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US Elections: Kucinich wants recount; Paul Backers Charge Fraud
Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit
[We promise there won't be too much of this. If you're interested in
the day-to-day tit-for-tat accusations, or the details of the
vote-count itself you can follow it on any of the websites or lists
devoted to the whole issue. In addition to Kucinich's demand for
a recount (below), disgruntled and skeptical Ron Paul supporters are
hoping their candidate will do the same for the GOP primary results.
We're not including all their blog blather, but if you're interested
in this this stuff, see http://www.blackboxvoting.org,
http://www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=749
http://www.youtube.com/v/qV6qAGigGYY&rel=1&border=1
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/23643
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AP via Google - Jan 11, 2008 10:40 PM ET
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080111/D8U3EBKG0.html
Kucinich Seeks NH Dem Vote Recount
By STEPHEN FROTHINGHAM
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent
of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, said Thursday he wants a recount
to ensure that all ballots in his party's contest were counted. The Ohio
congressman cited "serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors"
about the integrity of Tuesday results.
Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said Kucinich is entitled to a
statewide recount. But, under New Hampshire law, Kucinich will have to pay
for it. Scanlan said he had "every confidence" the results are accurate.
In a letter dated Thursday, Kucinich said he does not expect significant
changes in his vote total, but wants assurance that "100 percent of the
voters had 100 percent of their votes counted."
Kucinich alluded to online reports alleging disparities around the state
between hand-counted ballots, which tended to favor Sen. Barack Obama, and
machine-counted ones that tended to favor Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. He
also noted the difference between pre-election polls, which indicated
Obama
would win, and Clinton's triumph by a 39 percent to 37 percent margin.
Candidates who lose by 3 percentage or less are entitled to a recount for
a
$2,000 fee. Candidates who lose by more must pay for the full cost.
Kucinich's campaign said it was sending the $2,000 fee to start the
recount.
Scanlon said his office had received several phone calls since Tuesday,
mostly from outside the state, questioning the results. New Hampshire's
voting machines are not linked in any way, which Scanlon says reduce the
likelihood of tampering with results on a statewide level. Also, the
results
can be checked against paper ballots.
"I think people from out of state don't completely understand how our
process works and they compare it to the system that might exist in
Florida
or Ohio, where they have had serious problems," he said. "Perhaps the best
thing that could happen for us is to have a recount to show the people
that
... the votes that were cast on election day were accurately reflected in
the results. And I have every confidence that will be the case."
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