David Cobb (2004 Green Party presidential nominee) and Michael Badnarik (2004 Libertarian presidential nominee) filed for a recount of Ohio’s presidential vote last year. Although a recount was done, it appears to have been done improperly. Cobb and the Kerry-Edwards … Continue reading
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Yesterday, the Ohio Secretary of State’s office corrected a small but irritating problem with that state’s official 2004 election returns on the web. Michael Badnarik and Michael Peroutka appeared on the Ohio ballot with the label “other-party candidate”, in accordance … Continue reading
Yesterday, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell ruled that only optical-scan voting equipment will be used in the future in Ohio. This means that counties that already bought electronic vote-counting equipment must get rid of it. … Continue reading
Today, the Democratic (minority) staff of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee released a report, “Preserving our Democracy: What went Wrong in Ohio.” … Continue reading
Today, the Ohio Secretary of State finally released totals for the presidential recount. Bush gained 1,037 votes; Kerry gained 1,213 votes; Peroutka gained 33 votes; and Badnarik lost 19 votes, according to the Secretary of State. The Ohio Secretary of … Continue reading