Election Issues

01 December 2004

Moveonpac.org was responsible for bringing Michael Moore to the Palace Theatre on Saturday night, October 30. When I arrived to cover the event I was unexpectedly ushered to the basement for an impromptu press conference. When I...

01 December 2004

Kerry won

Greg Palast

Bush won Ohio by 136,483 votes. Typically in the United States, about 3 percent of votes cast are voided – known as “spoilage” in election jargon-because the ballots cast are inconclusive. Palast’s investigation suggests that if Ohio’s...

01 December 2004

Warren County, Ohio: most successful voter registration drive in American political history, or stuffing the ballot box

Richard Hayes Phillips

Warren County, a traditional Republican stronghold northeast of Cincinnati, came to national attention on election night. While the nation awaited returns from Ohio, the state that would decide the election, county officials locked down...

28 November 2004

Kerry Supports Ohio Vote Investigation, Jackson says

Steven Rosenfeld

John Kerry supports a “full investigation” into voting irregularities in Ohio, Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday, during a teleconference with media regarding a recount and legal challenge of the Nov. 2 vote.

“John Kerry...

27 November 2004

Favoritism in the suburbs

Richard Hayes Phillips

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: The following study is intended as a companion to STEALING VOTES IN COLUMBUS, and should be read in that context.

The...

25 November 2004

Election officials gave wrong information about provisional ballots - revealed in affidavit.

Neil F. Schoenwetter, Jr.

The following is the affidavit by:
Neil F. Schoenwetter, Jr., Summit County, Ohio:

As a "challenger" for the Democratic party, I was at a polling place that contained six precincts. I was there from 630 a.m. to 6: 30 p.m. At at...