GLIBS Dealt Blow In New Mexico Recount Flap-Suffered Defeat

[Karenca]

Parties Dealt Blow in Recount Flap

HOUSTON (Dec. 15) - Two minor parties seeking a recount of the New Mexico presidential election tally suffered a defeat Wednesday when a judge ordered them to pay $1.4 million for a new tabulation.
The ruling by District Judge Carol Vigil, which called for the Green Party and Libertarian Party to deposit the money by Thursday morning, was a blow to the parties' campaign for a hand count.

"We feel this was an improper decision and there's nothing in the law that requires us to pay this, so our legal team is looking at our options," said New Mexico Green Party spokesman Rick Lass.
He said the deposit, which New Mexico's secretary of state's office determined was needed to ensure the parties covered the costs of a recount, was more than his state party had raised for the campaign itself.

Democrats and Republicans have opposed the recount. Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson was a member of the three-person canvassing board that decided Tuesday that the minor parties needed to deposit $1.4 million.
Vigil affirmed that decision Wednesday.

The parties can now take their case to the New Mexico Supreme Court if they cannot or will not make the deposit. However, Chief Justice Petra Jimenez Maes was on the canvassing board that slapped them with the bill in the first place.
Republican President Bush beat Democratic Sen. John Kerry by 5,988 votes in New Mexico, according to the count certified by the canvassing board last month.
The Green Party is hopeful its candidate, David Cobb, can gain about 2,000 votes in a new count, Lass said. That would ensure its position on the 2006 ballot without having to endure a tedious petition drive.


12/15/04 17:27 ET

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[Skink]

1. Bush's inagural is at about 45 million

and counting.

[Justyce]

2. Well, I hope "Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson" isn't wanting

to be reelected... geez...

[Karenca]

4. Richardson---a traitor to the Dems. nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Is there anyone who can beat him?

:shrug:

[The Flaming Red Head]

3. They had problems as bad as Ohio.

What's wrong with Richardson?

[The Flaming Red Head]

5. Why doesn't Kerry kick in some funds?

I thought that's what that money was there for. NM voters need someone to watch their backs. They got fucked.

[The Flaming Red Head]

6. Richardson's e-mail (tell him what you think)

http://www.governor.state.nm.us/constituentcontact.html

[zeemike]

8. I sent this reply

I am extremely disappointed in your actions to stop the recount of votes in New Mexico.
I have supported you sense you were my congressman way back when, but in light of your actions I must reconsider that support. You are apparently not the man I thought you were.

[The Flaming Red Head]

11. I sent this

Why are you making it so hard for a recount to go forward? I thought you were a democrat, and one who may one day seek national office. Surely a recount is in your best interest to ensure the integrity of the vote.

Kind Regards

[OKthatsIT]

9. $1.4 million is a ransom, not a fee!, Good thing though...

Recounting TouchScreen Systems is stupid. Getting the machines secured immediately after the election would have been best.

sigh

Just stop and think about wasting 1.4million bucks for a recount of the same. Huh,got it now?

[King Coal]

10. Richardson is a republican.

He is in politics for the money. He had a lot of republican backing here in NM. Piss on him.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

12. NM is a very poor state. I don't blame Richardson

I think Kerry and the DNC might kick some money in though.

[The Flaming Red Head]

13. It was the poor people in NM who were hurt the most by this election

I think it's a matter of morals and ethics to support a recount for their benefit.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

14. And like all things it is (sadly) a matter of money

I'd be more than happy to kick in some money if a fund is established for NM.
I am sure I am not alone.

[The Flaming Red Head]

15. The Greens need Green. (You know that)

http://web.greens.org/c/cobb/supporters.cgi?function=donate

[NVMojo]

16. almost the same thing happened to the GLIBS in Nevada

[keepthemhonest]

17. kerry should step up to bat here

and give them some money, they have all the extra and I know they contributed to one of the recounts going on (either Washington or Alaska) The Glibs have been doing all the work so far.

[ecoalex]

18. Richardson is a DLC dem

Like Clinton, Richardson is a DLC dem. The corporate club has room for dems if they play their game, not the people's game.Time for a new party, try the PDA.

[ccarter84]

19. so is nevada out of the running due to costs/deadlines?