Posted on 11/07/2004 12:07:32 AM PST by ambrose
Nader requests N.H. vote recount
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN, Telegraph Staff
landrigank@telegraph-nh.com
Published: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004
CONCORD - Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader requested a hand recount of ballots in New Hampshire after getting seven-tenths of 1 percent of the vote.
“We have received reports of irregularities in the vote reported on the AccuVote Diebold Machines in comparison to exit polls and trends in voting in New Hampshire,’’ Nader wrote.
“These irregularities favor President George W. Bush by 5 percent to 15 percent over what was expected. Problems in these electronic voting machines and optical scanners are being reported in machines in a variety of states.’’
Nader’s recount request came in as a fax at 4:59 p.m., one minute before the deadline.
The application is not legal, however, because it did not come with payment, according to Assistant Attorney General Bud Fitch.
“At this point, we aren’t considering it to be a valid request,’’ he said.
Anyone who loses by more than 1 percent of the vote has to pay for a recount, he said, noting the cost statewide could be $80,000.
Nader can appeal that decision to the state Ballot Law Commission.
Two years ago, the commission agreed to go forward with a recount for a legislative seat after a losing candidate tried to fax a copy of the check to pay for the recount.
Secretary of State Bill Gardner said a Nader official told him the campaign tried to fax a copy of the check to pay for the recount but it jammed.
“If they appeal, it’s up to the Ballot Law Commission to settle this,’’ Gardner said.
Fitch said he had been in contact with Nader campaign officials throughout Friday to inform them of the recount requirements.
In the request, Nader said he wants either a full recount or a “statistically significant sample audit’’ of these vote counts.
“We would like to make sure every vote counts and is counted accurately,’’ Nader wrote.
Gardner said his staff intends to meet today to schedule the 14 recounts that were legally requested - three state Senate elections and 11 for seats in the 400-person House of Representatives.
The recounts requested on Friday included Hillsborough County District 27, the Hudson-Litchfield-Pelham district that elected 13 representatives on Tuesday.
Hudson Democrat Donna Marie Marceau requested the recount after finishing 32 votes away from the 13th-place finisher.
Kevin Landrigan can be reached at 224-8804 or landrigank@telegraph-nh.com.
The DUmmies are convinced that if votes are recounted in all 50 states, Kerry will end up the popular vote winner.
Note to morons on the Left. The EXIT POLLS are NOT factual. They are subject to manipulation BY THE POLLSTER. FOR example, they can poll MORE WOMEN THEN MEN to get skewed results. The VOTES are OBJECTIVE, the POLLS are SUBJECTIVE. Quit wasting out time with your childishness. YOU LOST. As Bill Clinton told you today, GET OVER IT.
Dear lord, not this again.
But it could be a good thing. They will spend the next four years complaining how Bush stole THIS election, too. In the meantime, they will make themselves more bitter, driving themselves further to the left, and turning off more and more moderate democrats.
The next four years could be a prime opportunity to grow the republican party.
Nader will have to pay for any recount. I don't think they have to allow it anyway with as few votes as he got. And whats the big deal. Bush lost NH. The Demwits just can't face defeat...
The DU needs to sign up for a twelve step program to break their addiction for the hanging chads. I'll never forget the image of that chad inspector from florida in the 2000 photo - the one with the guy investigating a punch card with a magnifying glass and his bugged out eye magnified to the size of a grapefruit. He should be the official DU mascot. If I was technologically advanced enough I would post the photo here.
Have peeked at DUmmyville lately?
They keep posting threads along the lines "Kerry, do something!!! Why did you give in so quickly????"
Some of them are even speculating that Kerry was paid off to take a dive.
Go on Ralph! Anyway, I can't understand why NH, in this Election, has not been a Red State. Perhaps... an extravasation of rats from MA?
exit polls are meaningless dummy
If the DUmmies love polls so much, then they can look to the final PEW poll, which showed Bush winning 51 to 48% - the exact margin of victory in this election.
Pew is run by Madaline Albright.
Is she in on this conspiracy too?
this is getting interesting.
Thank you for your service to our great country. ;o)
"Some of them are even speculating that Kerry was paid off to take a dive."
Yes, I think he was, too.
By Theresa's bank account.
Heck, what would you want to do - spend the next month and a half fighting legal battles you can't win and spending money you don't have, or deciding between your five mansions for where you will have thanksgiving dinner?
Thank you. That bug eyed, chad counting DU mascot makes me laugh every time.
The DUmmies are in serious denial.
Of course, as is the case with addicts... there is no cure until you admit you have a problem.
Their reaction to the election suggest they're going to get their clock cleaned again in 2006...
Ok what are the exact dates everything becomes offical per state? The "Offical Results".
Beats me, probably around december 1. I still think Bush won wisconsin, but I'm not going to call out the bug eyed, chad counting DU mascot to prove it.
Yeah, 'cause he needs the money. [Rolling eyes.]
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