Posted on 11/23/2004 4:42:40 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by third-party presidential candidates who wanted to force a recount of Ohio ballots even before the official count was finished.
U.S. District Judge James G. Carr in Toledo ruled that the candidates have a right under Ohio law to a recount, but they have not shown "that they will be harmed irreparably if the recount is not completed by the time Ohio's electors to the Electoral College must be certified."
The judge said Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb and Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik could not credibly claim that they did or could garner enough votes to have Ohio's presidential electors cast their votes for them.
The two third-party candidates received a combined 0.26 percent of the vote in unofficial results. They contend a re-count is necessary to ensure accuracy.
Carr wrote that he saw no reason to interfere with the final stages of Ohio's 2004 electoral process.
The lawsuit had asked Carr to issue a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction requiring Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell to immediately begin statewide recount of Nov. 2 voting results. It also asked that Blackwell ensure that the re-count be completed by Dec. 7, the date that Ohio's electors will be certified for the electoral college.
That's right--no more hiding behind the skirts of Cobb and Badanrik. If Kerry wants a recount, he's gonna have to come out with it himself.
To many people he will never win it. Idiots they be.
NE Ohio ping!
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How many times does W need to win Ohio..?
The LAST Time.
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Yippee and yahooey!
The way i read it, the recount can occur just not untill after the certification
No - they'll still get thier recount - Ohio law is screwy on that - BUT they WONT get it before the real count is done and certified
I read on DU that Keith Olberman has been pushing for this recount, saying that the Democrats have until January 6th to overturn the election. The DUmmies are all excited and think that Olberman is brilliant.
Hannity said today that the Kerry-Edwards campaign had joined in the suit.
Could be, but I think their motivation is more mundane--money. They've raised the $150K needed to pay for the recount, but have asked their sheeple for another $100K for "administrative expenses".
It would appear that they're just taking Michael Moore's lead and fleecing the faithful for all they're worth. They know there's no gold in them-thar Ohio hills, but it ain't gonna stop them from selling picks and shovels to those that think there is.
However, the 100000 dollars doesn't even come close to covering the 1,500,000 actual cost. So you can bet that the state is going to fight it tooth and nail. My guess, the recount will never happen
That's even better, yet--wonder if the DU will now claim that Carr is in the gop's pocket or that we have something on him?
P.S.
Ohio, you need to change your election statutes so this can't even be a question in future elections.
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Last W Win in Ohio =
Certification for W Electors to vote for W in the Electoral College
No wonder HILLARY announced her goal of eliminating the Electoral College the morning after she was elected to the U.S. Senate Seat from New York in 2000..?
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Guess the DUmmies can't claim he's an evil conservative part of the VRWC.
That's fine by me--trying to undo a certification is more politically "tricky" than attempting to flip the state before it happens.
>>Guess the DUmmies can't claim he's an evil conservative part of the VRWC.<<
They'll either say that he was bought off, or that this is really part of the Dem's strategery. Some of those nuts actually believe that Dean and the Reverend Jackson saying that Bush won fair and square is meant to throw Republicans off the scent of the recount. They need to be medicated.
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