[polstar123]

It is my hope that in some select states where the Secretary of State is GOP and is allowed to analyze the turnout, compare the voting records, in some select counties/voting districts, and on a sample basis verify with voters the votes shown as being cast by them, focusing on the absentee/early voting records.

Yes. Hard to imagine there was such a systemic fraud here, but I picked Cuyahoga County this morning to analyze precinct machine by precinct machine and it turned up queer.

I found that in 2008 there were 15,385 (2%) blank ballots cast in the county, but in 2012 there were 95,280 (15%) blank ballots cast. I then looked machine by machine in one town in the county: Euclid. They had 48 voting machines in 2004, 2008 and 2012. It is a Democratic town, usually on the magnitude of 60/40.

* In 2012 Romney received 4,426, Obama 18,603, and there were 3,717 blank ballots submitted.

* In 2008 McCain received 5,508, Obama 19,273, and there were 862 blank votes submitted.

* In 2004 Bush received 5,984, Kerry 15,859; not sure on the blank votes.

This pattern repeats itself elsewhere, but even if Romney was not everyone's favorite, I find it hard to believe he would be that much below McCain given the passion there appeared to be to vote out Obama.

[Servant of the Cross]

So conceivably, what may had been an intended vote for Romney was translated as a blank ballot? At 3,717 in Cuyahoga, that is 14% of total ballots and almost as much as Romney got in total?! There must be an explanation for the large increase in blank ballots.

It is the only thing that makes sense to explain the GOP "undervoting" versus 2008. My line to vote and many other reported lines were far longer than in 2008. And yet ....

Obama Won Ohio in 2012 With Fewer Votes Than McCain Received in 2008

[First_Salute]

I hear that voting machines in North Carolina, will not vote the President ticket when you hit the “one party” button.

I don’t know about Ohio, because I’ve always ignored any “one party” button -— because I actually go over every item on the ballot, particularly the local judges and issues. I don’t trust the “one party” button; and btw, I do watch the tape.

It’s possible that the northeast Ohio counties, were using “North Carolina” machines that would not pick a President when “One Button Voting.” If I manage to find info about that, I’ll post it here.