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From Anchorage's KTUU Channel 2 newscast tonight ...

Democratic Party questions 2004 elections results
Monday, December 19, 2005 - by Jason Moore

Anchorage, Alaska – It’s been more than a year since the 2004 election and the Alaska Democratic Party is questioning the state’s official vote count. Democratic Party communications director Kay Brown says the official results do not accurately reflect the district-by-district totals posted on the Division of Elections Web site. Some districts show more than 200 percent voter turnout.

Brown says in the presidential race, the state’s district-by-district breakdown appears to give President Bush 101,000 more votes than he actually received. State elections officials say the numbers are skewed because early voting for statewide races was based on regional returns rather than by district and they say a municipal election held in Anchorage on the same day also added to the confusion.

“It’s important to note that the information is accurate. It’s just not being reported the way that the Democratic Party would like it,” said Whitney Brewster of the Division of Elections.

“We think the public has a right to clear, understandable and accurate reports about the election data and that’s just lacking in this case,” said Brown.

The Democratic Party has filed a public records request to get access to the state’s computer file to more closely examine the returns. State officials say they hope to have a better system in place for the 2006 elections.

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