Daily Voting News - 18 December 2004

“In Professor (Doug) Jones' opinion, the bizarre behavior by the Triad Company, which provides computer software and voting machines in 41 of Ohio's 88 counties, may have tainted the entire recount effort. A Triad employee took apart a computer used in the recounting process and inserted new parts as well as alleged modifications of the software. "As a result, the incident in Hocking County could compromise the statewide recount and undermine the public's trust in the credibility and accuracy of the recount," Jones stated in an affidavit.” An excerpt from “Ohio vote count battles escalate amidst new evidence of potential criminal activity” by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/996

http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=15767&cat=HOME

New Mexico – Gov. says no to recount compromise

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Governor%20Recount%20Legal

King Co., WA – State Dem party, SoS Office and county elections office all say all uncounted ballots should be counted. The GOP disagrees and the court agrees with that disagreement.

http://www.cincypost.com/2004/12/18/recount121804.html

Ohio – Court asked to overturn election

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041218/NEWS01/412180370

Ohio – Some counties are reporting big changes in their numbers

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/110336613519171.xml

Cuyahoga Co., OH – County reports differences in recount.

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=4815

Ohio recount- Cuyahoga County ballots pre-sorted

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Recount%20Madness

Washington - Prolonged election reveals cracks in system

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_121804ELBrecountEL.20b07863.html

King Co., WA – Dems and county will appeal courts ruling to the state supremes

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002123626_danny18.html

King Co., WA - Counter for a day finds few bugs in recount process

http://www.coshoctontribune.com/news/stories/20041218/localnews/1760065.html

Coshocton Co., OH – 35 vote difference found between hand and original count.

http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/12/emw189890.htm

Press Release - New Volunteer Scientific Project for Detection of Vote-Counting Errors

http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/5925006p-5832032c.html

Alaska – Recount completed with very little change

http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=1336

States that obstruct votes could lose representation, say Greens

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Governor%20Recount%20Chelan

Washington – One county added a ballot and now King County is going to use that as evidence in court that it is alright for them to add more.

John Gideon

Information Manager