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Blue in the face Donating Member (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 11:00 AM
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Does anyone know how the hearings in OH went?
I know that the second round of hearings of voter fraud in OH is today, but I didn't see any results from Saturday's hearings, specifically who was there, what was said, etc.

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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 12:14 PM
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 12:28 PM
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2. Here's one blurb...
Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Reginald Fields
Plain Dealer Bureau
Columbus

Tales of waiting more than five hours to vote, voter intimidation, under-trained polling-station workers and too few or broken voting machines largely in urban or heavily minority areas were retold Saturday at a public hearing organized by voter-rights groups.

For three hours, burdened voters, one after another, offered sworn testimony about Election Day voter suppression and irregularities that they believe are threatening democracy.

The hearing, sponsored by the Election Protection Coalition, was to collect testimony of voting troubles that might be used to seek legislative changes to Ohio's election process.

The organizers chose Ohio because it was a swing state in the presidential election as well as the site of numerous claims of election fraud and voter disenfranchisement.

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http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1100428444286470.xml
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Eloriel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 12:31 PM
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3. Here's some info
Notes from Ohio voter suppression hearing in Columbus
(also includes a terrific activism post w/links and details)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=201x3581

Folks might want to check these threads for a LOT of info they may have missed (and in fact, I'm not able to catch everything either):

VOTE FRAUD Links - a DU Compendium
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=201&topic_id=1984#

VOTE FRAUD Links Compendium - Thread #2
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=201x3223
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