Columbus Dispatch: More voting questions raised

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.dispatch.com/election.php?story=dispatch/2004/11/25/20041125-D1-03.html

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An Akron man filed a complaint with the Summit County Board of Elections saying he "witnessed election judges telling potential voters that they could cast a provisional ballot at any table or precinct and if they did so, it would be counted."

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For example, the total of 94,415 votes cast there for President Bush or Sen. John Kerry is 3,000 more than all those cast in the U.S. Senate race and a constitutional amendment about same-sex marriage.

Further, 20,000 to 24,000 fewer votes were cast in three Ohio Supreme Court races and 13,000 to 24,000 fewer were cast in various countywide races.

In Warren County, which reported a 33 percent increase in voter turnout from the 2000 elections, election officials had banned observers at the polls for "homeland security" concerns.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. And here is the CLASSIC

GOP response from this same article

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Robert T. Bennett issued a statement questioning the vote challenges:

"These groups have already acknowledged the outcome of the election will not change, and their actions represent a foolish attempt to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the Bush presidency," he said. "I call on the leadership of the Ohio Democratic Party to immediately concede that this worthless recount request is an insult to the integrity of Ohio’s election system."

Anybody surprised?

These A-holes would rather ballots never were truly counted

[michaelwb]

4. Outcomes ha!

"These groups have already acknowledged the outcome of the election will not change,..."

Bank Robber: "Your honor my robbery of the bank did not change the fact of the Bank's profitability, thus..."

[Barkley]

2. "banned observers at the polls for "homeland security" concerns..."

As incredible as it sounds I'm not surprised.

While the obvious reason for the ban was to make cheating easier
many people in Ohio truly believe that terrorist are planning
to come to Warren County and distrupt their elections.

Why not just ban voters too for "homeland security" reasons.

I teach summer sessions at a local Cincinnati area university and
I wanted to take my economics students on a tour of a local winery.

The winery, which had given tours since I can remember, said they
stopped tours for homeland "security concerns".

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. They shut down the FL State Elections Office

the day before the election because of a 'terrorist scare'.

Seems there were a number of 'scares' all over the country that closed down election offices between Nov 1 & 2.


http://www.politics.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4588574,00.html

[Barkley]

3. How many states still have uncertified votes?