Nate Covington
Private Citizen
Politics
In a PA Second Class Township Near You
Edit 7/14/21: Act 65 of 2021
It appears Pennsylvania is revising their Sunshine Law to require better public notice of meeting agendas (see attachments)
Editor's Note: This poem is intentionally awkward.
In a second class township near you, Auditors don't audit because townships hire a CPA firm instead, making the township is legally eligible for grant money. Unfortunately this defeats the entire purpose of having elected auditors.
Amending the PA Constitution
As you can see, with the Pennsylvania Constitution, it's a can of worms!
Matt DePerno: Election Integrity in Antrim, MI
Election fraud lawsuit / update from Antrim County Michigan, May 8, 2021
Right to Know Law: A Brief Overview (with examples)
The Right to Know Law (RTKL) was designed to make government documents more accessible to the public. By filling out a request form, you can request documents from any government agency.
The RTKL governs the release of documents, but it does not answer questions. This can sometimes create a problem: you may know the information you’re looking for, but not know what documents you need to get that information. This is a great time to pick up the phone and call the Agency Open Records Officer (AORO), the person who is responsible for responding to RTK requests.
PA District 22 Senate Debate - Full Video
PA: County Level Investigation into Voting Irregularities - April 2021
"We want to make sure that voting is easy, and cheating is hard."
Related:
Candidate Roundtable LPTV - Special Election Panel
In case you missed it!
NATHAN COVINGTON for State Senate: PA District 22
Scranton & Surrounding Areas:
Special Election
May 18, 2021
Elect:
NATHAN COVINGTON
(Libertarian)
Pennsylvania Senator - District 22
"...we need some fresh blood, we need fresh ideas, and I think what we need to do is begin to break apart the two-party system," said Covington.
"...To be part of the libertarian party is a huge blessing. The two parties, they’re in a deadlock," said Covington.
Supporter Of:
- Individual Choice
- Sound Money, Less Regulation
- Fair Taxes
Constitutional amendment proposes end to Pennsylvania property taxes
Editor's Note:
Didn't this go to referendum 2 years ago?
(The Center Square) – A bicameral pair of lawmakers proposed a constitutional amendment on Thursday ending the collection of school property taxes.
Sen. John DiSanto, R-New Bloomfield, and Rep. Perry Stambaugh, R-New Bloomfield, said Senate Bill 424 and House Bill 927 – if passed in two consecutive sessions – would allow voters to decide if the General Assembly should replace the levy with a combination of state and local sales and income taxes.
PA Budget Hearings Conclude - 2021
(via Rosemary Brown)
Department of Human Services
On Wednesday, we met with officials from the Department of Human Services for a two-part budget hearing focused on health and human services programs as well as budget cost requests. During our exchange, the secretary made a concerning statement – that in order to receive federal dollars, we must keep Pennsylvanians on state government programs. I expressed my strong concerns about this statement in the video below.
Lockdown is Over?
Has anyone else seen these "Lockdown Over March 1st" graphics floating around? Do they have any real traction?
USPS Proposes New Patent For Blockchain-Secured Voting
Blockchain has served as an effective Bitcoin platform "ledger" for a variety reasons: since 2009 it has proven resistant to tampering and hacking, it is decentralized, trackable, auditable, and open. Instead of calling for a "recount" when races are close, a Blockchain-based vote counting solution would allow for accurate, real-time vote counting.
However, is it going to work? And How?
(I am seriously asking for help so please post a comment below if you can help sort this out!)
Two conflicting articles below:
(1) is the patent from USPTO issued to the USPS to build the system Feb 7, 2020
(2) is an article from MIT released on 11/6/2020 saying that it won't work.
Which is it!?
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Robert's Rules of Order: Cheat Sheets and Guides (RONR)
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Recap: First 18 months as Township Auditor
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Constitution For The United States
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Forming a Political Committee in Pennsylvania
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Mike Lindell - Absolute Proof (full video)
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Brexit: Should the UK vote to leave the EU?
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HR Bill 127 - Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act
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Using Blockchain to Record & Count Votes during Elections
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Additional Information re: Township Owned Properties
23 March 2023...
Fellow Barrett Township Taxpayers -
I've compiled some additional information regarding properties owned by the Township.
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Right to Know: Property Deeds Now Available
17 February 2023...
Due to the recent flurry of information regarding real estate & property transactions in Barrett Township, I've filed a
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2023 Auditor’s Meeting Comments
18 January 2023...
Editor's Note:
Below are the comments that I read during the public Auditor's meeting on January 4, -
Should the Barrett Township LST (Local Services Tax) be repealed?
15 February 2021...
My opinion is that the Local Services tax should be repealed because it drives away business and makes it harder to attract workers in
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Can residents own their internet provider?
15 February 2021...
Friends and Neighbors - I want to share the following information about a small town near Westfield, Massachusetts that built their own
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Did we save money by regionalizing police?
29 December 2020...
Question:
Did we save money by switching from Barrett Township to Pocono Mountain Regional police?
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“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks…will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered…. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.”
– Thomas Jefferson in the debate over the Re-charter of the Bank Bill (1809)
