Election glitches spur many to call for investigations
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1102854608208960.xmlSunday, December 12, 2004
Rachel Konrad
Associated Press
As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush's re-
election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the
nation's voting system - particularly in Ohio, where details continue
to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded
polling stations in minority and poor neighborhoods.
Few mainstream politicians dispute Bush's victory, and the incumbent's
3.5 million-vote margin nationwide was wider than any of the reported
problems, which included insufficient or incomplete provisional
ballots and, in some places, brazen partisan shenanigans.
But that is not stopping a disparate assortment of personalities -
prominent among them Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of
Michigan, activist Jesse Jackson and presidential candidates of the
Green and Libertarian parties - from questioning the accuracy of
certified results and demanding investigations.
Of greatest concern is the extent of disenfranchisement in Ohio, whose
20 electoral votes guaranteed Bush's victory.
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