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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:04 AM
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International Election Observers?
I remember hearing that they had to file a report at some point.

Have they filed the report yet?

Who are they? Are they from the UN?

Do they have a website?

Thanks,
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The most important issue we face as a nation is election reform. In the 2004 election, 80% of the votes nationwide were counted on machines made by two private companies that support the Republican Party, many of which produced no paper trail that could be checked in a recount. There was also documented widespread voter suppression based on race and party affiliation. A bill was introduced in Congress to outlaw the paperless voting machines but the Republican Party prevented the bill from coming to a vote. A growing list of statistical experts are agreeing that the exit polls indicate a problem with what happened on November 2nd. A congressional investigation has uncovered sworn testimony of tampering with the election.

While Democrats today are trying to figure out what they did wrong, and how to change the party for the future, the real issue is the voting machines and election reform. It is more important than the economy, the war, the environment, health care, taxes, and women's rights. If we do not take back our right to vote and have it counted properly, none of these other issues matter at all and nothing will change. For more information on this important subject see:

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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 03:38 AM
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1. selfish kick
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Helga Scow Stern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 03:43 AM
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2. Did you get my PM about writing to them?
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 03:47 AM by Ojai Person
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 03:55 AM
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3. thanks
I'm going to try to get some zz's but I saved the link and I'll check it out tomorrow
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mulethree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 03:59 AM
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4. Just Preliminary report
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

http://www.osce.org/odihr/index.php?page=elections&div=reports&country=us

They say the report will be ready 6 weeks following the election, but its past 6 weeks now. I don't know if its late, or if they are thinking 6 weeks after the inaguration, or what.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 04:01 AM
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5. well maybe we should ask them
a "few" emails to their inbox might prompt them to hurry up and release the final report.
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Helga Scow Stern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 04:10 AM
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6. OSCE--
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 04:12 AM by Ojai Person

Please read the PM I sent you a few days ago.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 04:12 AM
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7. what?
Kerry's concession should have no effect no their report. if it was fraudulent it was fraudulent.
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Helga Scow Stern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 04:14 AM
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8. I am not sure how honest they are, considering their earlier observations.
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 04:15 AM by Ojai Person
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s-cubed Donating Member (860 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 12:48 PM
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9. self delete dupe
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 12:49 PM by scubed
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