"Barbarossa" <fa073505@skynet.be> wrote in message
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Recount in Ohio a Sure Thing
Truthout.org November 15, 2004
There will be a recount of the presidential vote in Ohio.
On Thursday, David Cobb, the Green Party's 2004 presidential candidate,
announced his intention to seek a recount of the vote in Ohio. Since the
required fee for a statewide recount is $113,600, the only question was
whether that money could be raised in time to meet the filing deadline.
That
question has been answered.
"Thanks to the thousands of people who have contributed to this effort,
we
can say with certainty that there will be a recount in Ohio," said Blair
Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche campaign.
"The grassroots support for the recount has been astounding. The
donations
have come in fast and furiously, with the vast majority in the $10-$50
range, allowing us to meet our goal for the first phase of the recount
effort in only four days," said Bobier.
Bobier said the campaign is still raising money for the next phase of
the
recount effort which will be recruiting, training and mobilizing
volunteers
to monitor the actual recount.
The Ohio presidential election was marred by numerous press and
independent
reports of mis-marked and discarded ballots, problems with electronic
voting
machines and the targeted disenfranchisement of African American voters.
A
number of citizens' groups and voting rights organizations are holding
the
second of two hearings today in Columbus, Ohio, to take testimony from
voters, poll watchers and election experts about problems with the Ohio
vote. The hearing, from 6-9 p.m., will be held at the Courthouse,
meeting
room A, 373 S. High St., in Columbus. The Cobb-LaMarche campaign will be
represented at the hearing by campaign manager Lynne Serpe.
A demand for a recount in Ohio can only be filed by a presidential
candidate
who was either a certified write-in candidate or on the ballot in that
state. Both Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate
Michael Badnarik will be demanding a recount. No other candidate has
stated
an intention to seek a recount and no other citizen or organization
would
have legal standing to do so in Ohio. The Cobb-LaMarche campaign is
still
exploring the possibility of seeking recounts in other states but no
decision has been made yet.
www.truthout.org/docs_04/111604W.shtml
Kind Regards,
Barbarossa
Further suspicions have been addressed about the truthfulness and/or
accuracy of the election at --
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0411/S00227.htm
Covered in detail up to the current point of tabulation. Several different
investigations are proceeding. The GAO is still considering a
congressional request.
Doc
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