Tuesday 12/28 Election/Fraud/Recount thread

[dzika]

In order to organize and document I thought it would be a good idea to have a daily thread to place items related to the recounts/fraud. This also make it easier to "catch up" when we are away from the computer for a while.

Please help us. If you see something that isn't here post it with a link to the thread and a thanks to the author. Thanks to everyone who is helping in this project.


Link to the thread from yesterday here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x198077

[dzika]

1. Monday 12/27 Highlights

Recap of stories from Monday 12/27
(and a few from previous days)

• Ohio Fraud News
  
  • 12/24 - BreakForNews: Kerry Preparing Grounds to Unconcede
    
  • truthout Report: Kerry Files Motion to Protect Ohio Vote Evidence by WRP
    
  • Raw Story - Kerry files motion to preserve recount evidence
    
  • Kerry Files in OH in support of Greens/Libs (thanks to Spazito)
    
  • New Olbermann blog 12/27, with full text statement from Kerry lawyer
    
  • Video Clip - Countdown for Monday 12/27
    
  • Blackwell blocks precinct books viewing until AFTER Jan. 6th
    
  • AP - Blackwell doesn't want to be interviewed in vote challenge
    
  • TV Networks Officially Refuse to Release Exit Poll Raw Data
    
  • Hearings expose conspiracy in November voting
  
  
• New Mexico Fraud News
  
  • Democracy for New Mexico Update
  
  
• Texas Fraud News
  
  • Texas Election Scandal - Forty Faxes and a Whisper
    
  • (3 PDFs for dl)
  
  
• Washington Recount News
  
  • Governor's race: GOP mulls next step, demands voter list
    
  • Washington Gov. Certification will be Thursday
  
  
• Act Now!
  
  • eFax Senators to Demand They Investigate the Election Fraud
    
  • Ohio Action Alert from the "DeanPeople"
  
  
• Protest/Rallies
  
  • Vigil at John Kerry's house ...Coalition Against Election Fraud
    
  • Labor to Join Count-the-Vote Rally on Jan. 3
  
  
• Other Media/Opinions
  
  • 12/26 - Three exit polls project Yushchenko presidential victory by a large margin
    
  • 12/26 - Ukraine Exit Polls Leave No Doubt that John Kerry Would Have Won
    
  • 12/26 - Lytel: "The End is Near: The Coming Constitutional Insurrection"
    
  • BRAD BLOG: 'Bloggermann' Keeps Shoveling...
    
  • USATODAY: Election Day leftovers
    
  • Iraq tells U.S. election fraud is unacceptable
    
  • Reverend Jesse Jackson writes to PDA base
    
  • The Nation - Rule One: Count Every Vote
    
  • Doing the Right Thing - "we who believe in freedom cannot rest"
    
  • What Victory In Washington State Could Mean For Justice In Ohio
  
  
• Resources
  
  • 12/26 - Evidence of Fraud and Disenfranchisement in Ohio: A Partial List
    
  • Update from PFAW Election Protection Hotline
    
  • Election Fraud in America - Comparing Mythologies: US, Ukraine, Venezuela
    
  • An Awesome Collection of Links about Fraud 2004! - 350+ Links
  
  
  
  

[dzika]

5. Iraq tells U.S. election fraud is unacceptable

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Iraq tells U.S. election fraud is unacceptable


Ohio Republican election officials ignored a subpoena Monday and Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell refused to appear at a deposition challenging the legitimacy of the election. This described in an article from The Free Press, entitled: Ohio GP election officials ducking subpoenas as Kerry enters stolen vote fray. This as Kerry filed, as expected, legal action to preserve voting records that may be used as evidence of fraud (see also: Conspiracies theorized, or conspiracies invoked?).

The piece describes:

* Voters testifying they received punch-card ballots pre-punched for Bush.
* A notarized affidavit from a woman stating a machine in her Democratic Precinct did not have a cartridge, which makes it likely none of the votes cast on it were recorded.
* Miami County, where a 98.5% voter turnout was recorded, yet canvassing of the precinct debunks a turnout of this size.
* Requested voting records came directly from a private firm.
* Several affidavits of “vote hopping,” where machines were preset to record a vote for Bush as proven by the fact that machines showed a vote for Bush before the voter voted.
* How Ohio touts, as evidence of fairness, that Democrats were involved in overseeing the counting of ballots, yet these same Democrats are beholden to Secretary of State Blackwell for their jobs.
* The certainty that several members of the Congressional Black Caucus plan to challenge the validity of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets on January 6, but so far a required Senator has not committed to the challenge.

continued...
http://busheye.blogspot.com/2004/12/iraq-tells-us-election-fraud-is.html

[Jo March]

47. These are awesome

I've added them to my site.

Thank you for your hard work. You are awesome.

[dzika]

52. I'm happy that you could use it!

[dzika]

2. truthout Report: Kerry Files Motion to Protect Ohio Vote Evidence by WRP

(thanks to WilliamPitt)

OK...I'm gonna go cough up a lung, apologize to the cat, and...oh yeah, THANK EVERYONE ON DU WORKING ON THIS FOR THEIR DILIGENCE, AND FOR BEING PATIENT WHILE THIS CAME TOGETHER. This was the longest goddam Monday I can remember.

*thud*

===

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/122804V.shtml

Kerry Files Motion to Protect Ohio Vote Evidence
By William Rivers Pitt
t r u t h o u t | Report

Monday 27 December 2004

This afternoon, an attorney representing the Kerry/Edwards presidential campaign filed two important motions to preserve and augment evidence of alleged election fraud in the November election. The motions were filed in the matter titled Yost et al. v. Delaware County Board of Elections and J. Kenneth Blackwell (Civil Action No. C2-04-1139) with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The document is titled "Motion Of Intervenor-Defendant Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. For A Preservation Order And For A Leave To Take Limited Expedited Discovery."

The purpose of the motions is twofold: A) To preserve all ballots and voting machines pertaining to the Yost matter for investigation and analysis; and B) To make available for sworn deposition testimony a technician for Traid Systems, the company that produced and maintained many of the voting machines used in the Ohio election. The technician has been accused of tampering with the recount process in Hocking County, Ohio, though other counties are believed to have also been involved. Any officers of Triad Systems who have information pertaining to said tampering are likewise subject to subpoena for sworn deposition testimony.

If the judge in this case allows these motions, and these individuals are served with subpoenas for deposition, the information disclosed under oath could have a major effect on the case. Likewise, judicial approval of these motions will open the door to forensic analysis of both the ballots cast and the machines they were counted on. If tampering took place, such an analysis could reveal it.

The document filed in Ohio reads as follows:

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, Intervenor-Defendant Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. hereby moves this Court for an order preserving materials from the 2004 presidential election and for leave to take a limited number of depositions on an expedited schedule. The depositions and preservation order sought by Intervenor- Defendant Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. are the same as those sought in the motion filed on December 23, 2004 by Defendants NVRI, Cobb and Badnarik. Intervenor-Defendant Kerry-Edwads 2004, Inc. hereby adopts the memorandum and proposed order filed by the Defendants in support of its own motion.

(snip)

The filing by the Kerry/Edwards campaign is significant. The Yost matter deals with a recount of the votes cast in Ohio during the election. In order for a judge to consider such a motion, the plaintiff must be able to prove irreparable harm in the matter at hand, and must also be able to prove a significant chance that the case will succeed on the merits. The stumbling point for the Green Party and Libertarian Party in this matter has been the ability to prove that potential for success, because no recount would deliver an Ohio victory to them. A recount could very well deliver Ohio to Kerry, thus fulfilling the success on the merits requirement.

In the end, this filing amounts to a "Me, too" from the Kerry/Edwards campaign. This case would not exist in any form without the dedicated efforts of Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik. Though the inclusion of Kerry into this matter strengthens the case significantly, Cobb and Badnarik deserve the lion's share of credit for carrying the matter to this point.

Attorney John Bonifaz serves as general counsel for the National Voting Rights Institute, and is co-counsel for Cobb and Badnarik in this matter. Reached for comment on this Kerry filing, Bonifaz said, "We are pleased that the Kerry Edwards campaign has joined our motion to preserve all of the ballots and election machinery in the presidential election in Ohio and to investigate the potential tampering of voting machines by Triad Governmental Systems, Inc, prior to the start of the recount. We welcome the Bush Cheney campaign joining our motion as well. The integrity of this recount is at stake. All candidates ought to join together in ensuring the proper counting of every citizen's vote."

...more...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/122804V.shtml

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x199842

[dzika]

3. IN ONE SPOT: RECENT HORROR STORIES - A series of posts by DU's TruthIsAll

(thanks to TruthIsAll for writing these excellent posts and putting this digest together)

TruthIsAll (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-26-04 10:20 PM
Original message
IN ONE SPOT: RECENT HORROR STORIES

• I. THE NEW MEDIA: TRUTHSEEKERS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
  
  
  
  • DEJA VU: WAS IT ALL A DREAM? FLASHBACK TO NOV. 2
    
  • FOOTPRINTS OF ELECTORAL FRAUD
    
  • The SCOOP/Simon exit poll breakthrough - more true than ever.
    
  • INVALID EXIT POLLS? BLAME THE BLOGGERS
    
  • WHY DID THE EXIT POLLS SAY KERRY GOT MORE VOTES? BECAUSE HE DID.
    
  • WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE NET?
    
  
  
• II. EXIT POLL NUMBER CRUNCHING
  
  
  
  • VERY STRANGE, VERY STRANGE....
    
  • MY TINFOIL HAT IS GETTING HEAVY: CNN 2000 Exit Poll Site is INCOMPLETE
    
  • THE SMOKING GRAPH: GORE (tight) VS. KERRY (wide) EXIT POLL DEVIATIONS
    
  • EXIT POLLS: THE LATEST MYSTERY POLLSTER BLOG - AND MY COMMENTS
    
  • THE ODDS: TAKING THE EXIT POLL "CLUSTER" FACTOR INTO EFFECT
    
  • CLUSTER AROUND, FOLKS. CHOOSE YOUR OWN MOE.
    
  • PROBABILITY TABLES: YOUR OWN EXIT POLL FRAUD DETECTION KIT
    
  • CLUES? Exit Poll Deviations weighted by EV; Voting Machine Mix by state
    
  
  
• III. TO SUM IT UP
  
  
  
  • THESE ARE THE FACTS SO FAR
    
  • WHY REPUBLICANS BELIEVE THERE WAS NO FRAUD: From A to Z
    
  • PART III: To believe that Bush won the election, you must also believe:
    
  
  
• Programming 101:
  
  
  
  • SUB SCAM – A Tiny Visual Basic Program
    
  
  

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x197278

[dzika]

4. Parties Should Court All Voters, Not Just Those In Battleground States

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Parties Should Court All Voters, Not Just Those In Battleground States

By: By Byron Dorgan
Special to The Washington Post


If you saw a real live presidential candidate this year, you must live in one of those "battleground states." You're lucky. Most of us never laid eyes on a candidate except on television.
In fact, most Americans are as likely to see a presidential candidate in the flesh as they are to see Elvis walk out of a Johnny Rockets hamburger stand. Despite being called a national campaign for the presidency, it really isn't national anymore. These elections have become a series of mini-campaigns in specific states calibrated to win an electoral college vote. The candidates rush back and forth between such contested states as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. They act as if they're running for president of the battleground states rather than of the United States.

Since your tax dollars are being used to fund the presidential campaign, you have a right to expect the candidates to run a national campaign and maybe show up in your state. After all, when they received their party's nominations, the Bush and Kerry campaigns each pocketed $74.6 million in public funding for the general election campaign. They took that money and headed straight for the battleground states.

Here's how it works:

continued...
http://www.yankton.net/stories/122804/opEd_20041228004.shtml

[L. Coyote]

19. Dorgan Gore in 2008 n/t

[dzika]

6. GOP weighs next step after recount

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M.


GOP weighs next step after recount

By Keith Ervin
Seattle Times staff reporter


Republican Party leaders yesterday laid the groundwork for a possible challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire's victory over Dino Rossi in the hand recount for governor, claiming a number of irregularities in the way King County handled ballots.

But state Republican Chairman Chris Vance said a decision hadn't been made about whether to ask either a court or the Legislature to reject the results of the hand recount that wiped out Rossi's win in two earlier counts.

That decision will be made by Rossi, Vance said.

continued...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002132490_recount28m.html

[dzika]

7. TURN UP THE HEAT ON ASKING CHUCK SCHUMER TO OBJECT TO CERTIFICATION

December 28, 2004

Ask Schumer Not To Certify The Election While He's In NYC

Call to Action:

TURN UP THE HEAT ON ASKING CHUCK SCHUMER
TO OBJECT TO CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION

Dear New Yorkers:

During the recess of Congress we can make our voices heard more
clearly by calling Senator Schumer's New York office, 212-486-4430.

Turn up the heat. Let Senator Schumer know we want him to object to
certification of the Electoral College vote. Objecting to
certification would be a mandate for a government by we, the people.
Objecting to certification would be a mandate for reliable,
transparent voting technology with equal access to voting for all.

On January 6th, Congress meets to certify the Presidential election.
If even one House member and one Senator object to the electoral votes
of any state, this objection will be recorded: the vote will not be
automatically approved. This has happened only once before -- in 1877.
Its occurrence once again would draw historic attention to our
shattered democracy.

Call Senator Schumer at 212-486-4430 this week through Monday, January 3, 2005.

In 2000 no Senator would join the Representatives from the
Congressional Black Caucus to challenge the electoral vote. Therefore
in 2004, we are asking you to contact Senator Schumer and tell him not
to certify the election on January 6, 2005.

For more information on voting irregularities and violations and for
guidelines on approaching Senators, see our website,
http://www.caef.us .

Sign our petition to the Senators:
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/senatorsnocertify

Coalition Against Election Fraud
web: http://www.caef.us
email: [e-mail]


Link:
http://nostolendemocracy.typepad.com/blog/2004/12/ask_schumer_not.html

[Agnomen]

15. Sen. Chuck Schumer is a logical choice

to challenge certification. I thought of him even before reading this post. He's a decent man, his senate seat is pretty secure, and yes, I already called his office yesterday, and urge others in New York to do so.

[jimfromthebronx10469]

29. i called charles schumer today and....

found out he wont be in the office until jan.2nd....i will call back on jan.2 and express my concerns over the recount in ohio
thank you:wtf:

[dzika]

8. Free Press: Ohio GOP election officials ducking subpoenas as Kerry enters

Ohio GOP election officials ducking subpoenas as Kerry enters stolen vote fray

by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman
December 28, 2004


COLUMBUS -- Ohio Republican election officials thumbed their noses at a subpoena Monday, December 27, as Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell refused to appear at a deposition in an election challenge lawsuit filed at the Ohio Supreme Court. Meanwhile John Kerry is reported to have filed a federal legal action aimed at preserving crucial recount evidence, which has been under GOP assault throughout the state.

-snip-
President George Bush, Vice-President Richard Cheney and White House Political Advisor Karl Rove received notice that they will be deposed Tuesday and Wednesday, December 28 and 29. The trio’s Ohio attorney, Kurt Tunnell, so far claims his clients have not been properly served. Under Ohio law, the Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court is responsible for serving the three with subpoenas.

Meanwhile, the Election Protection legal team has collected new statements under oath describing more voting and vote-counting problems on November 2.


Link:
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/1046

[Paradise]

9. wow, dzika! thank you for all your work!

i read it. i mean, i'm reading it. (thud!)

[dzika]

10. I appreciate that you notice. Thanks!

[meganmonkey]

11. Dzika, you're the best

This is awesome! It's even formatted all neat and tidy!

:bounce:

[dzika]

12. GOP ponders next step in Gov. Race

GOP ponders next step

By David Ammons, The Associated Press
December 28, 2004


-snip-
Democrats accused the Republicans of being on "a fishing expedition" and urged them to concede or face the public's wrath for dragging out an election already 8 weeks old.

-snip-
He declined to say whether he's advising a court fight, but said, "Overwhelmingly, from the grass roots of the party, the feeling is: 'Don't give up. Keep fighting.'"

-snip-
The Republicans' latest demand came as a public records request filed with King County Elections Director Dean Logan. The GOP wants a list of all voters who submitted ballots in the Nov. 2 general election, including ballots that were counted as well as those that were rejected.

-snip-
"It's a fishing expedition," said Democratic state Chairman Paul Berendt. "The Republicans are fighting shadows. They don't really have an issue to press. They know a challenge in the courts would have to be based on fraud or gross negligence, neither of which is the case here.

"So they're blocked in, looking for any angle at all."


Link:
http://www.kitsapsun.com/bsun/lo_politics/article/0,2403,BSUN_19086_3428798,00.html
(free subsription)

[dzika]

13. Internet Vote Fraud: TRIAD has Means, Motive, and Opportunity

Internet Vote Fraud: TRIAD has Means, Motive, and Opportunity

"Triad Governmental Systems, Inc. services voting tabulators via modem" is absolutely breathtaking to us in the Information Technology field. Triad non-chalantly used this modem method to reset machines in preparation for the Ohio recount. No doubt that this is a practical short-cut: Makes sense; it saves gas, time. In fact, this is the same mechanism that I -- a computer consultant -- use to support 200 computers spread out across North Carolina.

It is now public record that Triad "legally hacked" into Van Wert County, Ohio on December 9th, and other counties on different dates in preparation for the recount. We, at the conspiracy farm, hardly feel righteous indignation.
http://www.votecobb.org/recount/ohio_reports/counties/vanwert.php#dec21-o1

The big picture: Everything is fine until you consider that passive modem-access means that these machines have been available for remote re-configuration for months if not years. We know this because nothing special was done (like Triad calling Van Wert's elections board) to prepare for this recent remote connectivity. The connectivity has been in place for legitimate purposes and we do have a suggestion that it is against the rules for this remote login facility to be used for illegitimate purposes.

No guarantees, but we do have anti-conspiracy rants that make us all feel better.

According to the prestigious Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, here is all it takes to commit a crime on the Internet or modem access point (http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/homeusers/mmo.pdf):

Means - the tools are there, nicely catalogued and ready to go.
Motives - with so much on the Internet, motives are there, whether the priority is money, curiosity, politics, or power.
Opportunity - there are many, many access points to the Internet, most inexpensive and some free.

In fact, go to http://www.chuckherrin.com/hackthevote.htm to find out how a Republican does it (for educational not criminal purposes). Also, let's not forget about our open Wheel of VOTER Challenge II: 2K in which no one has been able to contradict a popular FTP hack.
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=4705

"Weve all seen television police dramas where the detectives nab the criminal by determining who has the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit a crime. They ask questions such as Did the suspect have the means to commit the crime? What did they have to gain? Did they have the opportunity to carry out the crime? We can view trends in cyber attacks by looking at these same three categories: means, motive, and opportunity."

To further quote Lawrence R . Rogers: "In the current environment of the Internet, attackers are motivated to steal computer cycles and attack computers in other ways (including compromising information and creating a denial of service by clogging the network). They may do it out of curiosity or bragging rights. They may do it for power or money, or for political/ideological reasons. Long gone are the days of users and administrators knowing and trusting each other. Users on the Internet are anonymous, and their number grows daily. The atmosphere is not collegial, and trust is neither automatic nor always warranted."

O.K., we now have the means (internet), motive (politics), and opportunity (modem-accessible) to hack into a county's central tabulator. Combine that with a close election in which only a few key battleground counties needed to be manipulated and voila: Mr. Bush and the War and Church machine.

We keep hearing there is no evidence of widespread fraud. But have we heard there was no fraud at all?

We hear there were election problems to the tune of 57,000 GAO reports but we are assured they were not enough to turn the election.

We hear there is no proof that these machines were tampered with. These are the same reverse assurances gamblers get when they use Video Poker machines.

Maybe we should ask Buddy Therrell, Nathan Ramsey, Timothy Scott Guthrie and Kevin Wade Lemmonds who have been charged with possession of illegal gaming machines. "Besides the machines, police confiscated 18 illegal circuit boards from one of the locations."
http://www.pokermag.com/ManageArticle.asp?C=290&A=9743

But don't listen to me, I am just a video poker conspiracy nut.

We now see that everyone on the internet has the means, motive, and opportunity. Believe me, my Mom -- the John Birch Republican
(http://www.jbs.org ) -- would have hacked the election if she could have. But luckily the internet is a bastion of pure intents and motives comprised of folks much better than my Mother. Hackers were just trying to save America from itself, right? We certainly don't want to wander down that dark scary alley of world peace, high employment, fair wages, lower abortion rates, cleaner air, cleaner water, respect.

We are much better off now. If this were a murder case, we would be pushing for First Degree Murder. Manslaughter is reserved for reasonable doubt. These machines should get the death penalty. The hackers and vote-riggers are traitors. Now excuse me while these loose votes and I go frolicking in a meadow.

I keep hearing Santa in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer saying to the Senators, "c'mon Dancer, c'mon Daschle." Contest the results NEXT TUESDAY. America needs a hero, red nose and all.

And if you find yourself slipping back into comfortable numbness, check out the Fraud Slide Show:
http://www.electionfraud2004.org/presentation/index.html


Robin Baneth
[e-mail]
919-828-3534

MAY RE-USE CONTENT

Link:
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=4898

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x202681

[dzika]

14. John Nichols: Memo to Dems: First, count the votes

John Nichols: Memo to Dems: First, count the votes

By John Nichols
December 28, 2004


Politics is a game played by rules. And the most important rule regarding close elections is that you don't win by being conciliatory during the recount process.

Indeed, the only way a candidate who trails on election night ends up taking the oath of office is by refusing to concede and then confidently demanding that every vote be counted - even when the opposition, the media and the courts turn against you.

That is a rule that Al Gore failed to follow to its logical conclusion in 2000, and that John Kerry did not even attempt to apply this year. Both men were so determined to maintain their long-term political viability that they refused to fight like hell to ensure that the votes of their supporters were counted.

That refusal let their backers down. It also guaranteed that, despite convincing evidence that the Democrat won in 2000, and serious questions about the voting and recount processes in the critical state of Ohio in 2004, George W. Bush would waltz into the White House.

continued...
http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/opinion//index.php?ntid=22585


John Nichols is associate editor for The Capital Times. His book on the disputed 2000 election, "Jews for Buchanan," was published by The New Press. For more of his writing on the contested elections of 2004, visit www.thenation.com. E-mail: [e-mail]

[dzika]

16. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Will Challenge Ohio Electors

December 28, 2004



Congresswoman Maxine Waters Will Challenge Ohio Electors


Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California (http://www.house.gov/waters/) stated on the Randi Rhodes radio show on Air America Radio that she, along with other members of the House of Representatives, will be challenging the seating of the Ohio electors when the Congress meets in joint session on January 6th.


Listen to the MP3 audio:
http://wilem.com/rrs/interviews/rrs_20041214_maxinewaters.mp3

Link to page:
http://fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com/2004/12/congresswoman-maxine-waters-will.html

[texpatriot2004]

17. Thanks dzika for this thread :-)

[dzika]

18. Troublesome Statements By One of Kerry-Edwards' Ohio Attorneys, Explained

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Troublesome Statements By One of Kerry-Edwards' Ohio Attorneys, Explained

By ADVOCATE STAFF


Section 1: Clear Statement of Surrender Alienates, Confuses Kerry-Edwards Supporters

In an e-mail to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann on December 27th, 2004, Kerry-Edwards attorney Daniel J. Hoffheimer came dangerously close to dashing the hopes of progressive recount activists everywhere. Said Hoffheimer,

I would caution the media not to read more into what the Kerry-Edwards campaign has said than what you hear in the plain meaning of our comments. There are many conspiracy theorists opining these days. There are many allegations of fraud. But this presidential election is over. The Bush-Cheney ticket has won. The Kerry-Edwards campaign has found no conspiracy and no fraud in Ohio, though there have been many irregularities that cry out to be fixed for future elections. Senator Kerry and we in Ohio intend to fix them. When all of the problems in Ohio are added together, however bad they are, they do not add up to a victory for Kerry-Edwards. Senator Kerry's fully-informed and extremely careful assessment the day after the election and before he conceded remains accurate today, notwithstanding all the details we have since learned.

At the time this statement was made, it was indeed read by many activists as charting a new course for the Kerry-Edwards campaign's post-election stance -- one in which the ticket would ascend to their presumably rightful places if presently-unanticipated events unfolded which warranted doing so, but that otherwise neither Kerry nor Edwards expected to nor were willing to take any great pains, or even any pains at all, to uncover voting fraud in Ohio. The belief, in short, was that Kerry and Edwards were checking out entirely from any concerted effort to reverse the results of the November election.


Section 2: The Six Incontrovertible Maxims of the Vestiges of the Kerry-Edwards Campaign, Post-Election

A detailed analysis of Kerry-Edwards campaign statements since the election, however, reveals that the campaign's present stance is far more nuanced than it would at first appear. The Advocate asserts, for example, that regardless of any statements made by Kerry, Edwards, or their legal/political agents, the following six maxims are and will remain unalterably true throughout the post-election phase of the 2004 presidential race:

1. The Kerry-Edwards ticket will seek to ascend to the Presidency and Vice-Presidency if and when events warrant them seeking same, and they are assured of significant but localized, or at the very least manageable, political repercussions...


continue reading here:
http://nashuaadvocate.blogspot.com/2004/12/analysis-election-2004-troublesome.html

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x203060

[ooglymoogly]

70. i have been on and off the fence about kerry conceding so soon

but given the circumstances and the attack dogs of the pugs i now believe it is the only way if there is any possibility at all.

[keepthemhonest]

20. nice work

I did not want to mess up your nice neat thread but kudos are in order here. I'll be watching for the thread daily.

[dzika]

21. Conyers' election concerns appear selective (negative)

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Congressman's election concerns appear selective

EDITORIALS
As we learn that the election recount will cost Ohio taxpayers something in the neighborhood of $1 million, we wonder again about the self-serving individuals who have attempted to stir election turmoil in Ohio for their own personal agendas.

Sadly, well-meaning people, fueled by incessant Internet repetition of claims that have been debunked and/or explained over and over again, are viewing the Ohio election as a disgrace for democracy and claiming that the the election is a fraud.

Our editorial last week decrying the situation and the role of individuals who are more interested in their own image and personal gain than they are in the democratic process has promoted critical e-mails from across the country.

continued...
http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/news/stories/20041228/opinion/1797728.html

(I wonder who sent those critical emails?)

[dzika]

22. ACTION ALERT: NM Counties to Begin "Clearing" Voting Machines?

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

ACTION ALERT: NM Counties to Begin "Clearing" Voting Machines?

Rick Lass, the Green Party attorney, is reporting they received a letter stating that Bernalillo County plans to start "opening and clearing" the voting machines used on Election Day, and inviting them to be present. The letter gave Monday, December 27th, as the start date for this operation.

A call by Lass to the County warehouse was answered by a gentleman who said they were waiting for final approval from the Secretary of State's office. He also said seven other counties were planning to "clear" their machines this week.

Lass said,

Obviously, this would have huge repercussions on any kind of meaningful recount.

Our lawyers are looking at legal options, such as asking for an injunction until all our legal avenues are exhausted. In the meantime, could you call your county clerks first thing in the morning and find out if and when your county is planning on clearing the machines? If soon, please ask them not to, and explain that the recount is still going to happen, or at least it is still a possibility. If the clearing is going forward, please try to find someone to go down to where the machines are kept and observe the process.

To find the phone number for the NM Secretary of State as well as your county clerk, go to this page at the NM Secretary of State's website and scroll down.

Call the New Mexico Secretary of State at 1-800-477-3632

Link:
http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2004/12/action_alert_be.html

[bettyellen]

56. additional action alert to send your own senators + rep from deanpeople

loving your daily thread, it rocks.so, thanks so for all the work. found this after much searching under "deanpeople" it has an autosend fax or email to your own state's reps and some other good stuff. it also encourages you to ask for a meeting with your senator, too. corzine moved to my town recently, hmmmmm. ha! why not?

http://thedeanpeople.com/

Send a Message to Members of Congress: Declare Your Intent to Object to Tainted Electors on January 6th, 2005!
As representatives of We the People, they must reject the results of discriminatory elections.

On January 6th, 2005, when the members of the House and the Senate convene to count the electoral votes, it is more than a mere formality or ministerial responsibility; they have a positive duty to judge the legality of those votes. It is up to each member of Congress to independently judge whether or not electors are lawfully appointed.

http://thedeanpeople.com/

As stated by the member of Congress who introduced the electoral count act in 1886:
The power to judge the legality of the votes is a necessary consequent of the power to count. The existence of this power is of absolute necessity to the preservation of the Government.
--18 Cong. Rec. 30 (1886)

Elections are intended to measure the will of the people, not the will of the candidates; therefore, it does not matter if a candidate has conceded. Until Congress carries out its duty to count and judge the electoral votes, the 2004 Presidential Election is not over.

To ensure that We the People have the last say in this election, we are asking that you contact the members of the Senate and the House to:
Remind them that their duty judge the electoral votes, and their moral obligation to uphold the principle of consent, requires that they object to the appointment of electors from any state where serious questions about the election results persist, or where allegations of fraud or voter suppression are pending.

Ask them to affirm their intention to carry out their duty by publicly endorsing the following "Declaration of Intent" or by making an equivalent public statement.

[dzika]

23. Bob Fertik's blog - Tues. Update - Kerry lawyer says investigation is over

Home » Blogs » Bob Fertik's blog
Stolen Election 2004: Tuesday Update

by Bob Fertik on 12/28/2004 11:33am. - revised 12/28/2004 2:15pm


Monday afternoon, John Kerry's lawyers joined John Bonifaz in two important motions to preserve and augment evidence of alleged election fraud in the November election, stemming from Triad's actions in Hocking County.

But why are Kerry's lawyers bothering to intervene in this (or any other) case? Last night, Kerry's attorney Dan Hoffheimer told Keith Olbermann his investigation is over:

"There are many conspiracy theorists opining these days. There are many allegations of fraud. But this presidential election is over. The Bush-Cheney ticket has won. The Kerry-Edwards campaign has found no conspiracy and no fraud in Ohio, though there have been many irregularities that cry out to be fixed for future elections. Senator Kerry and we in Ohio intend to fix them. When all of the problems in Ohio are added together, however bad they are, they do not add up to a victory for Kerry-Edwards. Senator Kerry's fully-informed and extremely careful assessment the day after the election and before he conceded remains accurate today, notwithstanding all the details we have since learned."

Say what? I could rant at length about this betrayal.

But let me zero in on the crux of the matter: legally speaking, when do "many irregularities" (Hoffheimer's own phrase) rise to the level of "fraud" and ultimately "conspiracy"?

There are many answers to that question, but they basically fall between two poles.

keep reading...
http://blog.democrats.com/node/2208

[dzika]

24. The Herald-Star (Steubenville, Ohio) - We must get elections right

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 — Time: 1:32:58 PM EST

We must get elections right


Absent evidence of outright and widespread voter fraud to hand George W. Bush Ohio in the November presidential election, this week's recount should be the chance for challengers to say, "Enough is enough."

We've said it many times before, but we've got to repeat it here: There are votes in every election that aren't accurately counted. Out of millions of ballots, it is a statistical impossibility, so long as man is responsible for creating and maintaining the system that counts the ballots, for everything to be absolutely perfect in every election.
That does not matter if the ballots are paper ones counted by hand or electronic ones tallied by computers, from punch cards to touch screens.

Does that mean every vote doesn't count?

No. Every elector must exercise the privilege as an American to go to the polls and cast ballots with the reasonable expectation that their vote will be counted.


continued...
http://www.hsconnect.com/edit/story/1228202004_edtedit121904.asp

[dzika]

25. Ohio recount over, shows Bush, Kerry few hundred votes closer

December 28, 2004

Ohio recount over, shows Bush, Kerry few hundred votes closer


TOLEDO, Ohio -- The presidential recount in Ohio finished Tuesday, shaving a few hundred votes off President Bush's six-figure margin of victory in the state that gave him the election.


The recount shows Bush winning the election by 118,457 votes over John Kerry, according to unofficial results provided to The Associated Press by the 88 counties. Lucas County, where Toledo is located, was the last to finish counting, with its results reported Tuesday coming about two weeks after the recount started.

The Kerry campaign supported the recount, saying it did not expect the tally to change the election winner. Supporters of the recount requested by two minor party candidates said they wanted to make sure that every valid vote was counted.


continued...
http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=2740415

Yahoo Link:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041228/ap_on_re_us/ohio_vote_2

[dzika]

28. This AP story picked up by 150+ media so far. (2:50 PM ET)

Not my favorite story but maybe it will spread some awareness.

[gardenista]

26. Just an observation about your sig graphic. Why the Mac?

Just FYI, no Apple Computers were used to steal this election. Why dontcha put a pic of an ugly Deibold machine on your sig?

[dzika]

27. Conyers Saluted on Grand Lake Theater Marquee in Oakland, CA

12/27/04

Grand Lake Theater Marquee


For the biggest news story of the year,one which our "free media" has chosen to bury, do a Google search on: JOHN CONYERS ELECTION FRAUD HEARING.

If the November 2 election is accepted by Congress on Jan 6 this may be the end of representative government in America! Call and email your elected representatives to DEMAND a full investigation and national revote (on nonfraudulent paper ballots with no machine counting) of this most shameful episode in our history. Election fraud is a felony and is treason. Everyone involved, at whatever level, should be prosecuted and punished to the maximum penalty allowed by law! If the Ukrane citizens can force an honest new election to correct massive election fraud, why can,t we do it too? We need a revote with full and proper international monitoring of all political races in every state to restore honest elected government in our nation.

If Bush and the Republicans really did win the last election then they have nothing to fear from a revote as it will establish their legitimacy. If,on the other hand, the growing mountain of evidence of massive and organized election fraud is accurate then the will of the people will be heard. Any American, Democrat, Republican, Green or whatever who would tolerate rigged elections is betraying every principle of this nation and is guilty of treason.
Research this issue and tell everyone you know to get involved before it is too late!

Link:
http://www.fotolog.net/grand_lake/?photo_id=8790077

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x203080

[Blissfulbride]

33. a US revote?

I would love to have a revote, but it is very unrealistic. The costs and logistics involved make it impossible.

[dzika]

30. ABC - Presidential candidates plan appeal in ballot recount fight in NM

12-28.2004

Presidential candidates plan appeal in ballot recount fight


SANTA FE (New Mexico) Green and Libertarian presidential candidates are still pursuing their legal fight for a ballot recount in New Mexico and plan to take their case to the state Court of Appeals.

Lawyers for Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik say they intend to file a notice of appeal with the court.

The attorneys say the appeal will ask the court to order a recount of presidential ballots in the November Second general election.

continued...
http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=2740551

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x203420

[dzika]

31. Vote Fraud Problems Get More Dramatic Every Week

ANALYSIS:

Vote Fraud Problems Get More Dramatic Every Week
by Margie Burns

A fight for this country’s freedom is going on in Ohio.

As most informed people know, Ohio was the “battleground” state that effectively delivered the 2004 election for George W. Bush. Most people know that the Bush margin was narrow. Probably most people do not know that it was nonexistent.

Dr. Richard Hayes Phillips, a scientist at the University of Oregon, is among a growing number of well-credentialed experts who have become alarmed at evident anomalies in our nation’s vote-counting process. Professor Phillips has studied Ohio results for the past several weeks and has posted an affidavit about the matter.

Phillips is a hydrologist with a Ph.D. in geomorphology, “well-versed in standard techniques of statistical analysis, with special expertise in spotting anomalous data,” according to the sworn statement. He has followed up the affidavit with an updated report.


continued...
http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/122804MargieBurns.shtml

[Al-CIAda]

32. These threads

You and MelissaB have been making are invaluable -thank you!

[dzika]

34. I'm glad you find it useful.

[dzika]

35. Under Oath? Not for These Two.

December 27, 2004

Under Oath? Not for These Two.


He's the "War President." He's the highest ranking public official. What do these two statements have in common? They are both actual legal arguments against testifying under oath. The first was used by Bush to avoid being caught for perjury. Now Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio's leader in foot dragging regarding investigation into Ohio's less than stellar election performance, says he shouldn't have to testify under oath either:

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has requested a protective order to prevent him from being interviewed as part of an unusual court challenge of the presidential vote.

Blackwell, in a court filing, says he's not required to be interviewed by lawyers as a high-ranking public official, and accused the voters challenging the results of ``frivolous conduct'' and abusive and unnecessary requests of elections officials around the state.

Citing fraud, 37 people who voted for president Nov. 2 have challenged the election results with the Ohio Supreme Court. The voters refer to irregularities including long lines, a shortage of voting machines in minority precincts and problems with computer equipment.

Gee, why would old Kenneth suddenly be worried about having to testify under oath? Could it be that a presidential candidate who barely lost a questionable Ohio vote has filed in federal court? Although you'd never know it due to the media coverage the SCLM is not giving it, the Kerry/Edwards campaign has joined the legal proceedings in Ohio:

continued...
http://www.changeforamerica.com/community/node/view/2336

[dzika]

36. 'Yahoo Most Emailed' has 2 Election Fraud Stories - Blackwell and B*

Yahoo Most Email has 2 Election Fraud Stories this afternoon

(oops... I got a few mouse cursors in there!)

[dzika]

37. Legal Fight Over New Mexico Recount Could Continue For Weeks

December 28, 2004

Legal Fight Over Recount Could Continue For Weeks

By Barry Massey
The Associated Press


SANTA FE — Green and Libertarian presidential candidates are continuing their legal fight for a ballot recount in New Mexico and plan to take their case to the state Court of Appeals.

Lawyers for Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik said they will ask the court to order a recount of presidential ballots in the Nov. 2 general election.

However, it potentially could take weeks or even months for the Appeals Court to issue a decision.

The candidates are appealing a decision by District Judge Carol Vigil in Santa Fe, who ruled against them two weeks ago.

The candidates are fighting a decision by the state canvassing board to charge them in advance the full cost of a statewide recount — an estimated $1.4 million. They have paid the state a deposit of $114,400 and contend that's all state law initially requires to obtain a statewide recount.

continued...
http://www.abqjournal.com/elex/aprecount12-28-04.htm

[dzika]

38. Green Party: Blackwell on the Run

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Blackwell on the Run


When Mahatma Gandhi said, "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win," he could have been talking about Ohio in 2004. Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, who presided so triumphantly over the granting of Ohio's 20 Electoral votes to President Bush on December 13 even though the recount had not yet started, has gone past ignoring and ridiculing the recount movement. Now that his house of cards is tumbling down, he is starting to fight back.

In a story in yesterday's Akron Beacon Journal and the online version of http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=363968&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312">ABC News, it was reported that "Secretary of State Blackwell requested a protective order to prevent him from being interviewed as part of an unusual court challenge of the presidential vote.... In a court filing, says he's not required to be interviewed by lawyers as a high-ranking public official, and accused the voters challenging the results of 'frivolous conduct' and abusive and unnecessary requests of elections officials around the state."

Link:
http://www.votecobb.org/recount/daily_update/

[dzika]

39. Green Party: Rep. John Conyers Demands Answers

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Rep. John Conyers Demands Answers


If Secretary Blackwell doesn't want to submit to cross-examination in court, and refuses to answer the detailed questions about the Ohio election sent to him by Rep. John Conyers, then how will we get to the bottom of what happened in Ohio on November 2nd? As reported in the Black Commentator, Rep. Conyers' letter asked Secretary Blackwell, among other things, why he had not investigated criminal acts committed on Election Day, such as intentionally misleading voters about the location of their polling place, thus increasing the number of provisional ballots found invalid.

Those of us particpating in the county recount process have seen Secretary Blackwell's presence in several key recount decisions so far. For example, in Fairfield County, a full recount should have been ordered when the 3% test sample did not match the official vote totals. Instead, based on what county officials said was a recommendation from Secretary Blackwell's office, the recount was "suspended" so that they would not have to do a full recount. In Champaign County, a precinct signature book, necessary to verify that the number of votes that were cast, will not be made available to our recount observers until after January 10 (four days after Congress has counted the Electoral College votes on January 6), per orders of the Secretary of State.

Link:
http://www.votecobb.org/recount/daily_update/

[dzika]

40. UPDATE: NM Counties to Begin "Clearing" Voting Machines?

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

UPDATE: NM Counties to Begin "Clearing" Voting Machines?


UPDATE: According to a post on Democratic Underground, the attorneys of record (Lowell Finley, John Boyd, David Garcia) filed an appeal to the original suit in District Court (different from the Supreme Court case and still open for appeal) and sent letters to the SoS and each of the 33 county election directors to make sure the machines could not be purged. As long as there's an active recount request, it's illegal to erase the previous election without a court order.

In addition, an ABC News affliate is reporting :

Green and Libertarian presidential candidates are still pursuing their legal fight for a ballot recount in New Mexico and plan to take their case to the state Court of Appeals. Lawyers for Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik say they intend to file a notice of appeal with the court.

Also, the Bernalillo County Clerk has now stated that the voting machines won't be cleared until the Supreme Court rules on the recount. Apparently it's all in the lawyers' hands now, so it's been requested that we stop calling county clerks and the secretary of state's office at this time. As it stands, the machines are being protected until the courts respond to the recount suits.


Link:
http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/democracy_for_new_mexico/2004/12/action_alert_be.html

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x203420#204068

[dzika]

41. Elites TV: Ohio Recount has ended but Lawsuits Continue

12/28/04 3:11pm EST

Ohio Recount: Ohio Recount has ended, Kerry finishes 300 votes closer to Bush


The Ohio Recount officially finished today without any major changes. The final recount tally gave George W. Bush 118,457 votes more than John Kerry, or a margin of approximately 318 votes less than the total certified by Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell on December 6th. The 88 county statewide recount finished when Toledo's Lucas County completed its recount earlier today.

While most observers believe the completion of the recount concludes the last important chapter of the 2004 Presidential election, there remain a few lawsuits from voters around the state who allege fraud or who allege that the Secretary of State's office inadvertently or intentionally withheld adequate amounts of voting machines in certain counties among other irregularities. Those readers familiar with this reporter and Elites TV coverage will note that we have been careful to do a complete and thorough account of all sides involved in the process. It is our intent to provide enough information to allow our readers to completely make up their minds one way or the other regarding the election in Ohio.

Upcoming articles will include an interview with a prominent Ohio law professor frequently cited as an expert on Ohio election law, interviews with observers of the recount, interviews with one or more voters alleging fraud, and a response from the Ohio Secretary of State's office to any allegations we uncover. Stay tuned to Elites TV for a complete Ohio election wrapup.

Steven Leser, [e-mail]

Link:
http://www.elitestv.com/pub/2004/Dec/EEN41d1c25fa94dd.html

[dzika]

42. New Mexico Recount Goes Back to Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 28, 2004
11:43 AM

New Mexico Recount Goes Back to Court

NEW MEXICO -- December 28 -- Attorneys for Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb will file a Notice of Appeal on Tuesday from a District Court decision which rejected Cobb's request to start the New Mexico recount without paying the entire cost of it in advance. Last week the New Mexico Supreme Court declined to hear the case. Since the Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of the case, it can be heard by the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
The Notice will be filed on behalf of Cobb and Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik who are both seeking a recount of New Mexico's presidential vote. The candidates paid the state a deposit of over $100,000, and say that New Mexico law does not require that the entire amount of the recount be paid in advance.

"We believe the law is on our side and look forward to a full recount of the presidential vote. There are still many unanswered questions about provisional ballots, missing votes and the integrity of voting machines which don't produce a paper trail. The people of New Mexico deserve to know that their votes will be counted fairly and accurately," said Cobb.

On Tuesday, Cobb and Badnarik's attorneys will also be notifying the New Mexico Secretary of State, the Attorney General and the Clerks for all of New Mexico's 33 counties, that the Notice of Appeal prevents them from "opening and clearing" voting machines throughout the state.

"Although, generally, voting machines can be cleared 30 days after the official certification of the vote, New Mexico law is clear that this can't happen when a recount has been initiated. The candidates have paid the deposit for the recount and we expect it to go forward, so any adjustment to the machines would be clearly inappropriate until the recount has been concluded," said Lowell Finley, one of the attorneys representing the candidates.

For more information about the Cobb-LaMarche campaign and its recount efforts in New Mexico and Ohio, see http://www.votecobb.org.


Link:
http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/1228-20.htm

[dzika]

43. Kerry Joins Cobb's Request to Preserve Evidence in Ohio Recount

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 28, 2004
11:41 AM


Kerry Joins Cobb's Request to Preserve Evidence in Ohio Recount

OHIO - December 28 - The Motion filed by Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb last week, asking a Federal Court to preserve a wide range of evidence to ensure the integrity of the Ohio recount, was officially supported by the Kerry-Edwards campaign today.

"Senator Kerry filed a Motion today which essentially says nothing more than 'me, too' to our filing from last week," said Blair Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche campaign.

Cobb's attorneys on Thursday had filed a Motion for a Preservation Order and for Leave to Take Limited Expedited Discovery in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio where recount litigation is pending. The Motion, filed on behalf of Cobb, Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik and the National Voting Rights Institute, requested that voting machines and election records be preserved.

"We welcome Senator Kerry's belated interest in ensuring the integrity of the Ohio recount. This effort, initiated by the Green and Libertarian presidential candidates, has been focusing on the integrity of the election process and not on the outcome. In order to trust the election results, we have to trust the process. All presidential candidates, including George W. Bush, who are committed to an open and accountable voting system should demand an investigation into an election clouded by serious allegations of fraud and suppression," said Bobier.

The Ohio recount has been plagued with almost as many problems as the underlying presidential election. One of the more notable instances took place on December 10, in Hocking County, Ohio, when a representative from Triad Governmental Systems, Inc. reprogrammed a computer used for tabulating votes and instructed the county's Deputy Director of Elections to create a "cheat sheet" so "the count would come out perfect and we wouldn't have to do a full hand recount of the county." Triad later reported working on voting machines in a number of other counties prior to the initiation of the recount.

The Hocking County incident was first revealed to the public by David Cobb during his testimony before the Congressional Forum chaired by Representative John Conyers in Columbus, Ohio on December 13.

Legal documents filed in the Ohio recount litigation, along with detailed reports from official recount observers detailing the error-ridden recount, can be found on the Cobb-LaMarche website, http://www.votecobb.org. Information about the Green Party can be found at http://www.gp.org.


Link:
http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/1228-21.htm

[dzika]

44. Montana Court declares "one or more" ballots invalid, Dem. Windham wins

Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Montana News:


Court declares "one or more" ballots invalid, Windham wins

by Associated Press

HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday declared ``one or more'' contested ballots in a disputed House race in Lake County invalid, meaning Democrat Jeanne Windham won the seat.

The 6-1 decision creates a 50-50 tie in the House and means the next House speaker will be from the party of Democratic Gov.-elect Brian Schweitzer.

The justices issued a two-page order Tuesday overturning District Judge Kim Christopher's ruling earlier this month that seven contested ballots had properly been counted for Constitution Party candidate Rick Jore.

Throwing out even one of those ballots means the vote tally swings to Windham, the court said.


Continued...
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/12/28/montana_top/00windhamwins.txt

[dzika]

45. We may never know what happened in the Ohio vote

December 29, 2004


We may never know what happened in the Ohio vote

by Mark Halvorson and Kirk Lund


The right to vote and to have each vote count is the cornerstone of democracy, but deep cracks are showing in this cornerstone.

Disturbing reports of voting irregularities in Ohio recently led nine of us from Minnesota to monitor the recount of its presidential election. The recount was not only to verify the outcome of the Ohio vote but also to ensure accountability in a flawed system.

Problems encountered by tens of thousands of Ohio voters included: waits as long as seven hours at polling places; shortages of poll workers and voting machines; electronic voting machines that malfunctioned; election-counting discrepencies; voters being directed to the wrong polling place, and uneven policies governing the use of provisional ballots.

As observers, we encountered irregularities and obstacles in the recount process. In Perry County, we inspected the voter logbooks, which showed 100 people voting in one precinct without any signatures, leaving no way to verify who actually voted. A lawsuit asking the courts to overturn the results of the Perry County auditor's race alleges that the number of votes exceeded the number of people who signed the voting books.

Read the entire story...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5158534.html


Mark Halvorson is a social worker and cofounder of Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections - Minnesota, a grass-roots group that advocates for election integrity. Kirk Lund is an attorney.

[dzika]

46. Video Clip - Tuesday Countdown (1:10)

Real Media Format
http://www.edwardsdavid.com/BushVideos/Obermann_041228-01.rm

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x205071

[dzika]

48. Daily Vigil at Senator Kerry's House, Dec. 28-Jan. 5

Posted by : DavidSwanson on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 08:28 PM


Daily Vigil at Senator Kerry's House, Dec. 28-Jan. 5

Coalition Against Election Fraud Holds Continuing Vigil at Senator Kerry's Home: 12:30 ­- 1:30 pm, December 28th through January 5th (4:00-5:00 p.m. New Year's Eve only).

The Coalition Against Election Fraud (CAEF) will hold a daily vigil from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Senator John Kerry's house at Louisburg Square on Beacon Hill in Boston, Tuesday, December 28th - Wednesday, January 5th. On New Year's Eve the vigil will be from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

At the end of each day's vigil, the Coalition will submit written requests from Massachusetts voters to the Senator urging him not to certify the vote of the Electoral College when Congress meets in joint session on January 6th. We are also asking Senator Kerry to encourage other Senators and Representatives not to certify, and to support any other Senators and Representatives who are planning not to certify.

If no Senator objects to the Electoral certification on January 6th, it will be an admission of both the Republican and Democratic parties that democracy is no longer an option for most Americans.

CAEF is attempting to dispel the myth that any criticism of the election process is the work of 'spoilers' or 'sore losers'. The millions of citizens who have suffered disenfranchisement from voting do not fit this description, nor does anyone who recognizes that our election process is not secure and very susceptible to tampering. We are fighting for a fair and transparent election process, and that affects everyone.

On December 13th, in an unprecedented action, Massachusetts Electors unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to demand a full investigation and remedying of all voting irregularities.

"All the votes must be counted," stated Elector Tom Barbera. Electors in Vermont, Maine, California and North Carolina also voiced concerns about the Presidential election when they voted in the Electoral College.

Members of CAEF note that despite a massive grassroots movement that is sprouting up across the country, mainstream news media have yet to fully cover the 2004 Election Fraud story. We hope news media will play its fundamental role in all investigation efforts.

Contact: Sheila Parks, Coalition Against Election Fraud 617-524-2223, cell: 617-512-5529, email: [e-mail]

Link to info and flyers on Jan. 3 and 6 rallies!
http://ilcaonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1326

Sign Petition to US Senators
http://www.contestthevote.org/

Link:
http://www.ilcaonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1366&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

[dzika]

49. WA Governor's race: `Door closed' to reopening vote tallies

12/28/2004, 5:39 p.m. PT

Governor's race: `Door closed' to reopening vote tallies

By DAVID AMMONS
The Associated Press


OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Counties have refused to reopen the vote count in Washington's ultra-close governor's race, and Republican Dino Rossi was reported under pressure Tuesday to carry a last-ditch fight into the courts.

The three vote counts in America's closest governor's race are over, and on Thursday morning, Secretary of State Sam Reed is prepared to certify Democrat Christine Gregoire as the victor by 129 votes, state elections chief Nick Handy said.

Reed has warned against counties reopening their tallies.

continued...
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/washingtonstate/index.ssf?/base/news-11/110428464466910.xml&storylist=orwashington

[dzika]

50. What political activities will you be undertaking in January?

Posted by Charlene Johnston on December 28, 2004 at 01:39 PM

January Activities

What political activities will you be undertaking in January?

First and foremost, please tell Senators Russell Feingold, Patrick Leahy, Tom Harkin, Patty Murray, Richard Durbin, and John Kerry to follow their conscience and challenge the electoral vote count. The crimes perpetrated in Ohio and in Florida, as well as in other key states, should not be rewarded. Let's start walking the talk and show the world that we truly believe in Democracy.

Take action at: http://www.pdamerica.org


Here are a few items to keep on your calendar:


December 28th - January 5th: Vigil at Sen. Kerry's House

Coalition Against Election Fraud (CAEF) Daily Vigil from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Senator Kerry's house at Louisburg Square on Beacon Hill in Boston. New Year's Eve: 4:00-5:00 p.m.


December 31st: Register as a Democrat

In order to participate in your local Democratic Caucus, you'll need to be registered. This is your opportunity to become a delegate to your State Convention. Make sure you are registered in time!


January 3rd: Count Every Vote – Every Vote Counts

Rally in Columbus, Ohio. More details: http://www.rainbowpush.org


January 5th: DFA Meetup

Find a DFA Meetup near you: http://dfa.meetup.com


January 6th: Electors assemble in DC

Rally in D.C. More details: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/

Deadline: Noon, January 7th: Tell Sen. Domenici that drilling is NOT the answer

Tell Senator Pete Domenici, the Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, that the best way to bring down the cost of natural gas is not to drill for more but to promote renewable energy and encourage efficiency.


January 20th

Participate in campaigns in response to a possible GWB inaugeration.

White-ribbon campaign signifying the grief and mourning for the Iraqi war.

“Not One Damn Dime” Day. Show your power by keeping your wallet closed for 24 hours. No gas, no fast food, no convenience store, no groceries, no movies, etc.

Good luck with all of your activism and please post any others that you know of.

Link:
http://myvoices.blogs.com/blog/2004/12/january_activit.html

[dzika]

51. Blackwell only answers to God

Apparently Blackwell believes he only answers to God


Ohio Secretary of State, Gubenatorial candidate and
soon-to-be-very-lonely, Ken Blackwell

Listen (from the Blackwell for Governor site):
http://www.kenblackwell.com/helper/RAMhurl.asp?pnm=http://www.kenblackwell.com/media/Audio/Pledge2.wav

Link to Election Scam-o-rama:
http://scam-o-rama.blogspot.com/2004/12/ohio-secretary-of-state-blackwell.html

[dzika]

53. The Republicans Blow It in WA

December 29 - January 4, 2005

The Republicans Blow It
by George Howland Jr.

The Democrats won the final recount for governor by playing the game better. Now the GOP's best and maybe only hope is litigation.

The nasty fight for the Washington governor's mansion is not likely to end anytime soon. Election tabulations are not noble searches for truth. They are poorly refereed contests fought by partisan warriors in power suits, and until both the Democrats and the Republicans declare an end to combat, the fighting will continue. At the moment, Democrats are on top, but Republicans refuse to surrender, and who can blame them? Their candidate won the first two tabulations, by 261 votes out of more than 2.8 million in the regular count in the Nov. 2 election and by 42 votes in a machine recount.

-snip-

For decades, Democratic electioneering philosophy has been turnout—making sure their voters participate in the election. Republicans have traditionally preferred to see a low overall turnout because conventional wisdom says their core supporters are among the most reliable voters, while Democrats are favored among people less likely to vote regularly. The GOP, meanwhile, has a history of worrying about cheating.

-snip-

While Republicans were resisting Democratic efforts to reconsider previously disqualified King County ballots, surely they knew there was a possibility, even a likelihood, that the party would lose the fight to exclude them. So here's another tactical mistake: The GOP should have tried to stop county election certification statewide until the rules were clarified. Instead, 38 of the state's 39 counties finished the third and final count and certified the results before King County's outcome was clear. Now, Secretary of State Reed says, the counties, most of them Republican-leaning, are finished—they may not reopen the recount process, even if there are improperly disqualified ballots out there.

So Democrats found additional votes before the game was over, but Republicans did not. "How can you anticipate that things are going to happen?" Vance asks. "The election is not supposed to be about who is better at gaming the system." Unfortunately for Vance, that is precisely what the election is about at this point. The process is so imperfect, and the 2004 governor's race is so close, that we will never really know who won. All we can be certain of is who is declared the victor.

[e-mail]


Link:
http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0452/041229_news_recount.php

[dzika]

54. TEFLON KERRY: MORE SLICK MOVES ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FRAUD

TEFLON KERRY:
MORE SLICK MOVES ON
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FRAUD

www.BreakForNews.com , 28th Dec, 2004 23:00ET
by Fintan Dunne, Editor EXCLUSIVE

In the Ukraine, a challenger to election fraud needs a physical constitution able to withstand hours of freezing temperatures at interminable rallies, and capable of surviving the ravages of dioxin poisoning. For John Kerry, Victor Yuschenko's American counterpart, the challenges are more media-related and stylistic, less physical.

Under cover of John Edward's late night promise to "count every vote," Kerry's lawyers have been adeptly pursuing evidence that could reverse the election outcome, while keeping their candidate so Teflon-coated that he remains untouchable by "sore loser" or "conspiracy theory" jibes.

Indeed, Kerry's slick moves have been so effective that many of his own supporters still half-believe that all this is not about questioning the election result


Read the rest and listen to the audio:
http://www.breakfornews.com/articles/TeflonKerry.htm

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x206056

Many thanks to BreakForNews!

[dzika]

55. Recount Fight Still On in NM; Candidates Plan To File Notice of Appeal

Wednesday, December 29, 2004


Recount Fight Still On; Candidates Plan To File Notice of Appeal

By Barry Massey
The Associated Press

SANTA FE— Green and Libertarian presidential candidates are continuing their legal fight for a ballot recount in New Mexico and plan to file a notice of appeal today with the state Court of Appeals.

Lawyers for Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik said they will ask the court to order a recount of presidential ballots in the Nov. 2 general election. However, it potentially could take weeks or even months for the Appeals Court to issue a decision.

-snip-

The candidates went to the Supreme Court with an expedited lawsuit rather than taking the traditional but slower approach of going to the Court of Appeals after losing in district court.

Finley said in a telephone interview the candidates will ask the Appeals Court to issue a stay to prevent county clerks from clearing election returns from voting machines while the legal challenge is pending in the weeks or months ahead.

Filing a notice of appeal should be enough to preserve vote tallies statewide for a recount, according to Finley.


continued...
http://www.abqjournal.com/elex/279977elex12-29-04.htm

[dzika]

57. Do Not Believe the Misinformation Being Fed by the Corporate Media

Do Not Believe the
Misinformation Being Fed by the
Corporate Media Designed to
Undermine Your Determination

Washington 12/28/04 7:45 PM. I stumbled across this cartoon from four years ago today and had to put it up. Either you get this stuff out now or later and the longer you wait the more it is going to hurt.

I'm hoping C-SPAN will show up tomorrow morning at 11:00 for the press conference at the National Press Club but it is hard to know what they will do. We will show the Linda Byrket film "Video the Vote" and distribute copies to them on videotape. You can read the media advisory as well as the op-ed-turned-advertisement that will run in the Post on Thursday. As a public service we've put together a page at TheWashingtonPissed.com reviewing the controversy and asking people to join us in sending flowers to 15 key people there, to share our grief with them and our condolences on the death of what at one time was a great newspaper. If there is anyone with a platform in the corporate news media who is genuinely a part of the political opposition in the U.S. he or she is on vacation right now, enjoying the last few moments before the lights go out on the Constitution of 1789 that made us, for a time, the world's most successful democracy. Both the New York Times and on Olbermann's blog have selectively quoted from Kerry and Democratic Party officials to create the erroneous impression that resistance to Bush is futile. Don't believe them.

more here:
http://www.redefeatbush.com/

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x206277

thanks to ailsagirl

[vlad]

58. techie help- triad/rapp program???

Triad tech help w/ foxpro???
Message:
I've been looking for triad/Rapp systems people online, and found some tech. stuff that I don't quite understand... Would someone look at these posts and see if Rapp systems what Bellucci is trying to do with this program??? Thanks..

http://www.foxite.com/archives/0000012661.htm

[dzika]

59. How Congress Could Cast Your Vote For You

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

How Congress Could Cast Your Vote For You


A lot of people think the Electoral College is designed to protect states' rights. But did you know that Congress could decide how to count a states votes?

Buried deep in a story by Jim Seigal of Gannet News about the Ohio recount is this nugget:

Ohio's 20 Republican electors cast their official votes for Bush on Dec. 13, even though final recount totals won't be certified by the state until this week. That scenario ... could spell disaster in a very tight presidential race if the recount somehow reverses the winner. Congress could eventually be forced to decide Ohio.

The official electoral college webpage at the federal archives describes what happens if there is a disputed vote outcome in a state (remember Florida in 2000??)

A very close finish could also result in a run-off election or legal action to decide the winner. ... The law provides that if States have laws to determine controversies or contests as to the selection of Electors, those determinations must be completed six days prior to the day the Electors meet.

This year, the Electors met on Dec 13. So, if a recount wasnt' complete by then, Congress would have to decide whether or not to count Ohio's votes for president. That didn't happen this year, thankfully. But, its not exactly a situation that gives you a lot of confidence in our system. I wonder if the folks in the Ukraine have any tips for us.

posted by Derek : 9:41 PM

Link:
http://fortherestofus.blogspot.com/2004/12/how-congress-could-cast-your-vote-for.html

[dzika]

60. PFC INTERVIEW: HOWARD DEAN - snips about fraud

PFC INTERVIEW: HOWARD DEAN

PFC's Mike Hickerson asks
Gov. Dean a few things on his
mind in this exclusive interview.


Q: OK, I’ll get right to it, then. Many in the party were extremely disheartened to see voting irregularities worsen instead of improve in this past cycle, and in light of the stories we’ve seen coming out of Ohio and Florida, what do you think Democrats can do to restore faith in the system? Do you feel that you can take the lead in this issue? It was certainly the number one topic at the last group of meetings that DFA had.

HD: I think we need to focus on election officials. County Clerks, Secretaries of State in particular, because the Republicans have been so partisan in exercising their responsibility to help people vote, they‘ve in fact tried to suppress turnout instead of encourage it. Secondly, we, I think we need to try to get laws passed, by referendum if necessary, that says that no voting machines in a particular state or jurisdiction may be used unless they can be recounted by hand. Oregon has such a statute because Bill Bradbury (Oregon’s Secretary of State) got one passed in 2001. We should try to state by state overhaul the election process both by referendum and by electing where possible Democratic Secretaries of State and County Clerks.

Q: In other words, just seizing the thing locally is the way to go….

HD. Well, obviously, we’re not going to get rid of the Bush Administration for the next four years and this Congress wants to suppress votes instead of increase them. So I think the local venue is the best thing we can do.

Q: Do you think it’s too much to hope for that we’ll get any kind of media coverage regarding the Bush Administration’s active plan of disenfranchisement through basically ill equipping the polls, all those shenanigans that were pulled, do you think…

A Well, in order to do that you have to have some proof that that actually happened and while I think suspicion are well justified, we don’t actually have proof that there was a plan to do that, and until we have some proof, it’s not likely that we’re going to get much media coverage. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence and I think we are getting some media coverage on the circumstantial evidence, for example the over vote, Cuyahoga County, The addition of 3500 votes that didn’t exist before the balloting even started, on some of those electronic touch screen voting machines, those things we have to be concerned about, and I think we can get press on them.


continued...
http://www.peopleforchange.net/

DU Thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x206278

thanks to Dancing_Dave

[dzika]

61. Group holds fast to Kerry cause with Beacon Hill vigil

Group holds fast to Kerry cause with Beacon Hill vigil
By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff | December 29, 2004

The election is long over. A new year is starting, and even most of the more ardent liberals are moving on. But in Louisburg Square this week, one determined group isn't quite ready to let go. About a half dozen supporters of John Kerry are holding vigil in front of his house, still hoping for a Kerry presidency.

The little knot of demonstrators, calling themselves the Coalition Against Election Fraud, stood shivering in the cold yesterday, hoisting signs and pressing fliers into the hands of bewildered passersby. Taxi drivers, neighbors digging cars out of the snow, and Beacon Hill residents who happened to be strolling by were subjected to earnest pleas to join the cause.

''Who knows? Maybe we'll overturn the election," said Sheila Parks, a vigil organizer.



read on...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/12/29/group_holds_fast_to_kerry_cause_with_beacon_hill_vigil/

[dzika]

62. KERRY JOINS COBB'S REQUEST TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE IN OHIO RECOUNT

David Swanson on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 03:09 AM


KERRY JOINS COBB'S REQUEST TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE IN OHIO RECOUNT
By COBB/LaMARCHE 2004 GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN


The Motion filed by Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb last week, asking a Federal Court to preserve a wide range of evidence to ensure the integrity of the Ohio recount, was officially supported by the Kerry-Edwards campaign today.

"Senator Kerry filed a Motion today which essentially says nothing more than 'me, too' to our filing from last week," said Blair Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche campaign.

Cobb's attorneys on Thursday had filed a Motion for a Preservation Order and for Leave to Take Limited Expedited Discovery in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio where recount litigation is pending. The Motion, filed on behalf of Cobb, Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik and the National Voting Rights Institute, requested that voting machines and election records be preserved.

"We welcome Senator Kerry's belated interest in ensuring the integrity of the Ohio recount. This effort, initiated by the Green and Libertarian presidential candidates, has been focusing on the integrity of the election process and not on the outcome. In order to trust the election results, we have to trust the process. All presidential candidates, including George W. Bush, who are committed to an open and accountable voting system should demand an investigation into an election clouded by serious allegations of fraud and suppression," said Bobier.

The Ohio recount has been plagued with almost as many problems as the underlying presidential election. One of the more notable instances took place on December 10, in Hocking County, Ohio, when a representative from Triad Governmental Systems, Inc. reprogrammed a computer used for tabulating votes and instructed the county's Deputy Director of Elections to create a "cheat sheet" so "the count would come out perfect and we wouldn't have to do a full hand recount of the county." Triad later reported working on voting machines in a number of other counties prior to the initiation of the recount.

The Hocking County incident was first revealed to the public by David Cobb during his testimony before the Congressional Forum chaired by Representative John Conyers in Columbus, Ohio on December 13.

Legal documents filed in the Ohio recount litigation, along with detailed reports from official recount observers detailing the error-ridden recount, can be found on the Cobb-LaMarche website, http://www.votecobb.org. Information about the Green Party can be found at http://www.gp.org.

Contact: Blair Bobier, Media Director at 541.929.5755


lINK:
http://www.ilcaonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1368&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

[dzika]

63. I'm signing off -- Good Night DU.

dzika

[MelissaB]

66. Kick for the morning crowd!

Dzika, :yourock:

[Helga Scow Stern]

64. New Media Communications--fascinating octopus of electoral

success. (Republican, of course.) They manage the websites for all of these campaigns and even the Ohio election night website!
All their clients won their elections, no matter how slim the chance.

Looks kinda fishy.......

Thanks to mikelewis.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x201647#top

mikelewis (224 posts) Mon Dec-27-04 08:46 PM
Original message
New Media Comm. - Have we looked into these guys yet?


A post asking for a connection between Datamaxx and Triad led me on a hunt to find a link. In my searching I ran across New Media Communications.

The lead story on these guys is the fact that every candidate they backed won thier election. "Every client who turned to us for online strategy and Internet solutions came out a winner," NMC President Mike Connell said.
http://www.technomania.com/News.asp?Type=latestnews&For...


The company sets up and hosts internet sites for candidates to include:

http://www.kenblackwell.com /

and

{clipped from site}
Most notable was the Bush/Cheney '04 Presidential campaign. President Bush won 51.1% of the popular vote, enabling him to start off his second term with a mandate. Bush was the first U.S. President to garner a majority of the popular vote since his father did the same in 1988. He earned a record breaking 58.9 million votes -- more than any other U.S. President .


In his South Dakota Senate race, former Congressman John Thune scored an upset over current Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in the most expensive Senate race in history. This marked the first time since 1952 that a seated Senate leader has been defeated in a re-election bid.


David Vitter made history as the first Republican to earn a Senate seat in Louisiana since Reconstruction. He gathered a decisive 51.6% of the votes in an unusual three-way "open primary," thereby avoiding a runoff election.


In Ohio, Senator George Voinovich won a second term with a comfortable 63.9% of the votes.

Seven congressional seats went to Republicans whose websites and electronic communications campaigns were created by New Media. Far from shoe-ins, many of these pivotal races were highly competitive to historic proportions:


Minnesota's Mark Kennedy emerged the victor after weathering fierce and blatant attacks from Michael Moore in "Fahrenheit 911."


Geoff Davis of Kentucky faced down Nick Clooney, a former television host, whose campaign was heavily supported by friends of Clooney's son, Hollywood actor George Clooney.


Robert Simmons and Heather Wilson won hotly contested battles in Connecticut and New Mexico, respectively.


Joe Barton of Texas, Mike Turner of Ohio, and Kenny Hulshof of Missouri, rounded out the list of successful candidates who turned to NMC for Internet identity solutions.

In addition to its work for specific candidates, New Media created a number of electronic communications tools for the National Rifle Association, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Republican Party. The efforts of these groups made a difference in strategic arenas all across the country. New Media also worked for two grassroots groups in Michigan and Ohio to successfully defend traditional marriage. These ballot initiatives to reaffirm the definition of marriage (as the union between one man and one woman) won by a wide margin in both states.

"We have really been blessed in this election cycle," Connell said. "This important string of victories for our clients is nothing short of phenomenal."

They also own another site http://www.govtechsolutions.com/about.asp


They use http://smartechcorp.net/index.php to host the sites


Now Connell has been in bed with the Republicans for quite some time.

"Connell's company has a good reputation among GOP strategists because the former Capitol Hill staffer -- he worked on the elder President Bush's campaign in Iowa in 1988 -- understands politics and technology.

New Media, which started in 1994, designed Bush's site for his 2000 campaign after running a Web site for Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in 1998. It also has won awards for sites created for New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., and Ohio Gov. Bob Taft.

GovTech Solutions, a spinoff from New Media Communications, was created in 2000 to produce sites for federal lawmakers and agencies. Its clients include 27 members of Congress from House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to Ohio Reps. Bob Ney and Dave Hobson."
http://www.technomania.com/News.asp?Type=latestnews&For...


Now a bit on GovTech which is the same company, they simply service government offices such as

Lamar Smith created for Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)

Results.gov created for The Council for Excellence in Government for The White House

Election.sos.state.oh.us created for Ohio Secretarty of State Kenneth Blackwell's Election Night Project

Jim Talent created for Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO)



Our Hill Clients Include
U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Majority Leader Tom DeLay
Majority Whip Roy Blunt
Congressman Cass Ballenger
Congressman Joe Barton
(just a partial list)



Nitey-nite, dzika! I need to get some zzz's too and I'm only on the West coast.

[Helga Scow Stern]

65. Email from NYTimes: Election Fraud Coverage in Ohio is NOT Over

Edited on Tue Dec-28-04 11:52 PM by Ojai Person

I just got this in response to my email of 12/13. They must have just sent out over 700 of these!


At 03:07 PM 12/13/2004, (Ojai Person) wrote:

What is this, a coup by the Bush administration?

Here the ranking Democratic House Judiciary Committee Member holds two hearings at the request of many disenfranchised voters, and no one even cares? What is with you guys?

As a news consumer, I want to see this covered. This is history in the making. You should be reporting it, investigating it, not pretending it is a joke, an outrage, or that it isn't happening.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
XXXXXXXXX

They replied:

Dear XXXXXXXXXX

Over the past month over seven hundred other readers have raised similar concerns requesting more coverage on this issue. You may be interested in the following articles:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/politics/22poll.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/politics/15ohio.html

I raised reader concerns with Mr. Okrent and a few days ago he asked me to let you know that he does not believe The Times's coverage of the voting in Ohio is over.

The following articles have since appeared:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/29/politics/29ohio.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/24/national/24vote.html

Mr. Okrent wanted me to write you back asking that you please stay tuned.

Sincerely,
Arthur Bovino
Office of the Public Editor
The New York Times

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x206502#top

[texpatriot2004]

67. Is this thread for the 29th too?

[MelissaB]

68. No

I started another one for the 29th, but we wanted people to see this one before it got buried.

[Al-CIAda]

69. Action-

spirittoo - (fr RRMB)
I imagine the working folks will have a chance to read this now. I know it is probably difficult to call during working hours, but if there are any of you out there that can, please do.

Spead the word. Ask Ohio AG why they will not enforce the law. Is it truth that they stated putting Katherine Blackwell under oath is harrassment?
I tried to locate an 800 number, but there was only one for consumer protection. If anyone knows of an 800 number for Ohio AG please post.

Ohio AG: 614 466 4320.