Third time may be a charm for Gregoire Story Here Archive |
CHRIS McGANN Seattle Post-Intelligencer 23 December 2004 OLYMPIA Riding two huge wins yesterday, Democrat Christine Gregoire appears to have undone Republican Dino Rossi's victory in the closest governor's race in U.S. history.
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Ohio County Reports: Details of an Injustice Story Here Archive |
David Cobb, CommonDreams 23 December 2004 The Ohio recount is uncovering serious problems in our electoral processes that must be addressed immediately, both in Ohio and other states.
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Blackwell Continues to Dodge Questions Story Here Archive |
Press Release Green Party USA 23 December 2004 Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb said today that Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell has refused to answer questions about the recount process and about a multitude of problems with the underlying presidential election in Ohio.
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State Won't Recount Votes; Court Denies Two Candidates' Request Story Here Archive |
Andy Lenderman Albuquerque Journal 23 December 2004 SANTA FE? The state Supreme Court has denied an application by two candidates for a recount of the presidential election.
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Kerry backer questions Cuyahoga recount Story Here Archive |
Diane Suchetka Cleveland Plain Dealer 23 December 2004 John Kerry's presidential campaign criticized the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Wednesday night for its handling of the presidential recount and said some parts of that recount should be conducted again.
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Kerry conceded too soon, Jackson asserts Story Here Archive |
JOHN BEBOW Chicago Tribune 23 December 2004 (KRT) - Claiming Ohio's 2004 election results were more troubling than Florida's four years ago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Thursday said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry called it quits too soon.
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Craven studies election changes Story Here Archive |
Sue Book New Bern Sun Journal 23 December 2004 Craven commissioners were assured of the accuracy of the 2004 election returns as the county elections director outlined problems encountered and remedies to prevent their reoccurrence.
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Kerry to Enter Ohio Recount Fray Story Here Archive |
William Rivers Pitt TruthOut 23 December 2004 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry will file today, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, papers in support of the Green Party/Libertarian Party recount effort. Specifically, Kerry will be filing a request for expedited discovery regarding Triad Systems voting machines, as well as a motion for a preservation order to protect any and all discovery and preserve any evidence on this matter.
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Voters glad their ballots finally will count Story Here Archive |
LEWIS KAMB Seattle Post-Intelligencer 23 December 2004 Weeks ago, they like hundreds of thousands of other Washington residents exercised their right to vote, filling out their choices for office on absentee ballots received from their county elections office.
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Deep divisions that go beyond mishandled ballots Story Here Archive |
Joni Balter / Seattle Times 23 December 2004 Years from now, the incredibly close governor's race of 2004 will be remembered as an extra rivet in the Cascade Curtain.
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Monroe County: New voting machines on the way Story Here Archive |
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE Toledo Blade 23 December 2004 MONROE - It' not just a handful of longtime local elected officials who made their electoral exits in last month's general election. Monroe County's aging voting machines took their last bow before the voters as well.
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State gets $16M to replace punch cards voting system Story Here Archive |
Mark Thiessen, Associated Press 23 December 2004 SALT LAKE CITY ? Utah needs to replace its outdated punch card voting system within 18 months, and the federal government has given the state a financial boost to get it done.
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New video suggests voting firm Triad sought to thwart recount of paper ballots Story Here Archive |
John Byrne | RAW STORY 23 December 2004 A video shot by a documentary filmmaker suggests that an Ohio voting firm sought to thwart the recount of actual paper ballots, a source who has seen the tape tells RAW STORY.
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Ohio electoral fight becomes 'biggest deal since Selma' as GOP stonewalls Story Here Archive |
Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman The Free Press 22 December 2004 COLUMBUS As Republican officials stonewall subpoenas and subvert the recount process, Rev. Jesse Jackson has pronounced Ohio's vote fraud fiasco "the biggest deal since Selma" and has called for a national rally at "the scene of the crime" in Columbus January 3.
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2004 vote count smoother, still some problems Story Here Archive |
Thomas Hargrove Scripps Howard News Service 22 December 2004 America did a much better job of counting its votes this year.
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Text of Supreme Court's decision Story Here Archive |
Associated Press 22 December 2004 The text of the Washington state Supreme Court's unanimous decision, written by Chief Justice Gerry Alexander and released Wednesday, allowing King County to add hundreds of mistakenly disqualified ballots to be added to the hand recount:
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Lead Tips to Democrat for Washington Governor Story Here Archive |
SARAH KERSHAW New York Times 23 December 2004 SEATTLE, Dec. 22 - After a bitter and protracted recount fight in the Washington governor's race, elections officials announced Wednesday that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire, was leading her Republican opponent by 10 votes - a minuscule margin but a stunning reversal of the Nov. 2 election results.
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Observations from an election observer Story Here Archive |
M.J. Willow FreePress 22 December 2004 COLUMBUS It was easier to walk into the Franklin County Board of Elections to witness the recount of votes than it was to get into a preview screening of "Finding Neverland." I totally expected to have to open my bag and be scanned by a metal detector when entering the building. Weeks earlier that happened to me when I went to Easton for a movie premier. I guess it's more important to make sure the citizenry isn't bootlegging movies. After all, we're no Warren County.
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Make sure voters can count on system Story Here Archive |
Opinion Indianapolis Star 22 December 2004 Our position is: Voters need assurance that when they go to the polls, their votes will count.
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Recount goes to Bush Story Here Archive |
CARL BURNETT JR. Lancaster Eagle Gazette 22 December 2004 LANCASTER President George W. Bush won by a 2-1 margin in Fairfield County, even after the official recount was completed Saturday.
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