Posted on 11/11/2004 10:48:55 AM PST by ambrose
Presidential Candidates To Demand Ohio Recount
Press Release
David Cobb and Michael Badnarik, the 2004 Green and Libertarian presidential candidates, today announced their joint intent to secure a recount of presidential ballots cast in Ohio.
"Due to widespread reports of irregularities in Ohio's voting process, we are compelled to demand a recount of the Ohio presidential vote," the two candidates said in a joint statement. "Voting is at the heart of the American political process and its integrity must be preserved. When Americans stand in line for hours to exercise their right to vote, they need to know that their votes will be counted fairly and accurately. We are acting to protect the rights of the people of Ohio, and the rights of all Americans. Public trust in the democratic process is at stake."
The candidates also demanded that Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican who chaired the Ohio Bush campaign, recuse himself from the recount process.
Ohio's election proceedings were marred by numerous press and independent reports of voter intimidation, mis-marked and discarded ballots, problems with electronic voting machines and disenfranchisement -- apparently by design -- of African-American voters. A number of citizen and voting rights organizations will hold hearings this Saturday in Columbus, Ohio to give an airing to, and investigate, these claims. The hearings will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the New Faith Baptist Church, 955 Oak Street. Voters, poll workers, journalists and voting experts are invited to testify. A second hearing will be held on Monday at a location to be announced, from 6-9 p.m.
The Badnarik and Cobb campaigns are in the process of raising the required fee, estimated at $110,000, for securing a complete recount. The campaigns are accepting contributions through their web sites. The Badnarik-Campagna website is http://www.badnarik.org. The Cobb-LaMarche website is http://www.votecobb.org.
Throughout this election cycle, the Cobb and Badnarik campaigns have worked together in a spirit of cooperation and civility rarely found in electoral politics. The campaigns jointly participated in and/or sponsored a series of independent debates, and the two candidates were arrested together in St. Louis protesting their exclusion from the restricted, two-party corporate-sponsored "debates." Now, as the election results remain in question, Michael Badnarik and David Cobb are proud to once again act together on behalf of the rights and interests of the American people in reaching the truth.
The Badnarik and Cobb campaigns are in the process of raising the required fee, estimated at $110,000, for securing a complete recount. The campaigns are accepting contributions through their web sites. The Badnarik-Campagna website is http://www.badnarik.org. The Cobb-LaMarche website is http://www.votecobb.org
Reminds me of that Harris woman who's talking about recounts...donate to her website so she can investigate.
The first line of the article mentioned "intent"...my guess is they collect some money, but don't follow through because they won't get "enough".
Reminds me of Kerry soliciting money for his 10,000 lawyers, and it turns out there are not 10,000, only 3,500 lawyers.
But if Dems want to donate to Nader, more power to them.
If I were a dem I'd be suspicious. Seems to me that Nader was the one who told Kerry, "You haven't heard the last from me" (because of the Kerry campaigns tactics of keeping him off the ballots). Perhaps Nader wants to expose Dem fraud with Dem donated money. That would be sweet.
I wouldn't be surprised if that's why the Libertarians joined in on this- I can't imagine them wanting to put Kerry in office.
A Loser-Green Alliance with Nader support. I'm surprised Pat Buchanan hasn't joined in!!
“Not Gonna Do It
Would'nt be Prudent.”
What the ef?
Let them spend their money! The fraud, if there is any, will be in Cuyahoga County...Kerry's county...and Bush will win by even a larger margin.
What the ef what?
They want Blackwell to recuse himself? Blackwell is one of the few honest politicians in the State. If they want an accurate count, they'd want him kept in place.
If they want to pay the entire costs of a recount, including paying for the time of the elections officials that are doing the recount, then let them. I don't have a problem with some Ohioans making some money.
I still haven't seen any credible accounts of voting irregularities other than the one case where the card used to transfer the votes from the voting machine was faulty and recorded too many votes for Bush.
That problem was obvious, and was caught by the elections officials. Such things are why the vote counts aren't official yet.
We don't even count the overseas absentee ballots or examine the provisional ballots until tomorrow.
I'm all for accurate elections and transparency in the elections process. I just don't want to see my tax dollars being wasted on a pointless recount.
If they want to spend the money, let them. It won't change anything.
That said, I support anybody who might become a big enough PITA to force the politicians to PUT A DAMN PAPER TRAIL ON ALL BALLOTS, ALREADY!!!
As the Libertarian Party leadership takes the party further and further from relevence. They are a disgrace to libertarians.
Propose whatever you want, but you should know, even liberals aren't zotted automatically. Some are running all over the site advocating liberal causes. One is even pretending to be a libertarian, but it's a scam.
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