VOTER SUPPRESSION
The voters' suppression and computer fraud in Ohio is only the tip of the
iceberg of the widespread voter suppression and computer fraud throughout
this country.
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HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLE 1:
How the Ohio election was rigged for Bush
Bob Fitrakis, November 22, 2004
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HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLE 2: Ohio's official non-recount
ends amidst new evidence of fraud, theft and judicial
contempt mirrored in New Mexico
by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman
December 31, 2004
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Congressman John Conyer’s Hearing on Ohio Voter Suppression and Computer Fraud
Watch the Compelling Streaming Video of Representative Conyers
Hearing on December 8, 2004 .
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Cmte.,
hosts a forum on the 2004 election vote in Ohio and possible irregularities
in the vote itself and the subsequent counting of ballots. Many other
Congressmen and interest group representatives take part in this event.
You will need to have Real Player installed on your computer to watch this
streaming video.
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Statements from participants at the House Judiciary Cmte. Forum on Dec. 8, 2004
on the 2004 election vote in Ohio and the irregularities in the vote itself and the subsequent
counting of ballots.
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/voteforum.html
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Report: Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio, Status Report of the
House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff
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Index of Hyperlinked and Bookmarked Articles
Some article titles are hyperlinks to the actual article on the Internet and the
other article titles are hyperlinks to a page on this web site. Here are the
titles to each of these articles. In addition there is a short summary of each
of these articles below.
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1. None dare call it voter suppression and fraud
Evidence is mounting that the 2004 presidential election
was stolen in Ohio. Emerging revelations of voting irregularities
coupled with well-documented Republican efforts at voter
suppression prior to the election suggests that in a fair election
Kerry would have won Ohio.
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2. Subject: Basic report from Columbus 11-8-04
I worked for 3 days, including Election Day, on the statewide
voter protection hotline run by the Ohio Democratic Party in
Columbus, Ohio. I am writing this because the media is inexplicably
whitewashing what happened in Ohio, and Kerry's concession was
likewise inexplicable.
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3. Document reveals Columbus, Ohio voters waited hours as
election officials held back machines By Bob Fitrakis
Cliff Arnebeck, a Common Cause attorney, introduced into the record the
Franklin County Board of Elections spreadsheet detailing the allocation
of e-voting computer machines for the 2004 election. The Board of Elections’
own document records that, while voters waited in lines ranging from 2-7
hours at polling places, 68 electronic voting machines remained in storage
and were never used on Election Day.
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4. VOTEGATE 2004
You may have seen the associated press story about the precinct
in Cuyahoga county that had less than 1,000 voters, and gave Bush
almost 4,000 extra votes. But that turns out to be only the tip of
a very ugly iceberg. The evidence discovered by some remarkably
careful sleuthing would convince any reasonable court to invalidate the
entire Ohio election.
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5. t r u t h o u t | Conyers Hearings on Ohio Vote Fraud Coverage
By William Rivers Pitt
You may have seen the associated press story about the precinct in
Cuyahoga county that had less than 1,000 voters, and gave Bush
almost 4,000 extra votes. But that turns out to be only the tip
of a very ugly iceberg. The evidence discovered by some remarkably
careful sleuthing would convince any reasonable court to invalidate the
entire Ohio election.
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6. Letter from Congressman Conyers to Secretary of State Blackwell
We write to request your assistance with our ongoing investigation
of election irregularities in the 2004 Presidential election. As you
may be aware, the Government Accountability Office has agreed to
undertake a systematic and comprehensive review of election irregularities
throughout the nation.
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7. Ohio Electoral Fight Becomes 'Biggest Deal Since Selma' as GOP Stonewalls
By Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman
Columbus - As Republican officials stonewall subpoenas and
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8. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich) Requests Raw Exit Poll Data
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9. Blackwell Locks Out Recount Volunteers
One of the goals of the recount was to determine how many minority voters
were unable to vote or denied voting at the polls. Upon requesting copies of
precinct records from predominantly minority precincts, Ms. Garman contacted
Secretary of State Blackwell’s office and spoke to Pat Wolfe, Election
Administrator. Ms. Wolfe told Ms. Garman to assert that all voter records
for the State of Ohio were “locked down” and that they are “not considered
public records.”
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10. Triad Governmental Systems accused of tampering with data left some unofficial
Triad Governmental Systems, the firm accused by a county employee of tampering
with tabulating machines and attempting to plant false information into the Ohio
recount, left some unofficial results publicly available on their website, RAW
STORY has learned.
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11. Bush/Rove's New Ohio Attack is About Revenge, Intimidation and
Contempt for American Democracy
As the toxic dust settles on George W. Bush's second illegitimate
inauguration, his moral legacy has been defined by the GOP's new
attack on Ohio's 2004 election challenge legal team.
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