Anyone know the status of this investigation, re: Ohio recount?

[garybeck]

Prosecutor to probe Cuyahoga County recount

2 written complaints allege problems in '04 presidential election

By Stephen Dyer Akron Beacon Journal 09 April 2005

CLEVELAND - Erie County Prosecutor Kevin J. Baxter is investigating whether the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections broke the law in its recount of ballots from the November presidential election.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor William Mason appointed Baxter as a special prosecutor in the case because the board of elections is Mason's client, which could pose a conflict of interest, said Mason spokeswoman Jamie Dalton.

Baxter said he didn't know yet whether the allegations have any validity. He said his investigators will begin interviewing people in the next several weeks.

``If it goes nowhere, it goes nowhere,'' Baxter said. ``We'll just start from the beginning... This is rather preliminary.''

The probe stems from two requests written to Mason: one from minor-party presidential candidates David Cobb and Michael Badnarik, and another from entrepreneurial consultant Edward Michael Caner.

Dalton said Mason turned over the papers March 2.

The complaints allege that the board violated state law because the precincts it recounted were neither randomly ed nor was the opening of ballots properly witnessed.



http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=5157

[kster]

1. Kick.nt

[Chi]

2. I did some searching..

Checked Free Press, Plain Dealer, and the Erie County Prosecutors site, and found absolutely nothing except original article.