H.O.T. Newsletter RUSD Edition

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September 2020

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The Racine Unified School District (RUSD) was able to place on the spring 2020 election in Racine County a referendum asking for one billion dollars from the Racine taxpayers over 30 years to fund new schools and new technology. The referendum passed by a margin of 5 votes.

Our group (HOT) along with the Racine Taxpayers Association and the Libertarian Party of Racine asked for a recount. During the recount we realized the recount was conducted irresponsibly and asked for it to be abandoned. The petitioners believe that the will of the voters has become impossible to determine and it would be reckless and irresponsible to move forward on spending a billion dollars under present circumstances.

Is ‘Yes for Kids’ Really about Kids?

Who Donated? And Why? Why HOT was not going to appeal What this means to Wisconsin! l

HOT’S LAWSUIT IS GOING TO THE SUPREME COURT Racine: Do citizens have a right to look at ballots they believe were counted wrong?

In a case that has garnered little attention so far in the mainstream press, a handful of citizens in Racine, Wisconsin, H.O.T. Government, challenged the results of a one Billion dollar local school referendum in April 2020 which Passed by five votes. H.O.T Government, a local watchdog group, is made up of citizens who demand HONEST, OPEN, and TRANSPARENCY in our government and in our elections! Two other groups joined the fight the Taxpayers Association and the Libertarian Party of Racine. We asked to review the ballots we believed were incorrectly counted in the school referendum: “We as citizens,

by State Statue, have a right to review contested ballots”. We were told NO, we do NOT! We then took our fight to Circuit Court. However, the court refused to address the ballot review issue and refused the case. From there, we took our question and case to the Wisconsin

Appeals Court whose response was it was “judicial discretion”. WHAT? It turns out “judicial discretion” is where one judge’s “discretion” can determine your right to review ballots. We did not lose hope, We then asked for review with the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On June 16, 2021, we received the miracle we had been praying for! The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear our case!

HERE’S OUR STORY: If you are wondering how a right to review ballots given to the people by the legislature can be taken away at the whim of a judge, you will understand what our fight is all about. WE THE PEOPLE- the Citizens, have an absolute right to review ballots we contend were counted erroneously and which, if corrected, would reverse the outcome of a BILLION DOLLAR TAX HIKE on the taxpaying Citizens of Racine County, WI.

We allege the recount in 12 wards were incorrectly counted and there are more NO votes then YES votes. We asked to examine those wards.

Think Arizona Audit.

This Case, like the Audit out in AZ has Statewide Importance in all contested races.

In a very unusual endorsement thenPresidential Candidate Joe Biden came out and supported the Billion Dollar School Referendum. THINK ABOUT IT? A candidate for the President of the United States took the time to endorse a School Referendum in the little forgotten City of Racine, Wisconsin? Were they TESTING ELECTION FRAUD strategies before doing it in the presidential election in November 2020?

Oh, coincidentally? The RUSD’s Board of Canvassers have hired the same attorneys that Joe Biden has been using to support his presidential election challenges in the courts.

Remember, there are no conspiracy theories, but there are also no coincidences.

Did Your Property Taxes Go Up? We have had constant legal expenses for well over a year and our funds are running low. So we have set up a fundraising site GiveSendGo to help offset the legal expenses. If you could make a donation that would be great. If you can't make a donation could you share the fundraiser to help spread the word. Thank You https://givesendgo.com/hotgover nment or donate at our Website www.hotgovernment.com

In April 2020, big government advocates including Racine Mayor Mason planned to force the people of Racine to shell out over a billion dollars to the Racine Unified School District over the next 30 years.

This was the SAME Mayor Mason who spearheaded the Zuckerberg/Facebook/CTCL monies all over the State of Wisconsin for the November 2020 Wisconsin presidential election.

The referendum supposedly “PASSED” by a mere FIVE VOTES out of over 33,000 counted. Except, the Citizens of H.O.T. Government believe it may have actually been defeated.

H.O.T. demanded a RECOUNT and monitored the six-day recount process where their fears were vindicated. The recount was CONDUCTED BY Racine Unified School District (RUSD) employees, JUDGED by RUSD administration staff, and OVERSEEN by the attorney hired by RUSD!

Talk about a stacked deck!

H.O.T. alleged multiple votes were not counted correctly subsequently rendering the count inaccurate. Important decisions including remade ballots, absentee ballots and missing ballots were controlled by the tabulators and the Unified Board of Canvass, all employees of the school district who wanted the billion-dollar referendum to pass.

Some 60 votes were adjusted between the recount results and election day results. Yet, according to the canvassers (the aforementioned RUSD “associates”), the margin was yet again 5 votes in favor of the referendum. We asked to examine those ballots and were told NO! H.O.T. proceeded with filing a lawsuit in Racine Circuit Court. The court stated, “The Court finds that a full, fair, transparent and accurate recount occurred”. Then it was on to the Wisconsin Appeals Court where we received a “No Decision” decision by the appeals court. It should be noted that If you want to know just how embarrassingly bad this NO decision-decision is, just know that NONE of the judges authorizing it had the guts to actually sign the “summary disposition”!

H.O.T. then files for review in WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT knowing there was a slim chance for review. There is less than an 8 out of 100 chance that a case submitted for review ever makes it before the Court. Local Resident and H.O.T. Government Supporter, George Meyers, who is one of the petitioners on the lawsuit stated “I have all but given up on the legal system”.

THEN, ‘The Miracle’ happened! The Supreme Court has agreed to review OUR CASE! There is hope after all for FREE, FAIR, HONEST, OPEN, AND TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS!

The recount was conducted by RUSD employees, judged by RUSD administration staff, and overseen by the attorney hired by RUSD Jim Sewell member of the Libertarian party stated “That when the recount

Was ‘Yes for Kids’ Really about kids?

Who Donated to

Racine Mayor and ‘Yes for Kids’

Every state, directly or indirectly, prohibits bribery in obtaining government contracts.

But few states, including Wisconsin, restrict campaign contributions from businesses seeking government contracts.

We need more laws that stop this “pay-to-play” abuse. Government contracts should go to the companies that do the best work for the lowest prices, not the ones that have cozied up to public officials with campaign cash.

‘Yes for Kids’

started I was under the assumption that it was a truth finding process, but quickly realized it was an adversarial process: The recount was run by someone hired by the school district, and important decisions were made by the Unified Board of Canvassers, all employees of the school district who want the referendum to pass.

The Mayor of the City of Racine Cory Mason and his wife Rebecca were intimately connected to the ‘YES for Kids’ campaign. The ‘Yes for Kids’, was the political campaign arm for RUSD which raised over $400,000 to bombard the school district with campaign literature and outreach. The Mayor and his communication director Shannon Powell (Taxpayer paid) along with Powell’s wife (Chelsea) who was the campaign director for ‘Yes for Kids’ were directly involved. Rebecca Mason’s law firm had ‘in kind donations’ but also billed the ‘Yes for Kids’ of over $39,000 In legal fees.

Were building contractors strong armed into giving to ‘YES for KIDS’ ?

. Rebecca Mason’s law firm had billed the ‘Yes for Kids’ of over $39,000 In legal fees.

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HOT’s Initial Response Was Not to File an Appeal HOT’s initial response was not to file an appeal after being rejected from Racine Circuit Court on questionable reasoning by the judge. Would we now be subject to an appeals court that also would be biased?

The Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Appeals Court is Lisa Neubauer.

Neubauer’s connection to Racine

Judge Piontek Rules on HOT’s Complaint On June 22, 2020 Racine County Judge Piontek heard

goes deep into Racine's democratic party. Greta Neubauer (Lisa’s daughter) who was a former aide to then Assemblyman Cory Mason is now Assemblyperson in Mason’s former district.

Greta was a staunch supporter of the RUSD referendum even attending the recount in support.

By asking the Supreme court to hear our augment forces the lower court to uphold or correct Piontek’s decision that any recount in the State of Wisconsin could not be challenged.

Our concern was no longer about the school referendum but about how mail in votes and absentee votes can be manipulated in a recount or in a general election. By allowing Judge Piontek’s decision to stand would conflict with our goal of having our government be Honest, Open and Transparent.

HOT’s complaint and would

Jeff Neubauer is married to Lisa Neubauer. He was elected to the Assembly in 1980, where he served for four terms, leaving in 1989. After leaving office he was elected chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party for four years and a large donor to the party.

Why we changed our Minds Even with the bias in the courts, we feel it is our duty to move ahead with the review. This is about way more than the Racine school referendum, it is a state issue about legislation to no longer allow the beneficiary of taxpayer’s money to recount votes.

While taxpaying citizens watch. This is a huge hole in our system that needs to be plugged.

make his decision in 10 days.

It was obvious to us that he had not even read the complaint. The decision came from the court July 10, 2020.

“The Court finds that a full, fair, transparent and accurate recount occurred,” Piontek’s decision stated.

However, Racine resident Jim McClain filed a motion to intervene which stated.

Judge Piontek has numerous connections with RUSD, a party to this action. He has been a past board member of RUSD and has been past counsel for a RUSD high school group. In his activities as a board member he served on the finance committee RUSD, the subject of this action concerns the finances of RUSD. All of these issues are conflicts of interest that

based on partiality and bias exhibited by the court on Monday, June 22nd, 2020; demonstrate the ability of this court to rule with impartiality is greatly in question.

Why is this review important to all Wisconsin voters?

The primary function of the Supreme Court Supreme Court is to ensure independent, open, fair and efficient resolution of disputes in accordance with the federal and state constitutions and law. If the Supreme court upholds Judge Piontek’s decision, then any recount in the State of Wisconsin cannot be challenged. The final decision will be in the hands of the tabulators or canvassers. In this case RUSD employees and staff.

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Now We Ask for Help! commoveo vereor.

We have had good support from our local community. However, this fight is much more costly and effects all voters in Wisconsin. Can you help us reach our goal of $25,000 by going to givesendgo https://givesendgo.com/hotgover nment

WE THE PEOPLE- the Citizens, have an absolute right to review ballots we contend were counted erroneously and which, if corrected, would reverse the outcome of a BILLION DOLLAR TAX HIKE on the taxpaying Citizens of Racine County, WI. Follow us on Telegram at https://t.me/HOTWisconsin

Or our website at: www.hotgovernment.com Thank You

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