election Integrity Project (EIP) in December 2010.

• After working hard to build teams across the state of California, Election Integrity Project (EIP) trained 2400 volunteers in 40 counties (representing approximately 85% of the CA population).

• The result was that 2100 trained individuals went to the polls in their counties to observe and document how the election process was being implemented.

• The Incident Reports, signed under penalty of perjury, showed a serious breakdown in the integrity of the election process.

• The reports resulted in a Findings Report that should have been used to correct the weaknesses in the system.

• No action was taken so we turned the report into a White Paper and made it public to alert the citizens of California and everyone else interested in restoring integrity.

The 2012 volunteers who worked so hard observing and documenting the FIRST EVER statewide (40 out of 58 counties) election process in California were shocked and discouraged when….

…. the Registrar of Voters and the Secretary of State did not address the issues provided in the Findings Report.

Election Integrity Project (EIP) sent the message below

to our volunteers after the 2012 General Election.

Election Integrity Project®California

sends it to you today, August 14, 2023.