Since Tuesday, certain corners of the blogosphere have been abuzz with tales of Election Day irregularities. I haven’t commented on them because even though I believe some funny stuff went on, I don’t believe the problem was widespread enough to determine the outcome of the election.
But that doesn’t mean instances of Election Day shenanigans shouldn’t be called out. To the contrary, election funny business should be scrutinized–if, for no other reason–to ensure that the next election will be better. Despite the so-called election reforms in 2002, our system is still a mess. And it’s a poor reflection on the world’s sole superpower.
Apparently, The Bloggerman will be covering Election Day irregularities on his show this week. Why did officials in Warren County, Ohio feel the need to lock out outside observers during the vote count for purposes of “Homeland Security”? Perhaps we’ll find out.
As I’ve noted here before, if you’re not watching “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” you should be.
This from Randi Rhodes website & the topic of today’s show on Air America… you can check the numbers for yourself.
“More Votes than Voters in some Cuyahoga County Preccints
Each precinct in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Highlighted areas represent 90% (very VERY unlikely) and higher (up to 1160.78%) voter TURN-OUT! 30 are above 100%
Calculated from data on county page – http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/BOE/results/currentresults1.htm
(Ballots Cast/Registered Voters) * 100 = % turn out.
Ballots Cast SHOULD NEVER be more than Registered, thus % should NEVER be higher than 100%
This amounts to 97,489 EXTRA votes beyond 100% in those precincts! This is just for ONE county!
No further evidence needed – a recount MUST be done – and possibly another national election using ONLY paper ballots, hand counts, and observers making sure all counts are valid. I don’t trust these computers AT ALL! We should have the UN observe!
http://pages.ivillage.com/americans4america/id20.html