Recount sought in San Diego mayoral race; citizens' audit finds anomalies

[Liberty Belle]

CITIZEN AUDIT PARALLEL ELECTION PROJECT

6221 Del Paso Ave.

San Diego, California 92120

[phone]




Contact : Brina-Rae Schuchman

Press Release 619-286-4037

Immediate [email protected]




EVENT: PRESS CONFERENCE: Citizens’ Audit of Mayoral Election:

Statistically Significant Differences



WHEN: Friday, August 12, 2005


TIME: 11:00 am



WHERE: San Diego CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PLAZA

202 C Street, Downtown. Near Civic Theater.




WHO: Judith Alter, Ed.D, national voting rights advocate, director of the

Citizens Audit Parallel Election Project, which conducted a parallel election over 100' away, at 5 locations involving 11 precincts in the San Diego Special Election on July 26 2005, and local activists.




WHAT: A Report of the initial findings of statisticians who analyzed the “voluntary revotes” of 1515 of the 3049 voters of those 11 precincts, and compared them to the official Diebold optical scan totals. They say there are statistically significant differences which could not have happened by chance. Because the two vote counts do not match, a request for a Hand Recount of those eleven precincts will be filed immediately, to determine which results are accurate. Dr.Alter is familiar with voting machines and the issues of election integrity across the land. Graphics.


There will be time for questions.


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