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sled Donating Member (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 07:58 AM
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OHIO: Election glitches spur many to call for investigations
Election glitches spur many to call for investigations

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1102854608208960.xml

Sunday, December 12, 2004

Rachel Konrad
Associated Press

As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush's re-
election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the
nation's voting system - particularly in Ohio, where details continue
to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded
polling stations in minority and poor neighborhoods.

Few mainstream politicians dispute Bush's victory, and the incumbent's
3.5 million-vote margin nationwide was wider than any of the reported
problems, which included insufficient or incomplete provisional
ballots and, in some places, brazen partisan shenanigans.

But that is not stopping a disparate assortment of personalities -
prominent among them Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of
Michigan, activist Jesse Jackson and presidential candidates of the
Green and Libertarian parties - from questioning the accuracy of
certified results and demanding investigations.

Of greatest concern is the extent of disenfranchisement in Ohio, whose
20 electoral votes guaranteed Bush's victory.

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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 08:02 AM
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1. "the incumbent's 3.5 million-vote margin
was wider than any of the reported problems" .

What a misleading , dumbass statement. If Kerry wins either of the states with the most reports of fraud , he wins.
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 08:03 AM
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2. "Mainstream politicians?"
WTF?

I guess Jesse Jackson, Conyers, et. al., are not mainstream enough.

Does mainstream mean white?

Or, is this just a new way to say that anyone who does not agree is an Internet conspiracy theorist or tinfoil hatter?
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catgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 08:11 AM
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3. The real numbers
It would be nice to see more Dem leaders step up, not just a few. I admit this disappoints me. But, this has nothing to do with the fact that whether fraud or vote rigging occurred, too machines did not work properly. Add up the skewed numbers from this machine and that machine & the 3 million Bush advantage is null and void.
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catgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 08:13 AM
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4. In fact the election should legally be null and void n/t
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tommcintyre Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 08:16 AM
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5. Make sure the Conyers forum in Ohio is televised - in about 2 seconds!
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 08:16 AM by tommcintyre
No copying and pasting on this one. Just click the button to launch your email program, and then click send. Done!

http://www.independentmediasource.com/voteintegrity_tell_cspan.htm

"Tell C-Span Cover the Election Voting Procedures Forum in Ohio on Monday"

Subject: Please Cover the Monday Election Voting Procedures Forum in Ohio


I would like to request that you air the Conyer's Hearings scheduled to take place on Monday in Columbus, OH. As a citizen, I am very concerned with the events surrounding the 2004 election and these hearings point to very serious charges of election fraud. We The People, want to see the evidence so I humbly request that you reconsider. There are millions of viewers that are more than a little interested in these historical hearings. Please do the right thing.

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Please go to the url at the end of this message to send the following message to C-Span: I would like to request that you air the Conyer's Hearings scheduled to take place on Monday in Columbus, OH. As a citizen, I am very concerned with the events surrounding the 2004 election and these hearings point to very serious charges of election fraud. We The People, want to see the evidence so I humbly request that you reconsider. There are millions of viewers that are more than a little interested in these historical hearings. Please do the right thing. http://www.independentmediasource.com/voteintegrity_tell_cspan.htm

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YellowDoginthehouse Donating Member (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 09:37 AM
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7. Done
I emailed.
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SueZhope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 09:25 AM
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6. is that the same AP article
that was on-line the other day under another new name?
There all to lazy to investigate this and report the news

It should be called
Election Fraud spur many to call for investigations
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