A verifiable-voting insurgency Story Here Archive |
Colleen Redman Guest Commentary Roanoke Times 02 December 2004 Just as the U.S. invasion of Iraq seemed over with the fall of Baghdad, so did the 2004 presidential election seem to end when John Kerry conceded. But the war was hardly over when Bush prematurely claimed victory, and the election isn't over, either.
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Another recount scheduled Story Here Archive |
MICHAEL P. McKINNEY Providence Journal 02 December 2004 TIVERTON The state Board of Elections made a math error that triggered the wrong type of recount Monday of a narrowly defeated Town Charter proposal. So another recount, a re-feeding of the ballots into voting machines, is scheduled for Tuesday in Providence.
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What if Election Day lasted a fortnight? Story Here Archive |
Opinion Miami Herald 02 December 2004 Florida's election supervisors are on the right track in taking the success of early voting as a signal that voters may be ready for big Election Day changes. It is obvious in Florida and the entire country that the tradition of setting aside 12 hours on a single weekday as the official day to vote especially in presidential elections is outdated.
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Sleeping easier without the election nightmares Story Here Archive |
Nancy Cook Lauer Tallahassee Democrat 02 December 2004 Florida voters were very satisfied with their experiences at polling places and confident their votes counted this year, according to an independent survey released Tuesday.
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Gregoire: Count every vote Story Here Archive |
Dave Ammons Associated Press 02 December 2004 OLYMPIA, Wash. Democrat Christine Gregoire on Thursday urged her party to order a statewide hand recount of the 2.8 million votes for governor, and not just ed counties.
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Kerry campaign keeping eye on Ohio cases Story Here Archive |
Associated Press 02 December 2004 John Kerry's campaign has joined a lawsuit by third-party presidential candidates seeking a recount in Ohio. A lawyer for the campaign said Thursday the campaign does not question the Democrat's loss but wants any counting to take place statewide.
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Muchos greenbacks for Green Party recount Story Here Archive |
CAROL A. CLARK Los Alamos Monitor 02 December 2004 Despite the high costs such a move will incur, 2004 Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb filed official requests for a recount of all presidential ballots cast in New Mexico and Nevada during last month's general election. Cobb filed the requests jointly on Monday with Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik, as he did recently in Ohio.
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Kerry campaign keeping eye on Ohio cases Story Here Archive |
JOHN MCCARTHY Associated Press 02 December 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio John Kerry's campaign has joined a lawsuit by third-party presidential candidates seeking a recount in Ohio. A lawyer for the campaign said Thursday the campaign does not question the Democrat's loss but wants any counting to take place statewide.
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Suit accuses LePore of data request delay Story Here Archive |
By George Bennett Palm Beach Post 01 December 2004 WEST PALM BEACH ? A group conducting a "fraud audit" of the 2004 election sued Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Theresa LePore on Tuesday, accusing her of stonewalling requests for public records related to the Nov. 2 voting.
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Activists crash tribute to LePore at election supervisors meeting Story Here Archive |
Beth Kassab Orlando Sentinel 01 December 2004 Even as colleagues tearfully eulogized her controversial tenure as Palm Beach County's election supervisor, Theresa LePore had to fend off verbal attacks by critics who crashed the surprise tribute.
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Cobb Seeks Federal Intervention In Recount Story Here Archive |
Press Release US Green Party 01 December 2004 Cobb Seeks New Federal Court Order in Ohio Recount Green Party Campaign Presses its Case to Ensure that Every Vote Counts
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Florida election chiefs: Get rid of Election Day Story Here Archive |
GARY FINEOUT and MARY ELLEN KLAS Miami Herald 01 December 2004 Florida's election supervisors, impressed by the success of early voting, proposed dramatic reforms Tuesday that would eliminate Election Day, replace it with an 11-day election season and do away with precincts.
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Changes found in segregation amendment recount Story Here Archive |
Phillip Rawls Associated Press 01 December 2004 MONTGOMERY ? The statewide recount on a measure to remove segregation-era language from Alabama's constitution is turning up variations from the official canvass, with changes exceeding 100 votes in at least three counties.
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Election open to lost voters Story Here Archive |
BARRY SMITH Jacksonville Daily News 01 December 2004 RALEIGH - Carteret County residents whose votes were lost by a computer - along with others who did not vote on Nov. 2 - will get another opportunity to cast ballots.
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County devises plan to correct voting results Story Here Archive |
JAKE BLEED Arkansas Democrat Gazette 01 December 2004 The Pulaski County Election Commission and the Arkansas secretary of state said Tuesday that they have developed a plan to transfer the county?s Nov. 2 election results electronically, eliminating the need to enter the data manually and replace the incorrect information entered earlier this month by the Pulaski County clerk?s office.
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Recount will be costly, lengthy Story Here Archive |
By Shea Andersen Albuquerque Tribune 01 December 2004 Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White might soon be driving around his jurisdiction even more than usual.
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Jesse Jackson Column Draws Heat from Ohio Sec. of State's Office Story Here Archive |
Joe Strupp Editor and Publisher 01 December 2004 NEW YORK A syndicated newspaper column by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, which slammed Ohio's handling of the recent presidential election, is being accused of "blatant inaccuracies" by the Ohio Secretary of State's office.
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Groups plan to contest Ohio election results Story Here Archive |
STEVEN THOMMA Knight Ridder News 01 December 2004 WASHINGTON - Ohio counties certified election results Wednesday showing that President Bush won the pivotal battleground state Nov. 2 and with it a second term. But the certification didn't yet seal the results, and disgruntled groups alleging vote fraud planned to contest the statewide result and demand a recount.
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Recount To Start Within A Couple Of Weeks Story Here Archive |
Deborah Baker Associated Press 01 December 2004 SANTA FE ? Within the next couple of weeks, sheriff's deputies will be fanning out around New Mexico personally delivering notices to more than 8,000 poll workers.
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The 2008 Election: Could It Be A Repeat of 2000? Story Here Archive |
Daniel Tokaji FindLaw 30 November 2004 This year, the United States narrowly avoided Election Day meltdown. That's because the margin of victory was larger than the margin of litigation. Or, put another way, George W. Bush had a large enough lead to overcome any realistic legal challenges that John Kerry or his supporters might have mounted.
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