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(contracted; show full)low up by contacting voters directly to confirm the details of absentee and vote-by-mail ballots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/vote2020/2020/11/14/Voters-in-six-states-getting-phone-calls-from-pro-Trump-voter-integrity-group/stories/202011140053|title=Voters in six states getting phone calls from pro-Trump ‘voter integrity’ group|first=Ellie|last=Rushing|first2=William|last2=Bender|publisher=Pittsburg Post-Gazette|date=14 November 2020|accessdate=24 November 2020}}</ref>
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==Personnel==
===Matt Braynard===
Matt Braynard grew up in [[Georgetown, South Carolina]], and graduated from [[George Washington University]]. He worked during three election cycles for the [[Republican National Committee]] (RNC) as a political analyst, and also worked for a time as an analyst for pollster [[Frank Luntz]]. Braynard is an Ironman triathlete, has trained [[Muay Thai]] in Thailand, and writes short fiction. He is also the president of Braynard Group, Inc., which provides services in polling, voter targeting, fundraising, and web development, and serves as Executive Director of Look Ahead America,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/contact.cfm?FacultyID=647213|title=Matt Braynard - Former Guest Speaker at the Leadership Institute|accessdate=24 November 2020}}</ref> a non-profit organization aimed at turning out rural and blue-collar voters and investigating instances of voter fraud.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/01/1011519/election-voter-fraud-claims-bad-science-polling|publisher=MIT Technology Review|title=How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science|author=Mestel, Spenser|date=1 November 2020|accessdate=25 November 2020}}</ref>

===Camilo Sandoval===
Camilo Sandoval is a former senior adviser to President Trump, recently appointed to the position of federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) within the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Sandoval served six years active duty as a Signals Intelligence Analyst and Morse Code Operator with the U.S. Air Force and National Security Agency (NSA). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in Finance from the [[University of Texas]] and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategy from [[Indiana University]] where he was recognized as a Consortium Fellow. 
He worked in risk and information management for [[American Express]], [[Bank of America]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and in software engineering for [[American Airlines]]. In 2019 he was employed as the President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for MCI, a high-tech business based in Iowa City, IA. Before his appointment as CISO, Sandoval was appointed by the president to serve as the Senior White House Advisor for the [[U.S. Department of the Treasury]], and served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Advisor for the Office of the Secretary at the [[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/11/11/1944739/0/en/MCI-appoints-former-Senior-White-House-Advisor-and-Veterans-Affairs-C-Level-Executive-Camilo-Sandoval-as-President-and-Chief-Information-Officer.html|title=MCI appoints former Senior White House Advisor and Veterans Affairs C-Level Executive Camilo Sandoval as President and Chief Information Officer|date=11 November 2019|accessdate=24<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/01/1011519/election-voter-fraud-claims-bad-science-polling|publisher=MIT Technology Review|title=How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science|author=Mestel, Spenser|date=1 November 2020|accessdate=25 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legality==
The [[Hatch Act of 1939|Hatch Act]] prohibits any federal employees from engaging in political activities while on official duty, which makes it illegal for any federal officials to use government resources or invoke their government titles as part of a political acvitity. However, Braynard stated that all the federal officials working for the group took leave from their federal government jobs in order to work on the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/15/politics/camilo-sandoval-voter-integrity-fund/index.html|title=Top federal information security officer also member of private group investigating voter fraud|author=Clary, Greg|publisher=CNN|date=15 November 2020|accessdate=24 November 2020}}</ref> In addition, he asked for an independent audit to verify use of funds the group collected for the research study.{{cn|date=November 2020}}

==Findings==
The group claimed that they had found evidence of possible fraud.<ref name=post />

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=XH9ihoLi1NA&feature=youtu.be Video report of findings]

==References==
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[[Category:Government watchdog groups in the United States]]
[[Category:Political organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2020]]
[[Category:Conservative organizations in the United States]]