FBI checking Clermont voting Congressman claims tampering

[seemslikeadream]

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

By Reid Forgrave
Enquirer staff writer

2004 COUNTY TALLY
George W. Bush won Clermont County handily in the November presidential election, garnering 70.7 percent of the county's vote.

Total votes:

George W. Bush, Republican: 62,949

John F. Kerry, Democrat: 25,887

Michael Badnarik, Libertarian: 149

Michael Peroutka, Constitution: 89

BATAVIA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is interviewing members of the Clermont County Board of Elections because of a Democratic Congressman's claim of vote-tampering during the presidential election.

The allegations stem from white oval-shaped stickers, about the size of an M&M, placed on fewer than 100 ballots.

Poll workers used them on Election Day to correct mistaken votes and determine intent on the optical scan ballots. Some voters, for example, marked their vote, but also etched a small mark in the space for another candidate, which threw off the machines.

Michael Brooks, a spokesman with the FBI's office in Cincinnati, confirmed Tuesday that the agency is conducting preliminary interviews with Clermont elections officials. The bureau hasn't yet decided to open a formal investigation.
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[KingoftheJungle]

1. Watch as they determine no wrongdoing and close the case forever

Nice to see that they're actually starting to patronize us to shut us up though; before they just outright dissed us.

[roseBudd]

2. But C. Ellen Connaly an underfunded unknown African American

candidate for Supreme Court justice from Cleveland outperformed John Kerry in Clermont county in a down ticket race by a substantial margin.

[merh]

3. Let's hope they really investigate it!

{{{fingers crossed}}}

They didn't investigate the Triad tampering before the recounts!

[lala_rawraw]

4. let's hope

They source their articles and actually provide the facts. Blah... I am so pissed I am seeing double.