General Discussion

After 100% of precincts had reported, an additional 19,000 votes were reported from Miami County, giving Bush an additional vote margin of about 6,000 (in exactly the same percentage as the previous votes). Furthermore, the final official voter turnout figure for Miami County, after the additional 19,000 votes were added, was a highly suspect 98.55%. See 6th paragraph at this link:
http://freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/983

Similar apparent glitches were found in several precincts in the county. The Conyers report, “Preserving Democracy: What Went Wrong in Ohio” concluded with regard to this issue:

….. we have received no explanation as to how the vote count in this particular county could have changed for President Bush, but not for Senator Kerry, after 19,000 new votes were added to the roster. The vote results in Miami constitute yet another significant anomaly in the tens of thousands range without any explanation or investigation by Secretary of State Blackwell, leading us to conclude that there is likely some vote error or vote manipulation…

And recall that in the 2004 Presidential election, Ohio's electoral votes were the difference in the election. And exit polls predicted a 4.2% Kerry win in Ohio.