http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/2004votefraud/ en-us Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:46:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312783/posts Reader Brian Thomas forwarded a very detailed letter [to Rossi] ... describing his experience as a recount worker. [On 12/20/04] in a second count of a box of absentee ballots I found, in the middle of ballots with Christine Gregoire votes, a ballot on which the bubble next to Christine Gregoire had been filled in and ‘X’ed out twice. ‘X’ing out a bubble being the correct procedure for canceling a vote on an absentee ballot. Next to the ‘X’ed out bubble was printed the words “no vote” with an arrow pointing to the name Christine Gregoire. I showed the ballot... Sound Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312783/posts#comment Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1309250/posts SCOTT REESE WILLEY The Progress Karnes County attorney and rancher Eric Opiela said he has presented evidence to a special committee of state lawmakers on Friday showing that more than 1,700 fraudulent ballots were cast in the Nov. 2 general election in Jim Wells and Bee counties. In addition, he added, a precinct by precinct mathematical analysis of the illegal votes show that when the fraudulent ballots are deducted from the vote totals, Opiela won the race for State Rep. District 35 by 110 votes. District 35 includes Atascosa, Bee, Goliad, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak and McMullen counties. “The... The Progress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1309250/posts#comment Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:59:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306322/posts BC-APNewsAlert,0037 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Democratic state chairman says recount results from King County give Democrat Christine Gregoire an eight-vote victory in Washington's governor's race. (Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-NY-12-21-04 2312EST Associated Press Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306322/posts#comment Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265796/posts November 01, 2004 Live Report From Courtroom A Mr. Jordan was just testifying at the hearing in Daschle's lawsuit to stop poll watching. He worked for Howard Dean in Iowa. He said that poll watchers would "roll their eyes" and make a "negative face" at times and that, in his opinion, this constituted "intimidation" of voters. See SDP for a look at the complaint. UPDATE: Another report on Daschle's first witness, the Howard Dean worker. He's a lawyer from Virginia who works for Lexis-Nexis and has been in South Dakot for 48 hours. He testified to "note-taking" and "faces" being... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265796/posts#comment Tue, 2 Nov 2004 03:55:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265698/posts Story in Argus Leader now. We can't link, but the address is: http://www.argusleader.com/breaking/Mondayfeature.shtml A hand-picked Daschle judge will hear the case to keep GOP poll watchers from observing tomorrow. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265698/posts#comment Tue, 2 Nov 2004 02:20:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265752/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 1, 2004 Contact: Dick Wadhams, John Wood (605) 221-1010 INTERVENTION TO HEAD OFF ELECTION LOSS DASCHLE LAWYERS GO TO FEDERAL COURT AT 8:00 PM TONIGHT TO STEAL VOTES, ELIMINATE REPUBLICAN POLL WATCHERS SIOUX FALLS – Anticipating a loss to Republican challenger John Thune tomorrow ending his 26-year congressional career, Senator Tom Daschle will seek federal judicial intervention in the election process tonight, Monday, November 1 during an emergency hearing in federal court in Sioux Falls at 8:00 PM. The hearing will be before Federal Judge Larry Piersol who was appointed by Daschle to federal court... John Thune For Senate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265752/posts#comment Tue, 2 Nov 2004 03:10:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265628/posts Just announced on fox. Big victory for us!!! fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265628/posts#comment Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:35:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265664/posts LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Some Michigan voters have received phone calls falsely claiming that Sen. John Kerry would make gay marriage legal. In New Jersey, some voters have heard a man claiming to be former Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf backing the Democrat. Elderly voters in Pennsylvania have been called and told they are ineligible to vote. Republicans and Democrats were furious Monday about the blatantly false, 11th-hour political calls to voters and demanded an end to the messages. Schwarzkopf has endorsed President Bush, but in a recording of a phone call played for The Associated Press, a man identifying himself... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265664/posts#comment Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:57:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265589/posts This cause originated upon the filing of a complaint for a writ of mandamus. Upon consideration of relators’ motion for an emergency peremptory writ of mandamus, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that relators’ motion be, and hereby is, granted, and that a writ of mandamus be, and hereby is, granted to compel respondent Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell to reissue and enforce his October 26, 2004 Directive 2004-45 to all eighty-eight counties insofar as it permits, in accordance with R.C. 3505.21 and 3506.13, one duly designated challenger per precinct and, after the polls close, one duly designated witness per precinct,... The Ohio Supreme Court http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265589/posts#comment Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265353/posts TAMPA, FL – Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf today issued the following statement: "The Democratic National Committee is making fraudulent phone calls claiming that I have endorsed Senator Kerry. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I demand that they stop immediately. "Senator Kerry opposed the Reagan defense build-up that won the Cold War. Senator Kerry opposed the removal of Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. Senator Kerry proposed billions in intelligence cuts after the first attack on the World Trade Center. Senator Kerry voted against funds to equip our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with supplies like body armor and ammunition. "I... Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265353/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265397/posts CLEVELAND — Thousands of people who are registered voters in Ohio and Florida possibly could vote twice in the presidential election through use of absentee ballots, The Plain Dealer reported Sunday. An investigation of voter rolls in the two key battleground states found that some double voting has occurred previously and could go undetected Tuesday, the newspaper said. Many states have only just begun to compile statewide voter registration lists to comply with a 2002 federal voting law. Such lists allow state officials to find double registrations within a state, but states rarely coordinate with one another. Virtually nothing prevents... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265397/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:49:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265373/posts WASHINGTON — Florida again. And Ohio and Iowa and New Mexico and maybe Wisconsin or one or two other battleground states. All are possible settings for a replay of the court contests and recounts that marked the 2000 election. The neck-and-neck presidential election could end, as it almost always has through American history, with a clear winner and a gracious loser on Election Night. But armies of lawyers are ready for the alternative with an eye to fighting several Florida-style postelection legal wars at once. Lawyers set up command posts in key states weeks ago, and they have already filed... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265373/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:34:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1264773/posts Freelance Journalist Arrested After Photographing Voting Lines POSTED: 6:10 am EST November 1, 2004 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A freelance journalist taking pictures of voters waiting outside the Palm Beach County elections headquarters was arrested after ignoring a deputy's orders to stop, sheriff's officials said. James S. Henry, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. Sheriff's Deputy Al Cinque tried to stop Henry as he shot pictures of about 600 people standing in line to vote Sunday afternoon. Henry began running away, but Cinque tackled him, the Palm Beach Post reported. The... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1264773/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1264761/posts Freelance journalist arrested after photographing voting lines Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A freelance journalist taking pictures of voters waiting outside the Palm Beach County elections headquarters was arrested after ignoring a deputy's orders to stop, sheriff's officials said.James S. Henry, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence.Sheriff's Deputy Al Cinque tried to stop Henry as he shot pictures of about 600 people standing in line to vote Sunday afternoon. Henry began running away, but Cinque tackled him, the Palm Beach Post reported.The deputy pinned Henry, 54, to the ground,... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1264761/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:46:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265086/posts Journalist Arrested After Photographing Voting Lines POSTED: 6:10 AM EST November 1, 2004 UPDATED: 12:47 PM EST November 1, 2004 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A freelance journalist taking pictures of voters waiting outside the Palm Beach County elections headquarters was arrested after ignoring a deputy's orders to stop, sheriff's officials said. James S. Henry, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., (pictured, left) was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. Sheriff's Deputy Al Cinque tried to stop Henry as he shot pictures of about 600 people standing in line to vote Sunday afternoon. Henry began running away, but Cinque... WKMG News Local 6 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265086/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:44:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265100/posts [DNC logo} IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE To all Republican Party Election Day poll watchers: Your name has been filed to serve as a poll watcher on Election Day, on behalf of the Republican Party or a Republican candidate. The Democratic Party recognizes the legal rights of poll watchers, under Florida Election Law, to perform their lawful duties. We want to make sure that all poll watchers recognize the importance of their role in this process and understand the repercussions for abusing that role. As a poll watcher, you have the ability to protect one of the most sacred rights of our... Democratic National Committee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265100/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:56:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265184/posts PITTSBURGH - Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe urged voters to ignore alleged voting scams and turn out to the polls, promising victory for John Kerry a day before Election Day. Following President Bush from Ohio to Pennsylvania as the president made a six-state, 19-hour day of final campaigning, McAuliffe spoke at a Democratic district headquarters in a traditionally black neighborhood as phones rang in the background and volunteers solidified Election Day plans. McAuliffe trumpeted recent polls showing Kerry leading against Bush in the battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania and assured voters of a Democratic victory. Despite claims... WNEP News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1265184/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:07:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1264460/posts Especially if you live in big cities so we can tape any incidents because mikey will edit out all the rat wrongdoing. vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1264460/posts#comment Mon, 1 Nov 2004 06:08:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1261918/posts Our response to the sign stealers...  I covered my business sign with the big Bush/Cheney sign and we dotted the yard with new signs.Down the hill, other big signs were just slashed out and stolen. My husband made a large template and now they are wood instead of vinyl. 2 at the bottom of the hill and one at the top have all been replaced. Oh yea, and we added one that wasn't there before.We dotted new signs all along the hill.  Our street http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1261918/posts#comment Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:42:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1261593/posts Ok...this was really strange...I know Vanity Cops are going to be aggrivated with me...put I wanted to report this just the same. Here goes... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1261593/posts#comment Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:19:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1258122/posts Fabiola Armitage is back on television, only instead of a campaign ad the focus has been on her mugshot. Armitage is a Kerry supporter and a strong believer in stem cell research. She's featured in an advertisement urging Floridians to vote against Amendment 3 on this year's ballot. The amendment would cap how much money a lawyer can make from a medical malpractice lawsuit. St. Johns County Sheriff Deputies arrested Armitage for grand theft and battery this week. They say she had 78 campaign signs supporting George Bush and Mel Martinez in her trunk. Armitage tells First Coast News that... First Coast News (FL) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1258122/posts#comment Wed, 27 Oct 2004 01:55:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1255075/posts LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - A busload of John Kerry supporters from Washington, D.C., was waving Kerry/Edwards placards Saturday in Penn Square. Teams of volunteers from a Democrat-leaning national organization are knocking on doors in the city. And some voters can expect to find a soap opera star on their front steps Monday, asking them to vote for President George W. Bush and U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. With voter registration at a close for the Nov. 2 election, the political parties are marshaling hundreds of volunteers for the next step in the election game: voter contact and voter turnout. Get-out-the-vote, or... Lancaster Newspapers, PA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1255075/posts#comment Sun, 24 Oct 2004 08:56:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1252229/posts Some of those overseas voters, including soldiers serving in Iraq, are now being asked to pick from an incorrect slate of presidential candidates. And, as a result, they are being deprived of the same options given to voters at home, Justice Department lawyer Amy Zubrensky argued. They "have the right to correct ballots," she said. Philadelphia lawyer Mark Aronchick, a special election-law expert hired by the Rendell administration, called the number (of military voters) "a theoretically tiny universe of people." The Philidelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1252229/posts#comment Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:28:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1250741/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry has a simple strategy if the presidential race is in doubt on Nov. 3, the day after the election: Do not repeat Al Gore's mistakes. Unlike the former vice president, who lost a recount fight and the 2000 election, Kerry will be quick to declare victory on election night and begin defending it. He also will be prepared to name a national security team before knowing whether he's secured the presidency. [snip] The prospects for another contested election grow with every poll showing the race neck and neck. Gore prematurely conceded the 2000 race... NJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1250741/posts#comment Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:15:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1249971/posts Yesterday, I drove by the welfare department in Bakersfield, California to see if anyone was registering voters there (as sometimes is the case). Sure enough, there was a democrat voter registration table. Now, hold your fire on the location. In all fairness, we Republicans have sometimes registered voters at the welfare office, though with probably far less of a natural constituency. Anyways, I parked, walked up, and listened to a woman I will refer to as "Rat-lady" as she attempted to register voters. A woman I will refer to as Maisha came over to the table to register to vote.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1249971/posts#comment Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:23:41 GMT