Evidence of Electoral Fraud committed by the USA Department of Defense
Reference: 18006
Date Added: Friday, June 1, 2018
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Question
1. Please send to me any record of information that shows the United States of America Department of Defense committed electoral fraud at any of the following elections and referenda:
a) June 23rd 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
b) June 8th 2017 United Kingdom general election.
c) November 8th 2016 United States of America congressional and presidential election.
d) April 23rd 2017-May 7th 2017 French presidential election.
e) October 15th 2017 Austrian legislative election.
f) May 29th 2017 Irish Fine Gael leadership election.
g) March 4th 2018 Italian general election.
2. Also, please send to me any record of information that shows the United States of America Department of Defense plans to commit electoral fraud at the May 3rd 2018 United Kingdom local elections.
Answer
Thank you for your recent request as per the Freedom of Information Act 2000 under which the following information was requested:
1. Please send to me any record of information that shows the United States of America Department of Defense committed electoral fraud at any of the following elections and referenda:
a) June 23rd 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
b) June 8th 2017 United Kingdom general election.
c) November 8th 2016 United States of America congressional and presidential election.
d) April 23rd 2017-May 7th 2017 French presidential election.
e) October 15th 2017 Austrian legislative election.
f) May 29th 2017 Irish Fine Gael leadership election.
g) March 4th 2018 Italian general election.
2. Also, please send to me any record of information that shows the United States of America Department of Defense plans to commit electoral fraud at the May 3rd 2018 United Kingdom local elections.
Your request is being treated as vexatious under Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and as such we are not obliged to comply with the request. The reason your request is being considered as vexatious is explained below:
The Freedom of Information Act is designed to give the public access to information held by public authorities. It exists to make the decisions of those authorities transparent and to keep the populace better informed regarding matters which affect them. Due to the obvious high interest in policing activity, a large amount of pressure can be place on individuals charged with ensuring lawful compliance with FOI. Common-sense dictates that we have to use those resources wisely, and principles have been established within the judicial framework of the legislation to protect authorities when requests are a burden on its staff, have no serious purpose or value or harass and/or distress staff.
Following your original request on 6th April 2018 we have received multiple and repeated requests from you during April and May for similar types of information prior to having a chance to respond to the first. As a result, this places a burden on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. Please note that any further requests that are similar in nature will not be responded to.
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I hope this information is satisfactory to your request however, should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website: www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/