Reply #93: I think the intent was to only shift the Kerry ballots

[Iceburg]

That said, I have to admit I am not at all familiar with the punch card voting process.

1. are the punch cards identical before being distributed to the precincts

2. when, how and by whom are the punch cards given their precinct identifier?

3. are the templates fixed in the precinct or are the templates handed to a voter by a poll worker?

4. do voters routinely check the precinct identifier before voting?

5. after voting do voters deposit their cards in a box or feed it into a tabulator?

6. is there a tabulator for each precinct or can a single tabulator read multiple precincts with variant ballot orders?

7. do voters sign a log book when they check in or after they cast their vote?

8. what procedures are invoked to secure the ballots, machines, poll books during and after the vote?

9. why did the Cuyahoga not publish the votes for "Candidate Disqualified" ...surely some votes must have been recorded for Nader even if it was by accident?

Until I know the answers to these questions and others it would be very presumptuous on my part to speculate on "how the shift occurred"

If you can clarify any of the above or point me to where the documentation exists I would be grateful indeed.