Updated on April 17, 2025
Erik van Mechelen is auditing his local government. He also is enjoying writing fictional stories and practicing shin shin toitsu aikido.
NEW RELEASE Auditing Minnesota: The 2022 SOS Campaign
Not long after learning about the 700,000 missing ballots, a friend suggested running for Minnesota Secretary of State, but little was known about the role nor how influential it can be on local election outcomes... I certainly did not imagine learning what I did, which was that with elections, parties control the candidates and computers control the results while the secretary of state gives both cover.
[S]elections in Minnesota: Consequences of the 2020 Election and How to Reclaim Control Over Our Government (v3, March 10, 2025, v2, June 5, 2024; v1, June 26, 2022)
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