Overproofs

Case Overproofs

Each overproof links to a case brief explaining the violations and the proofs that establish the claim.

The Illegitimate Formation

Violation: A Committee Forged in Secret

The 2020 DNC MOU mandated an open, caucus-driven process. The evidence proves this mandate was violated in two fundamental ways: first, organizers strategically excluded 75% of the required minority caucuses through a selective non-formation. Second, the official tasked with ensuring compliance breached her duty, using a secret script to install a pre-selected slate of leaders.

Key Findings

  • The failure to form three of the four mandated racial caucuses was a strategic choice, proven by the organizers' ability to form other caucuses for their allies in the same period.
  • A secret script, authored and distributed by the MOU compliance officer, proves premeditated control by choreographing nominations, granting one individual preferential treatment, and orchestrating the author's own installation as Parliamentarian.
  • The official tasked under the MOU with ensuring a fair process instead breached her duty, using her authority to corrupt the committee's formation for her own benefit.

At a Glance

Proofs documented
6
Timeframe
June 2021
Focus
WVDP Affirmative Action Committee Formation
Primary Documents
2020 DNC MOU, Formation Script & Emails
  • Proof record
  • Precedent

The Campaign to Silence Dissent

Violation: Coordinated Campaign to Suppress Dissent

After the illegitimate formation of the Affirmative Action Committee, evidence shows a coordinated campaign to suppress opposition. DNC supervisor Harold Ickes provided strategic advice to a non-voting officer, while internally, leadership used concealed scripts and procedural violations to exclude minority representatives.

Key Findings

  • A DNC Rules Committee member admitted repeatedly advising a non-voting official to 'out vote' elected minority representatives, corrupting the supervisory role into active conspiracy.
  • Leadership orchestrated a campaign of organized retaliation, using concealed scripts marked 'DO NOT FORWARD THIS EMAIL' and coordinated social media attacks to destroy opposition.
  • Democratic processes were systematically subverted through procedural abuse, culminating in a meeting so flawed it was officially invalidated by the WVDP's Board of Appeals.

At a Glance

Proofs documented
5
Timeframe
August - September 2021
Focus
Suppression of Dissent & Procedural Abuse in the AAC
Primary Documents
Harold Ickes Transcript, Board of Appeals Resolution, Mary Ann Claytor Email, Scripted Attack Emails
  • Proof record
  • Precedent

Undisclosed Conflicts & Financial Misconduct

Violation: Undisclosed Conflicts & Financial Misconduct

The 'A New Day PAC,' run by a party officer, engaged in unethical and unlawful conduct. The evidence proves the PAC concealed a significant conflict of interest with a paid trainer it promoted. Furthermore, the PAC violated state campaign finance law by using official party resources without disclosure and by omitting an entire scholarship program from its sworn financial reports.

Key Findings

  • The PAC's leadership failed to disclose a prior financial relationship with a political trainer whose services they were promoting, a clear conflict of interest.
  • The PAC used an official party email list for fundraising but illegally failed to report it as a required in-kind contribution, concealing an improper subsidy.
  • The PAC operated a public scholarship program but reported none of its financial activity—either expenditures or in-kind donations—on its sworn disclosure forms, rendering them materially incomplete.

At a Glance

Proofs documented
2
Timeframe
2022–2023
Focus
Campaign Finance Violations, A New Day PAC, Conflicts of Interest
Primary Documents
WV Secretary of State Filings, PAC Promotional Emails
  • Proof record
  • Precedent