KERRY CAMPAIGN DEMANDS RECOUNT TAMPERING INVESTIGATION

[rawstory]

http://rawstory.com (Letter from counsel at link)

Senator Kerry's and Senator Edwards' state counsel for Ohio has issued a letter to Ohio Republican Secretary of State and Bush-Cheney '04 chair Kenneth Blackwell demanding an official investigation into voting machine tampering in Hocking County, RAW STORY has learned.

The letter, which was sent Wednesday, also asks that Blackwell require hand counts in any county where machines have been compromised, or have an independent expert inspect the machines. Hocking County elections official Sherole Eaton alleged that a Triad Election Systems representative disabled a machine and tried to plant unverified information into the recount at the House Judiciary Committee's election hearing Monday.

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[tandem5]

1. kick!! n/t

[saracat]

2. Big deal. No MSM . It didn't happen.

No one will ever know.

[knowbody0]

4. la la la la la la la

[Darknyte7]

Hell yeah! Hell yeah!!

:grr:

[burythehatchet]

3. Dman, they sure are good at firing off letters.

I'm sure the forces of darness are trembling in their caves. Sorry, no offense, but this ship has sailed.

[leftchick]

5. I believe a press conference is in order!

otherwise it never happened!

[Hamoth]

6. interesting, demands impounding of machines.

I bet 1/3rd of the undervotes in ohio were counted as votes for georgy porgey.

[malatesta1137]

7. John Kerry

please go on live TV or resign your Senate seat! I've had it with you cowardliness.

[googly]

36. Kerry can NOT UNconcede now because...

then it won't help his reputation (as smeared by repugs) that
he is a flip-flopper. So Kerry is out of it. He wants others
to carry the ball.

[New Earth]

8. what is the point?

Blockwell ain't gonna do shit, except for BLOCK SHIT!!!!!

[politicasista]

14. He is just Smirky's big cheese eater

He will do anything to help Smirky suceeed even if it means suppressing the vote of his won people.

[bunny planet]

9. Kickedy kick kick, kick kick

Randi is talking about this right now. I'd say Kerry is on it.

KICK!!!:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Firespirit]

10. Yay!!!

Just what I've been hollering about on the boards.

But Blackwell won't do it.

Still, :loveya: for Kerry and Edwards.

[Quakerfriend]

15. Yes, love our guys

and, yes, They really SHOULD have a press conf. right about NOW!!

I want to meet in the streets!

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. Some people haven't got a clue

Everybody wants instant gratification. Kerry understands that in order to win, he would have to build his case. There is a legal process that must be followed in order to overturn this election, without throwing the whole country into turmoil.

Don't worry, I see a major press conference in Kerry's future. But timing is going to be everything and I am sure it will be at a time and place of Kerry's choosing.

[understandinglife]

21. 28 or 29 Dec 2004....

.....would be my guess.

Peace.

"When Did Bush Know?"

[DoYouEverWonder]

22. Well that would make for a Happy New Year

I was thinking more likely after the holidays? Unless of course the bad guys pull some sort of stunt. I wouldn't put anything past them.


peace

DYEW

[Sideways]

25. Yes It Is Coming Sooner Than Later

December 29 is my guess.

"When Did Bush** Know Indeed."

[Stand and Fight]

26. Talk about the perfect birthday present!!!

:bounce:
My birthday is December 29th, so that would be fantastic!

Though I doubt it is going to happen -- it would be awesome nonetheless.

[understandinglife]

29. Here's an early "Happy Birthday" to you...

....and, I speculate the 28th or 29th because they will want ~ 1 week before 6 Jan 2005 to begin conducting the most significant, real-time 'civics' lesson in the history of our democracy.

Peace.

"When Did Bush Know?"

[Stand and Fight]

35. I'll really piss off the Republicans with this:

Remercie tres aussi, ma cheré!

[understandinglife]

37. You're most welcome! (n/t)

[K3RRY1]

12. Kick ! -nm

[Stand and Fight]

27. Hey there!!

A hardy welcome to DU K3RRY1!!!

:toast:

[Alizaryn]

13. Lets run a pool..

Will Blackwell:

1.) Flash his "Chuckie like smile" and ignore it?

2.) Respond with, "the election was inspiring, the recount is even more inspiring".

3.) Wiggle his little Piggy nose and smile the Chuckie smile and claim that Kerry is loosing his mind.


4.) Transform into a REAL MAN with ETHICS and preform his job for the people by actually counting the votes!

[tandem5]

17. 5.) Respond with a letter that begins "Thank you for your letter, but..."

[Quakerfriend]

18. LOL!

just picturing that Chuckie smile with all those freckles he's got!

[Alizaryn]

23. Everytime I see him I flash on Chuckie. The stuff nightmares are

made of.

[Vidar]

16. It's better than nothing.

[Jack_Dawson]

19. Are those...Balls?

:shrug:

[New Earth]

20. i think it's half a ball

[Old and In the Way]

24. He's gotta have irrefutable, incrimiating evidence to go "all in".

nt

[shraby]

30. I seriously doubt that Kerry etal would

send a letter like that if he didn't have some teeth behind it in case Blackwell stonewalls him...on the order of that Ohio statute that says they can't mess with election stuff or it's prima facie evidence of....can I say fraud?
Which means, Blackwell complies or gets hit with fraud charges..my guess.

[Shalom]

28. IN CASE YOU'D LIKE THE TEXT OF THE LETTER....

(NOTE: The text below was transcribed by hand from the pdf files provided by "Raw Story" (thanks!), so check against original before going out on a limb. It would be nice to get opinions from the attorneys as well as us laymen on this)

December 15, 2004

The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
Ohio Secretary of State
180 E. Broad Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Re: Compromised Hocking County Recount

Dear Secretary Blackwell:

I am writing to you on behalf of John Kerry and John Edwards, the Democratic Party candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States at the November 2, 2004 general election.

Given the information that has come to light regarding activity that occurred on December 10, 2004 at the Hocking County Board of Elections, the integrity of using the Board’s computerized tabulating system to conduct the recount of the presidential election has been seriously compromised. I assume that by now your office is fully aware of the affidavit by the Deputy Director of the Hocking County Board of Elections regarding what she observed and heard. Based upon this affidavit, I hereby request that you conduct a thorough investigation of the matter. In the meantime, the tabulating system should not be used for the recount and I hereby request that you order the Hocking County Board of Elections to conduct a full hand recount of the ballots and not use the tabulating system for the recount. I also request that you immediately impound the tabulating equipment and programming, and preserve it in its present state, and prohibit access to the same.

I also request that your office immediately review with all other boards of elections whether representatives of any company that may have been employed to program or prepare their tabulating equipment for the recount were made aware of the precinct or precincts that would be included in the three percent hand count. If such is the case, I request that you take corrective action, including ordering full hand recounts or allowing the candidates to have the systems tested by outside independent experts.

As the state’s Chief Elections Official, you have both the authority and responsibility to take these actions. Time is of the essence and your immediate attention is required. I look forward to your response.

Very truly yours,

Donald J. McTigue

[rawstory]

31. As an aside...

We're chatting with David Cobb tomorrow; we've got some more juicy stuff on Clinton Curtis' employer (the guy who alleged the vote-rigging prototype) -- and my sense is the House Judiciary Dems are just getting started... ;)

stay tuned.

[New Earth]

32. we all better hurry

we only have 3 weeks :(

[seito]

33. Thanks for the heads up n/t

[MelissaB]

34. Hot d*mn!

That's good news. Thank you!

[BernieBear]

38. Kerry and Edwards have been brilliant during this

They definately know what the hell they are doing. If they had been riding front and center this thing wouldn't have gotten this far. Very well done and I think we may see a surprise come Jan. 20th. BB