Update on Ohio Election Recount Cases--trial date August 2006

[Gloria]

Dear PDA Activists,

Last week PDA wrote you about the election recount cases in Ohio. On Monday, federal Judge Carr in Toledo, Ohio held a hearing in the Ohio 2004 recount case. Judge Carr then set an accelerated schedule for 2004 presidential candidates David Cobb and Michael Badnarik and for intervener Kerry/Edwards 2004 to file amended papers by September 15, 2005. Kerry/Edwards 2004 counsel appeared as an intervening party at the hearing. The judge set a trial in this matter for August 2006.

Thank you for making your voices heard. PDA will continue to organize to ensure that recounts matter, and that all votes are properly counted.

For more information about these issues, click here.

Again thank you for all of your help.

In struggle,

Tim Carpenter
Director, Progressive Democrats of America
http://www.pdamerica.org

[Carla in Ca]

1. Will this have any impact for the fact that

it starts three months before the election?

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2. Good question. I bet it will.

There is a "discovery" and "depositoin" process that preceeds any major trial. When Cobb-Bednarick tell Blackwell to show up for a deposition, he will or the Federal Judge will have him escorted to the event.

The discovery means that everybody involved has to open up their files and produce evidence; no pushing people out the door, shouting, etc.

This is devastating for anyone who has committed fruad and good for us. It makes me feel better that K-E are involved.

[Carla in Ca]

3. Thanks for that info

I didn't want my question to sound naive. Hopefully, we will keep it a daily issue when it starts.