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Why is DOGE surprised how government works? Federal employees required to file financial disclosure forms, depending on roles & responsibilities. SF 714 - Financial Disclosure Report OGE Form 278e and OGE Form 278-T - Public Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450 - Confidential Financial Disclosure

DOGE is not "auditing" government agencies. Software engineers with no financial accounting experience don't understand what auditors do. Things auditors do NOT do ...

2024 voter turnout (as of Dec. 11, 2024, appointment of electors) 264,798,961 voting age population (18+ census est.) 245,741,673 voting eligible population (minus est. ineligible, non-citizens) 214,852,105 registered voters (state records) 156,302,318 total ballots cast

Essentially final vote count for 2024 election (all states finished counting, but 3 haven't certified their results). Very close POTUS election (popular vote). No majority mandate. 4th narrowest election since 1932. 1. 1960 2. 2000 3. 1968 *3rd party candidate 4. 2024

Places still counting ballots from Nov. 5 2024 election. Source: Washington Post Last results received Dec. 2 10:33 p.m. ET

This explains New York State legislature. Source: NCSL

Source: AP Updated Nov 14, 2024, 8:29 AM ET 3 states 100% completed & certified Delaware, Oklahoma, Wyoming 33 states >99% completed but uncertified 15 states & DC <99% incomplete and still counting

Improving US Electoral Process 1. Constitutional right to vote (Hasen) 2. Shared funding of election administration 1/3 federal, 1/3 state, 1/3 local 3. Shared National Voter List SOR (Canadian model, opt-out, lifetime) 4. Model National Election Code (States customize)

When will the 2024 U.S. election be over? source: www.nased.org/2024dates

% (Voting Age Population) voting for POTUS candidate by political part (1932-2024). ESTIMATED 11 millions ballots remaining to be counted in 2024 (in "other" category). Most remaining ballots will have votes for Trump or Harris.