DNC Releases results of Ohio Pres. Election Investigation

Democratic National Committee ^ | 06/22/2005 | DNC

[jhouston]

After the 2004 election, there were widespread reports of serious voting problems in Ohio. The Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute made a commitment to investigate these reports and ascertain exactly what happened on November 2 in Ohio.

An exhaustive five-month investigation by the VRI's research and investigative team identified grave problems in the administration of Ohio's voting system. More than 1 in 4 voters in Ohio faced problems at the polls, including illegal requests for identification, long lines, poorly trained election officials, and more. There were also dramatic disparities in voting conditions among different races; African Americans waited nearly three times as long on average as whites to vote.

Most important, the VRI's comprehensive investigation resulted in concrete recommendations that will help protect every American's right to vote and to have that vote counted. These recommendations cover voting equipment, training for poll workers, uniform standards, and much more.

Get the facts about exactly what happened in Ohio in 2004, and learn how Democrats are fighting to protect our rights.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Mehlman must have heard you.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428183/posts

[airedale]

Did they analyze the problem sites by which party was in control of the election machinery? In Florida the real problems were in voting districts that were totally dominated by the Democrats running the system. In Washington there was the same problem. The Democrats kept counting until they won. My guess is that the problem areas in this report were in areas where the Democrats dominated the election commissions which were responsible for the proper running of the polls in those areas.

[johnny7]

The DSM needs all their attention right now. And when that dies down, it's back to the Gitmo atrocities.

Right after the Dems lose more seats in 2006 and Iraq elects its first President... impeachment will drown out ALL other news coverage.

[Jeff Head]

Exactly...thats because the voting Iraqis now know what freedom and liberty are really all about and the cost it requires to attain and then maintain them.

Many of these people don;t want that type of liberty in the US...they just want power and control and themselves would become horrific tyrants f they thought for a moment they could get away with it.

[hoosiermama]

LINK to the Republican responce.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428183/posts

[Homer1]

we need a post of that picture -- "Oh no, not this ____ again."

[LIConFem]

"The Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute made a commitment to investigate these reports and ascertain exactly what happened on November 2 in Ohio."

Ascertain exacrly what happend???? Ya lost, ya frikkin' buncha whining weenies!!

Oh, and I noticed that they didn't mention how many dead Democrats voted...

;o)

[atomicweeder]

Here are my favorite parts (from the list of DNC recommendations):

States should not adopt requirements that voters should show identification at the polls, beyond those already required by Federal law (requiring that identification be shown only by first time voters who did not show identification when registering.

State Attorneys general and local authorities should vigorously enforce, to the full extent permissible by state law, a voter's right to vote without showing identification.

[finnman69]

from the executive summary:
http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/www.democrats.org/pdfs/ohvrireport/section02.pdf

"The purpose of this investigation was not to challenge or question the results of the election in any way."

[jennyjenny]

I had to wait in line a really long time, in the rain, and I had to show ID. Everyone in line with me was white, and so were all the poll workers. I don't live in one of the "battleground" states, so I guess it doesn't matter.

[hermgem]

Have yet to hear from Dems to investigate Washington State's elections with two recounts where additional votes have been recovered.
There's a Governor sitting up there getting seated after losing the election and a recount.
A second recount with discoveries of more uncounted votes catapulted her into the State House.

[DelphiUser]

So, When does this "Crack Team" start investigating in Washington? </Sarc>

[dirtboy]

"The purpose of this investigation was not to challenge or question the results of the election in any way."

"...just to try and undermine public confidence in our elections and the winner of the 2004 presidential election, since we can't figure out a way to win elections fair and square ourselves..."

[dirtboy]

So, When does this "Crack Team" start investigating in Washington?

As soon as the put down the crack pipe that was driving force behind this "investigation."

[Petronski]

...illegal requests for identification...

Illegal requests? If the law prohibits that, then the law is an ass.

Sometimes all I can say is wow. But at other times--like now--the only thing I can say is "that's f***ing insane."

[goldstategop]

No fraud. Just long voting lines. And after what we saw in Iraq in January, long voting lines are problematic, how exactly? Perhaps the Democrats and their DU Dummy amen chorus can explain for us how that changes the 2004 election results.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[finnman69]

DUmmies are not happy about this:

While there is no reliable evidence of actual fraud in the use of these machines in Ohio in 2004, our expert advises that DRE (touchscreen) machines are not sufficiently safeguarded against fraud and are less usable for the broad population of voters than earlier simpler technologies; and that existing standards and practices for certification are insufficient to ensure the security requirements of DRE (touchscreen)

I. The statistical study of precinct-level data does not suggest the occurrence of widespread fraud that systematically misallocated votes from Kerry to Bush.

• The tendency to vote for Kerry in 2004 was the same as the tendency to vote for the Democratic candidate for governor in 2002 (Hagan). That the pattern of voting for Kerry is so similar to the pattern of voting for the Democratic candidate for governor in 2002 is, in the opinion of the team’s political science experts, strong evidence against the claim that widespread fraud systematically misallocated votes from Kerry to Bush.

• Kerry’s support across precincts also increased with the support for Eric Fingerhut, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, and decreased with the support for Issue 1 (ballot initiative opposing same-sex marriage) and increased with the proportion of African American votes. Again this is the pattern that would be expected and is not consistent with claims of widespread fraud that misallocated votes from Kerry to Bush.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Tried can't seem to post the picture..I guess it has to be in some sort of specific format.

[herb22]

It took 8 hours counting the bus trip from New York to Philadelphia to Ohio. Voting at every stop! What a long day!

[CyberAnt]

It was a ruse to damage Blackwell .. it didn't work.