Ohio Election Irregularities Hearing
Saturday, November 13, 2004, 1-4pm
Public Hearing on Election Irregularities and Voter Suppression
We are calling on anyone who experienced or observed election irregularities or voter suppression this election season to come to give testimony at a public hearing before public officials, community representatives and the media. Your stories will be documented, recorded and put into a report and formal complaint to the Board of Elections. If you have any information about election irregularities please participate. New Faith Baptist Church, 955 Oak St., 43205. Call 253-2571 or truth@freepress.org. Sponosored by Citizen's Alliance for Secure Elections, The CICJ, League of Pissed Off Voters, Election Protection Coalition, Common Cause, WVKO Radio.
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The House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff has received numerous reports from Youngstown, Ohio that voters who attempted to cast a vote for John Kerry on electronic voting machines saw that their votes were instead recorded as votes for George W. Bush.
Excessively long lines were a frequent problem throughout the nation in Democratic precincts, particularly in Florida and Ohio. In one Ohio voting precinct serving students from Kenyon College, some voters were required to wait more than eight hours to vote. ("All Eyes on Ohio," Dan Lothian, CNN, November 3)
The House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff has received numerous reports from Youngstown, Ohio that voters who attempted to cast a vote for John Kerry on electronic voting machines saw that their votes were instead recorded as votes for George W. Bush.
Excessively long lines were a frequent problem throughout the nation in Democratic precincts, particularly in Florida and Ohio. In one Ohio voting precinct serving students from Kenyon College, some voters were required to wait more than eight hours to vote. ("All Eyes on Ohio," Dan Lothian, CNN, November 3)
Wow, this is wonderful! There will be a recording done of the procedure and the media will be there. This is good stuff Scout123!!!
Keep it coming!!!
Keep it coming!!!
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak St.
Columbus, OH 43205
Call 253-2571 or truth@freepress.org
955 Oak St.
Columbus, OH 43205
Call 253-2571 or truth@freepress.org
Thanks for the post.
(CASE: Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections)
This is alot of info, please scroll down carefully so you don't miss anything. And please forward to all interested Ohioans
In This Post
(1)New Group Needs Volunteers for Election Audit in Ohio
(2)Meeting 6:30 tonight in Columbus Ohio on voting fraud
(3)CASE_Oh and other voting rights groups will be meeting Sat.1-4 in Ohio, taking testimonyabout voting irregularities and suppression
(4)Minutes of Juliets meeting and New Meeting Next Sun 7 tentatively at Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center
Hi, thanks so much to Juliet Steward --who had a meeting of her new group to contest the Ohio election, leading to a recount-- and all the many others who are working to look into election irregularities, and working on a recount to overturn this fraudulent election. Thanks, Cheryl (212)505-8647
(1) I just found out about a new group that is doing election audit work, coordiating with blackboxvoting.org but is contrating on Ohio. Any information of irregularities they come up with can be use by Juliet's group to contest the election in Ohio.
They need volunteers--no specialized knowledge is necessay, must just call or visit local election boards to get info: this is their website:www.neohioact.org/electionaudit
*********
(2) 6:30 at Columbus at the
>Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Kinnear Rd. to discuss strstegies for >confronting the apparent fraud and or dysfunction regarding an >accurate voote tally both in Ohio and nationally. State Sec.. Teresa Fedor will be there. > I don't know the exact address of the union hall but Kinnear Rd. >has an exit off of 315 and you head West from there.
##########
(3) Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
The Ohio Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-OH), Ohio Election Reform
Now, Common Cause Ohio, This Time We're Watching, Driving Votes, and the Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters are calling for public hearings to investigate voting irregularities and voter suppression in Ohio surrounding the 2004 General Election.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE CALL TO ACTION. VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE INVITED TO TESTIFY.
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
There will be a second hearing session in Columbus:
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM, Location TBA.
Citizens, voting experts, and investigative journalists will be invited
to present testimony for the pubic record documenting instances of voting
irregularities and systematic voter suppression. The coalition hopes to expose
the systemic undermining of our democratic process that occurred leading up to
and on Nov 2, and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and
suppression of democratic rights.
The local coalition currently has the support of:
* Ohio Senator Teresa Fedor
* freelance journalist Lynn Landes
* Professor Robert Fitrakis (Free Press)
* Columbus Community Leader Bill Moss
We are seeking support from US Congressional Representatives, Ohio State
Representatives, nonpartisan organizations, and community and national
leaders. Experts and investigative reporters are invited to present testimony as
well.
To get involved, sponsor this call, or testify on Saturday, contact:
Amy Kaplan and Jonathan Meier
Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters
Cell 248-943-2335
Home 614-405-2160
amy@indyvoter.org
4.Minutes of last night's meeting
The meeting took place at the Daily Grind Coffee House at 7pm. We had passed around a contact sheet as people began to come in the coffee house. Everyone introduced themself after Juliet Stewart gave a general introduction about herself and the objective of this group coming together in Ohio to get a recount and investigation on the Kerry votes.
The Meeting's organizer is Juliet Stewart. Her email address is:
Juliet067@aol.com . Her phone is: 513.531.9017. Her cell phone is:
513.807.9017.
Bob Drake mentioned two incidences of voter fraud. The first involved the stylus
used to punch through the ballot was too short and did not leave a hole where the
voter had punched. The second was a misalignment of the ballot. The voter
wanted to punch Line 9 for candidate John Kerry but when the voter looked at the
ballot, Line 10 had been punched.
Regarding the first instance, the voter reported the problem to the Board of
Elections (BOE) as well as to the Kerry Campaign Headquarters.
Don McTigue is the attorney who is representing the Democratic Party in Ohio. He is
located in Columbus. He cannot advise our group because he has already been
retained.
Audrey Morrison mentioned an incident of voter disenfranchisement at her polling
place in Walnut Hills, the Ingleside Church. Two precincts vote at this church. A
young woman was not on the list of either precinct yet she was not offered a
Provisional Ballot.
Another attendee alleged that Rucker’s name was erased and Deter’s was written
in. Rucker is the man who ran for the Prosecutors office in Hamilton County after MIke Allen resigned from a sex scandal here in Cincinnati.
John Kerry's Senate Office phone: 202.224.2742
Fax: 202.224.8525
Three attendees mentioned that George W. Bush was in Columbus, Ohio possibly
meeting with Ken Blackwell (Secretary of State) between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. on
Election Day, November 2, 2004. This is highly unusual and appears suspect to
many since the Exit Polls had been reported to show a large lead for Bush’s
opposing candidate, Senator Kerry.
It was suspected that Rucker was promised by the Democratic Party that he could
run for Mayor as a deal. This was denied by the Rucker Campaign.
Bob Drake said he is a Ph.D.. at University of Cincinnati and can do statistical work.
For a class action suit to be filed, we need 25 registered voters who voted in the
state of Ohio to sign a petition requesting a recount.
Ben spoke of a book, “Vote Scam,” that was published in the 1970’s or 1980’s that
is quite enlightening on Voter Fraud. The two counties that the authors (the Collier
Brothers) focused on were Dade County in Florida and Hamilton County in Ohio.
The web site, Democraticunderground.com has good information on the exit poll
discrepancies that occurred throughout the United States. Ralph Nader is working
for a recount in New Hampshire.
We also discussed naming a Yahoogroup list OhioRecount 04. All the people present and others who were not present and want to be involved will be added to this group.
The next meeting will be next Sunday at 7pm possibly at the University of Cincinnati or the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center.
Juliet informed us that Susan Sarandon was in Ohio on Election Day and
witnessed voter fraud. She was on Bill Maher’s TV show last night and discussed
this.
The name “Ohio Recount 2004” was chosen as the group’s name.
Attendees from www.case.org were on hand.
Someone said that Election Protection was being contacted and working on a
recount effort, too. Pam Futerer and Audrey Morrison are going to contact Election
Protection on Monday to get documentation of Voter Fraud and any irregularities/
impediments to the voter.
It was mentioned that 74 people did not get their absentee ballots in the mail. This
needs to be documented.
An attendee mentioned that the votes in Butler County were counted behind closed
doors without a representative of either party watching. This was done for reasons
of ‘homeland security.’
Blackboxvoting.org started by Bev Harris was mentioned. She has been working
on documentation of voter fraud.
Audrey Morrison will contact a woman from The League of Women Voters.
Democraticunderground.com provides good statistics and is a good source of
information.
An attendee felt it would be important to have a form to use when asking voters
about any problems they encountered on Election Day.
On the form, such information such as name, address, phone, email address, and a
detailed account of the problem that occurred. What precinct? What location
(church, library, etc.)? The time of day. Names of people involved or a description
of the person who was causing a problem for the voter. Be as specific as possible
in documenting the problem.
We adjourned with the plan of meeting at UC next Sunday evening.
UPDATE
Meeting may be held at the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center. Any suggestions for Sunday's meeting here in Cincinnati.
______
Yahoo! Groups Links
To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CASE_OH /
(CASE: Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections)
This is alot of info, please scroll down carefully so you don't miss anything. And please forward to all interested Ohioans
In This Post
(1)New Group Needs Volunteers for Election Audit in Ohio
(2)Meeting 6:30 tonight in Columbus Ohio on voting fraud
(3)CASE_Oh and other voting rights groups will be meeting Sat.1-4 in Ohio, taking testimonyabout voting irregularities and suppression
(4)Minutes of Juliets meeting and New Meeting Next Sun 7 tentatively at Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center
Hi, thanks so much to Juliet Steward --who had a meeting of her new group to contest the Ohio election, leading to a recount-- and all the many others who are working to look into election irregularities, and working on a recount to overturn this fraudulent election. Thanks, Cheryl (212)505-8647
(1) I just found out about a new group that is doing election audit work, coordiating with blackboxvoting.org but is contrating on Ohio. Any information of irregularities they come up with can be use by Juliet's group to contest the election in Ohio.
They need volunteers--no specialized knowledge is necessay, must just call or visit local election boards to get info: this is their website:www.neohioact.org/electionaudit
*********
(2) 6:30 at Columbus at the
>Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Kinnear Rd. to discuss strstegies for >confronting the apparent fraud and or dysfunction regarding an >accurate voote tally both in Ohio and nationally. State Sec.. Teresa Fedor will be there. > I don't know the exact address of the union hall but Kinnear Rd. >has an exit off of 315 and you head West from there.
##########
(3) Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
The Ohio Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-OH), Ohio Election Reform
Now, Common Cause Ohio, This Time We're Watching, Driving Votes, and the Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters are calling for public hearings to investigate voting irregularities and voter suppression in Ohio surrounding the 2004 General Election.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE CALL TO ACTION. VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE INVITED TO TESTIFY.
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
There will be a second hearing session in Columbus:
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM, Location TBA.
Citizens, voting experts, and investigative journalists will be invited
to present testimony for the pubic record documenting instances of voting
irregularities and systematic voter suppression. The coalition hopes to expose
the systemic undermining of our democratic process that occurred leading up to
and on Nov 2, and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and
suppression of democratic rights.
The local coalition currently has the support of:
* Ohio Senator Teresa Fedor
* freelance journalist Lynn Landes
* Professor Robert Fitrakis (Free Press)
* Columbus Community Leader Bill Moss
We are seeking support from US Congressional Representatives, Ohio State
Representatives, nonpartisan organizations, and community and national
leaders. Experts and investigative reporters are invited to present testimony as
well.
To get involved, sponsor this call, or testify on Saturday, contact:
Amy Kaplan and Jonathan Meier
Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters
Cell 248-943-2335
Home 614-405-2160
amy@indyvoter.org
4.Minutes of last night's meeting
The meeting took place at the Daily Grind Coffee House at 7pm. We had passed around a contact sheet as people began to come in the coffee house. Everyone introduced themself after Juliet Stewart gave a general introduction about herself and the objective of this group coming together in Ohio to get a recount and investigation on the Kerry votes.
The Meeting's organizer is Juliet Stewart. Her email address is:
Juliet067@aol.com . Her phone is: 513.531.9017. Her cell phone is:
513.807.9017.
Bob Drake mentioned two incidences of voter fraud. The first involved the stylus
used to punch through the ballot was too short and did not leave a hole where the
voter had punched. The second was a misalignment of the ballot. The voter
wanted to punch Line 9 for candidate John Kerry but when the voter looked at the
ballot, Line 10 had been punched.
Regarding the first instance, the voter reported the problem to the Board of
Elections (BOE) as well as to the Kerry Campaign Headquarters.
Don McTigue is the attorney who is representing the Democratic Party in Ohio. He is
located in Columbus. He cannot advise our group because he has already been
retained.
Audrey Morrison mentioned an incident of voter disenfranchisement at her polling
place in Walnut Hills, the Ingleside Church. Two precincts vote at this church. A
young woman was not on the list of either precinct yet she was not offered a
Provisional Ballot.
Another attendee alleged that Rucker’s name was erased and Deter’s was written
in. Rucker is the man who ran for the Prosecutors office in Hamilton County after MIke Allen resigned from a sex scandal here in Cincinnati.
John Kerry's Senate Office phone: 202.224.2742
Fax: 202.224.8525
Three attendees mentioned that George W. Bush was in Columbus, Ohio possibly
meeting with Ken Blackwell (Secretary of State) between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. on
Election Day, November 2, 2004. This is highly unusual and appears suspect to
many since the Exit Polls had been reported to show a large lead for Bush’s
opposing candidate, Senator Kerry.
It was suspected that Rucker was promised by the Democratic Party that he could
run for Mayor as a deal. This was denied by the Rucker Campaign.
Bob Drake said he is a Ph.D.. at University of Cincinnati and can do statistical work.
For a class action suit to be filed, we need 25 registered voters who voted in the
state of Ohio to sign a petition requesting a recount.
Ben spoke of a book, “Vote Scam,” that was published in the 1970’s or 1980’s that
is quite enlightening on Voter Fraud. The two counties that the authors (the Collier
Brothers) focused on were Dade County in Florida and Hamilton County in Ohio.
The web site, Democraticunderground.com has good information on the exit poll
discrepancies that occurred throughout the United States. Ralph Nader is working
for a recount in New Hampshire.
We also discussed naming a Yahoogroup list OhioRecount 04. All the people present and others who were not present and want to be involved will be added to this group.
The next meeting will be next Sunday at 7pm possibly at the University of Cincinnati or the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center.
Juliet informed us that Susan Sarandon was in Ohio on Election Day and
witnessed voter fraud. She was on Bill Maher’s TV show last night and discussed
this.
The name “Ohio Recount 2004” was chosen as the group’s name.
Attendees from www.case.org were on hand.
Someone said that Election Protection was being contacted and working on a
recount effort, too. Pam Futerer and Audrey Morrison are going to contact Election
Protection on Monday to get documentation of Voter Fraud and any irregularities/
impediments to the voter.
It was mentioned that 74 people did not get their absentee ballots in the mail. This
needs to be documented.
An attendee mentioned that the votes in Butler County were counted behind closed
doors without a representative of either party watching. This was done for reasons
of ‘homeland security.’
Blackboxvoting.org started by Bev Harris was mentioned. She has been working
on documentation of voter fraud.
Audrey Morrison will contact a woman from The League of Women Voters.
Democraticunderground.com provides good statistics and is a good source of
information.
An attendee felt it would be important to have a form to use when asking voters
about any problems they encountered on Election Day.
On the form, such information such as name, address, phone, email address, and a
detailed account of the problem that occurred. What precinct? What location
(church, library, etc.)? The time of day. Names of people involved or a description
of the person who was causing a problem for the voter. Be as specific as possible
in documenting the problem.
We adjourned with the plan of meeting at UC next Sunday evening.
UPDATE
Meeting may be held at the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center. Any suggestions for Sunday's meeting here in Cincinnati.
______
Yahoo! Groups Links
To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CASE_OH /
This is alot of info, please scroll down carefully so you don't miss anything. And please forward to all interested Ohioans
In This Post
(1)New Group Needs Volunteers for Election Audit in Ohio
(2)Meeting 6:30 tonight in Columbus Ohio on voting fraud
(3)CASE_Oh and other voting rights groups will be meeting Sat.1-4 in Ohio, taking testimonyabout voting irregularities and suppression
(4)Minutes of Juliets meeting and New Meeting Next Sun 7 tentatively at Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center
Hi, thanks so much to Juliet Steward --who had a meeting of her new group to contest the Ohio election, leading to a recount-- and all the many others who are working to look into election irregularities, and working on a recount to overturn this fraudulent election. Thanks, Cheryl (212)505-8647
(1) I just found out about a new group that is doing election audit work, coordiating with blackboxvoting.org but is contrating on Ohio. Any information of irregularities they come up with can be use by Juliet's group to contest the election in Ohio.
They need volunteers--no specialized knowledge is necessay, must just call or visit local election boards to get info: this is their website:www.neohioact.org/electionaudit
*********
(2) 6:30 at Columbus at the
>Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Kinnear Rd. to discuss strstegies for >confronting the apparent fraud and or dysfunction regarding an >accurate voote tally both in Ohio and nationally. State Sec.. Teresa Fedor will be there. > I don't know the exact address of the union hall but Kinnear Rd. >has an exit off of 315 and you head West from there.
##########
(3) Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
The Ohio Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-OH), Ohio Election Reform
Now, Common Cause Ohio, This Time We're Watching, Driving Votes, and the Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters are calling for public hearings to investigate voting irregularities and voter suppression in Ohio surrounding the 2004 General Election.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE CALL TO ACTION. VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE INVITED TO TESTIFY.
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
There will be a second hearing session in Columbus:
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM, Location TBA.
Citizens, voting experts, and investigative journalists will be invited
to present testimony for the pubic record documenting instances of voting
irregularities and systematic voter suppression. The coalition hopes to expose
the systemic undermining of our democratic process that occurred leading up to
and on Nov 2, and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and
suppression of democratic rights.
The local coalition currently has the support of:
* Ohio Senator Teresa Fedor
* freelance journalist Lynn Landes
* Professor Robert Fitrakis (Free Press)
* Columbus Community Leader Bill Moss
We are seeking support from US Congressional Representatives, Ohio State
Representatives, nonpartisan organizations, and community and national
leaders. Experts and investigative reporters are invited to present testimony as
well.
To get involved, sponsor this call, or testify on Saturday, contact:
Amy Kaplan and Jonathan Meier
Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters
Cell 248-943-2335
Home 614-405-2160
amy@indyvoter.org
4.Minutes of last night's meeting
The meeting took place at the Daily Grind Coffee House at 7pm. We had passed around a contact sheet as people began to come in the coffee house. Everyone introduced themself after Juliet Stewart gave a general introduction about herself and the objective of this group coming together in Ohio to get a recount and investigation on the Kerry votes.
The Meeting's organizer is Juliet Stewart. Her email address is:
Juliet067@aol.com . Her phone is: 513.531.9017. Her cell phone is:
513.807.9017.
Bob Drake mentioned two incidences of voter fraud. The first involved the stylus
used to punch through the ballot was too short and did not leave a hole where the
voter had punched. The second was a misalignment of the ballot. The voter
wanted to punch Line 9 for candidate John Kerry but when the voter looked at the
ballot, Line 10 had been punched.
Regarding the first instance, the voter reported the problem to the Board of
Elections (BOE) as well as to the Kerry Campaign Headquarters.
Don McTigue is the attorney who is representing the Democratic Party in Ohio. He is
located in Columbus. He cannot advise our group because he has already been
retained.
Audrey Morrison mentioned an incident of voter disenfranchisement at her polling
place in Walnut Hills, the Ingleside Church. Two precincts vote at this church. A
young woman was not on the list of either precinct yet she was not offered a
Provisional Ballot.
Another attendee alleged that Rucker’s name was erased and Deter’s was written
in. Rucker is the man who ran for the Prosecutors office in Hamilton County after MIke Allen resigned from a sex scandal here in Cincinnati.
John Kerry's Senate Office phone: 202.224.2742
Fax: 202.224.8525
Three attendees mentioned that George W. Bush was in Columbus, Ohio possibly
meeting with Ken Blackwell (Secretary of State) between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. on
Election Day, November 2, 2004. This is highly unusual and appears suspect to
many since the Exit Polls had been reported to show a large lead for Bush’s
opposing candidate, Senator Kerry.
It was suspected that Rucker was promised by the Democratic Party that he could
run for Mayor as a deal. This was denied by the Rucker Campaign.
Bob Drake said he is a Ph.D.. at University of Cincinnati and can do statistical work.
For a class action suit to be filed, we need 25 registered voters who voted in the
state of Ohio to sign a petition requesting a recount.
Ben spoke of a book, “Vote Scam,” that was published in the 1970’s or 1980’s that
is quite enlightening on Voter Fraud. The two counties that the authors (the Collier
Brothers) focused on were Dade County in Florida and Hamilton County in Ohio.
The web site, Democraticunderground.com has good information on the exit poll
discrepancies that occurred throughout the United States. Ralph Nader is working
for a recount in New Hampshire.
We also discussed naming a Yahoogroup list OhioRecount 04. All the people present and others who were not present and want to be involved will be added to this group.
The next meeting will be next Sunday at 7pm possibly at the University of Cincinnati or the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center.
Juliet informed us that Susan Sarandon was in Ohio on Election Day and
witnessed voter fraud. She was on Bill Maher’s TV show last night and discussed
this.
The name “Ohio Recount 2004” was chosen as the group’s name.
Attendees from www.case.org were on hand.
Someone said that Election Protection was being contacted and working on a
recount effort, too. Pam Futerer and Audrey Morrison are going to contact Election
Protection on Monday to get documentation of Voter Fraud and any irregularities/
impediments to the voter.
It was mentioned that 74 people did not get their absentee ballots in the mail. This
needs to be documented.
An attendee mentioned that the votes in Butler County were counted behind closed
doors without a representative of either party watching. This was done for reasons
of ‘homeland security.’
Blackboxvoting.org started by Bev Harris was mentioned. She has been working
on documentation of voter fraud.
Audrey Morrison will contact a woman from The League of Women Voters.
Democraticunderground.com provides good statistics and is a good source of
information.
An attendee felt it would be important to have a form to use when asking voters
about any problems they encountered on Election Day.
On the form, such information such as name, address, phone, email address, and a
detailed account of the problem that occurred. What precinct? What location
(church, library, etc.)? The time of day. Names of people involved or a description
of the person who was causing a problem for the voter. Be as specific as possible
in documenting the problem.
We adjourned with the plan of meeting at UC next Sunday evening.
UPDATE
Meeting may be held at the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center. Any suggestions for Sunday's meeting here in Cincinnati.
______
Yahoo! Groups Links
To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CASE_OH /
(CASE: Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections)
This is alot of info, please scroll down carefully so you don't miss anything. And please forward to all interested Ohioans
In This Post
(1)New Group Needs Volunteers for Election Audit in Ohio
(2)Meeting 6:30 tonight in Columbus Ohio on voting fraud
(3)CASE_Oh and other voting rights groups will be meeting Sat.1-4 in Ohio, taking testimonyabout voting irregularities and suppression
(4)Minutes of Juliets meeting and New Meeting Next Sun 7 tentatively at Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center
Hi, thanks so much to Juliet Steward --who had a meeting of her new group to contest the Ohio election, leading to a recount-- and all the many others who are working to look into election irregularities, and working on a recount to overturn this fraudulent election. Thanks, Cheryl (212)505-8647
(1) I just found out about a new group that is doing election audit work, coordiating with blackboxvoting.org but is contrating on Ohio. Any information of irregularities they come up with can be use by Juliet's group to contest the election in Ohio.
They need volunteers--no specialized knowledge is necessay, must just call or visit local election boards to get info: this is their website:www.neohioact.org/electionaudit
*********
(2) 6:30 at Columbus at the
>Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Kinnear Rd. to discuss strstegies for >confronting the apparent fraud and or dysfunction regarding an >accurate voote tally both in Ohio and nationally. State Sec.. Teresa Fedor will be there. > I don't know the exact address of the union hall but Kinnear Rd. >has an exit off of 315 and you head West from there.
##########
(3) Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
The Ohio Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-OH), Ohio Election Reform
Now, Common Cause Ohio, This Time We're Watching, Driving Votes, and the Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters are calling for public hearings to investigate voting irregularities and voter suppression in Ohio surrounding the 2004 General Election.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE CALL TO ACTION. VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE INVITED TO TESTIFY.
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
There will be a second hearing session in Columbus:
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM, Location TBA.
Citizens, voting experts, and investigative journalists will be invited
to present testimony for the pubic record documenting instances of voting
irregularities and systematic voter suppression. The coalition hopes to expose
the systemic undermining of our democratic process that occurred leading up to
and on Nov 2, and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and
suppression of democratic rights.
The local coalition currently has the support of:
* Ohio Senator Teresa Fedor
* freelance journalist Lynn Landes
* Professor Robert Fitrakis (Free Press)
* Columbus Community Leader Bill Moss
We are seeking support from US Congressional Representatives, Ohio State
Representatives, nonpartisan organizations, and community and national
leaders. Experts and investigative reporters are invited to present testimony as
well.
To get involved, sponsor this call, or testify on Saturday, contact:
Amy Kaplan and Jonathan Meier
Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters
Cell 248-943-2335
Home 614-405-2160
amy@indyvoter.org
4.Minutes of last night's meeting
The meeting took place at the Daily Grind Coffee House at 7pm. We had passed around a contact sheet as people began to come in the coffee house. Everyone introduced themself after Juliet Stewart gave a general introduction about herself and the objective of this group coming together in Ohio to get a recount and investigation on the Kerry votes.
The Meeting's organizer is Juliet Stewart. Her email address is:
Juliet067@aol.com . Her phone is: 513.531.9017. Her cell phone is:
513.807.9017.
Bob Drake mentioned two incidences of voter fraud. The first involved the stylus
used to punch through the ballot was too short and did not leave a hole where the
voter had punched. The second was a misalignment of the ballot. The voter
wanted to punch Line 9 for candidate John Kerry but when the voter looked at the
ballot, Line 10 had been punched.
Regarding the first instance, the voter reported the problem to the Board of
Elections (BOE) as well as to the Kerry Campaign Headquarters.
Don McTigue is the attorney who is representing the Democratic Party in Ohio. He is
located in Columbus. He cannot advise our group because he has already been
retained.
Audrey Morrison mentioned an incident of voter disenfranchisement at her polling
place in Walnut Hills, the Ingleside Church. Two precincts vote at this church. A
young woman was not on the list of either precinct yet she was not offered a
Provisional Ballot.
Another attendee alleged that Rucker’s name was erased and Deter’s was written
in. Rucker is the man who ran for the Prosecutors office in Hamilton County after MIke Allen resigned from a sex scandal here in Cincinnati.
John Kerry's Senate Office phone: 202.224.2742
Fax: 202.224.8525
Three attendees mentioned that George W. Bush was in Columbus, Ohio possibly
meeting with Ken Blackwell (Secretary of State) between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. on
Election Day, November 2, 2004. This is highly unusual and appears suspect to
many since the Exit Polls had been reported to show a large lead for Bush’s
opposing candidate, Senator Kerry.
It was suspected that Rucker was promised by the Democratic Party that he could
run for Mayor as a deal. This was denied by the Rucker Campaign.
Bob Drake said he is a Ph.D.. at University of Cincinnati and can do statistical work.
For a class action suit to be filed, we need 25 registered voters who voted in the
state of Ohio to sign a petition requesting a recount.
Ben spoke of a book, “Vote Scam,” that was published in the 1970’s or 1980’s that
is quite enlightening on Voter Fraud. The two counties that the authors (the Collier
Brothers) focused on were Dade County in Florida and Hamilton County in Ohio.
The web site, Democraticunderground.com has good information on the exit poll
discrepancies that occurred throughout the United States. Ralph Nader is working
for a recount in New Hampshire.
We also discussed naming a Yahoogroup list OhioRecount 04. All the people present and others who were not present and want to be involved will be added to this group.
The next meeting will be next Sunday at 7pm possibly at the University of Cincinnati or the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center.
Juliet informed us that Susan Sarandon was in Ohio on Election Day and
witnessed voter fraud. She was on Bill Maher’s TV show last night and discussed
this.
The name “Ohio Recount 2004” was chosen as the group’s name.
Attendees from www.case.org were on hand.
Someone said that Election Protection was being contacted and working on a
recount effort, too. Pam Futerer and Audrey Morrison are going to contact Election
Protection on Monday to get documentation of Voter Fraud and any irregularities/
impediments to the voter.
It was mentioned that 74 people did not get their absentee ballots in the mail. This
needs to be documented.
An attendee mentioned that the votes in Butler County were counted behind closed
doors without a representative of either party watching. This was done for reasons
of ‘homeland security.’
Blackboxvoting.org started by Bev Harris was mentioned. She has been working
on documentation of voter fraud.
Audrey Morrison will contact a woman from The League of Women Voters.
Democraticunderground.com provides good statistics and is a good source of
information.
An attendee felt it would be important to have a form to use when asking voters
about any problems they encountered on Election Day.
On the form, such information such as name, address, phone, email address, and a
detailed account of the problem that occurred. What precinct? What location
(church, library, etc.)? The time of day. Names of people involved or a description
of the person who was causing a problem for the voter. Be as specific as possible
in documenting the problem.
We adjourned with the plan of meeting at UC next Sunday evening.
UPDATE
Meeting may be held at the Pleasant Ridge Recreational Center. Any suggestions for Sunday's meeting here in Cincinnati.
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I'm a resident of Ohio, and I went in to vote, I came out and someone had let the air out of my tire. I went back in and shouted "Whoever let the air out of my tire, that was just STUPID"
Will shrub supporters stop at nothing? F---ing idiots!
Will shrub supporters stop at nothing? F---ing idiots!
It has officially begun....
http://www.indyvoter.org
http://www.michaelmoore.com
CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS IN OHIO!!!
The Ohio Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-OH), Common Cause Ohio, Ohio Election Reform Now, Columbus Institute for
Contemporary Journalism, WVKO Radio, and the Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters are calling for public hearings to investigate voting irregularities and voter suppression in Ohio surrounding the 2004 General Election.
THIS IS A NONPARTISAN STATEWIDE CALL TO ACTION. VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE INVITED TO TESTIFY.
Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM,
Auditorium (Meeting Room A)
Courthouse, 373 S. High St.
Columbus, OH
http://www.michaelmoore.com
CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS IN OHIO!!!
The Ohio Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-OH), Common Cause Ohio, Ohio Election Reform Now, Columbus Institute for
Contemporary Journalism, WVKO Radio, and the Columbus League of Pissed Off Voters are calling for public hearings to investigate voting irregularities and voter suppression in Ohio surrounding the 2004 General Election.
THIS IS A NONPARTISAN STATEWIDE CALL TO ACTION. VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE INVITED TO TESTIFY.
Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM,
Auditorium (Meeting Room A)
Courthouse, 373 S. High St.
Columbus, OH
OHIO VOTER FRAUD VIDEO
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Ohio's Franklin County, records show that 638 people cast ballots. Yet, George W Bush got 4,258 votes to John Kerry's 260. In reality, Bush only received 365 votes. That means Bush got nearly 3,900 extra votes. And that's just in one small precinct. This in a state that Bush officially won by only 136,000 votes. Elections officials blamed electronic voting for the extra Bush votes.
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"David Dill, a Stanford University computer expert, said that based on reports that Dill's organization - Verified Voting.org - has received, one precinct in Youngstown, Ohio, recorded a negative 25 million votes, which was discarded from official results. And it was widely reported after Nov. 2 that a North Carolina precinct lost 4,000 votes when a recording device used up all its memory but voters continued to cast ballots on the machine." --
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/...-news-elect2004
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Ohio's Franklin County, records show that 638 people cast ballots. Yet, George W Bush got 4,258 votes to John Kerry's 260. In reality, Bush only received 365 votes. That means Bush got nearly 3,900 extra votes. And that's just in one small precinct. This in a state that Bush officially won by only 136,000 votes. Elections officials blamed electronic voting for the extra Bush votes.
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"David Dill, a Stanford University computer expert, said that based on reports that Dill's organization - Verified Voting.org - has received, one precinct in Youngstown, Ohio, recorded a negative 25 million votes, which was discarded from official results. And it was widely reported after Nov. 2 that a North Carolina precinct lost 4,000 votes when a recording device used up all its memory but voters continued to cast ballots on the machine." --
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/...-news-elect2004
thanks for the post
http://indyvoter.org/index.php --
Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM,
Auditorium (Meeting Room A)
Courthouse, 373 S. High St.
Columbus, OH
Voters, poll workers, and poll watchers who experienced or observed election
irregularities or vote suppression on Election Day to come forward and
give their testimony.
Legislators, experts on voting rights, election protection, electoral reform, and election law will also present.
We will document and videotape the testimonies for use in a report
and a formal complaint to the Franklin County Board of Elections.
This is a public space to respond to the systemic undermining of our
democratic process and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and suppression of democratic rights.
The coalition hopes to expose the systemic undermining of our democratic process that occurred leading up to and on Nov 2, and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and suppression of democratic rights.
Testimony will be followed by a summary statement of patterns of voting rights violations emerging in the state of Ohio and a discussion of statewide reforms needed to address these issues.
Saturday November 13, 1-4 PM
New Faith Baptist Church
955 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Monday November 15, 6-9 PM,
Auditorium (Meeting Room A)
Courthouse, 373 S. High St.
Columbus, OH
Voters, poll workers, and poll watchers who experienced or observed election
irregularities or vote suppression on Election Day to come forward and
give their testimony.
Legislators, experts on voting rights, election protection, electoral reform, and election law will also present.
We will document and videotape the testimonies for use in a report
and a formal complaint to the Franklin County Board of Elections.
This is a public space to respond to the systemic undermining of our
democratic process and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and suppression of democratic rights.
The coalition hopes to expose the systemic undermining of our democratic process that occurred leading up to and on Nov 2, and assess how to respond to racial disenfranchisement and suppression of democratic rights.
Testimony will be followed by a summary statement of patterns of voting rights violations emerging in the state of Ohio and a discussion of statewide reforms needed to address these issues.
Good luck everyone! Now is your chance!
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Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Reginald Fields
Plain Dealer Bureau
Columbus
Tales of waiting more than five hours to vote, voter intimidation, under-trained polling-station workers and too few or broken voting machines largely in urban or heavily minority areas were retold Saturday at a public hearing organized by voter-rights groups.
For three hours, burdened voters, one after another, offered sworn testimony about Election Day voter suppression and irregularities that they believe are threatening democracy.
The hearing, sponsored by the Election Protection Coalition, was to collect testimony of voting troubles that might be used to seek legislative changes to Ohio's election process.
The organizers chose Ohio because it was a swing state in the presidential election as well as the site of numerous claims of election fraud and voter disenfranchisement.
"I think a lot of us had a sense that something had deeply went wrong on Nov. 2 and it had to do with the election process and procedures in place that were unacceptable," said Amy Kaplan, one of the hearing's coordinators.
Kaplan said the hearing gave everyday citizens a chance to have their concerns placed into public record.
Both a written and video report on the hearing will be provided to anyone who wants a copy, especially state lawmakers who are considering mandating Election Day changes, Kaplan said.
Many of the voters who testified were clearly Democrats who wonder if their losing presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry, was able to draw all the votes that were intended for him.
"I call on Sen. Kerry to un-concede until there is a full count of the votes," said Werner Lange of Trumbull County, who claimed that polling places in his Northeast Ohio neighborhood had half the number of voting machines that were needed.
"This caused a bottleneck at polling stations, and many people left without voting," he said.
Others said they were testifying not on political grounds but out of concern for a suspicious election system that should be above reproach.
Harvey Wasserman of Bexley said he tried to vote absentee with the same home address he has used for 18 years but was told he couldn't because his absentee application had the wrong address.
"But the notice telling me I had the wrong address arrived at the right address," he said. "I wonder, how many of these absentee ballots were rejected for no good reason?
"My concern is not out of the outcome of the election," Wasserman said, "but that this could go on and an election could be stolen. And we simply can't have that in a democracy."
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Reginald Fields
Plain Dealer Bureau
Columbus
Tales of waiting more than five hours to vote, voter intimidation, under-trained polling-station workers and too few or broken voting machines largely in urban or heavily minority areas were retold Saturday at a public hearing organized by voter-rights groups.
For three hours, burdened voters, one after another, offered sworn testimony about Election Day voter suppression and irregularities that they believe are threatening democracy.
The hearing, sponsored by the Election Protection Coalition, was to collect testimony of voting troubles that might be used to seek legislative changes to Ohio's election process.
The organizers chose Ohio because it was a swing state in the presidential election as well as the site of numerous claims of election fraud and voter disenfranchisement.
"I think a lot of us had a sense that something had deeply went wrong on Nov. 2 and it had to do with the election process and procedures in place that were unacceptable," said Amy Kaplan, one of the hearing's coordinators.
Kaplan said the hearing gave everyday citizens a chance to have their concerns placed into public record.
Both a written and video report on the hearing will be provided to anyone who wants a copy, especially state lawmakers who are considering mandating Election Day changes, Kaplan said.
Many of the voters who testified were clearly Democrats who wonder if their losing presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry, was able to draw all the votes that were intended for him.
"I call on Sen. Kerry to un-concede until there is a full count of the votes," said Werner Lange of Trumbull County, who claimed that polling places in his Northeast Ohio neighborhood had half the number of voting machines that were needed.
"This caused a bottleneck at polling stations, and many people left without voting," he said.
Others said they were testifying not on political grounds but out of concern for a suspicious election system that should be above reproach.
Harvey Wasserman of Bexley said he tried to vote absentee with the same home address he has used for 18 years but was told he couldn't because his absentee application had the wrong address.
"But the notice telling me I had the wrong address arrived at the right address," he said. "I wonder, how many of these absentee ballots were rejected for no good reason?
"My concern is not out of the outcome of the election," Wasserman said, "but that this could go on and an election could be stolen. And we simply can't have that in a democracy."
Tried to update previous thread "announcement" but it was moved to the read-only archives.
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http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/990
Document reveals Columbus, Ohio voters waited hours as election officials held back machines
November 16, 2004
One telling piece of evidence was entered into the record at the Saturday, November 13 public hearing on election irregularities and voter suppression held by nonpartisan voter rights organizations. 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.
(more at above link)
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Here is one update
http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/990
Document reveals Columbus, Ohio voters waited hours as election officials held back machines
November 16, 2004
One telling piece of evidence was entered into the record at the Saturday, November 13 public hearing on election irregularities and voter suppression held by nonpartisan voter rights organizations. 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.
(more at above link)
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