More voting questions raised (Columbus, OH 11/25 article)

http://www.dispatch.com/election.php?story=dispatch/2004/11/25/20041125-D1-03.html

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Several new voting concerns surfaced yesterday as lawyers combed totals from the Nov. 2 presidential election.

An Akron man filed a complaint with the Summit County Board of Elections saying he "witnessed election judges telling potential voters that they could cast a provisional ballot at any table or precinct and if they did so, it would be counted."

Meanwhile, attorneys for various citizen action groups that plan to contest the results said they are puzzled that vote totals in the presidential race in Warren County far exceed totals in most other statewide and countywide races.

For example, the total of 94,415 votes cast there for President Bush or Sen. John Kerry is 3,000 more than all those cast in the U.S. Senate race and a constitutional amendment about same-sex marriage.

Further, 20,000 to 24,000 fewer votes were cast in three Ohio Supreme Court races and 13,000 to 24,000 fewer were cast in various countywide races.

In Warren County, which reported a 33 percent increase in voter turnout from the 2000 elections, election officials had banned observers at the polls for "homeland security" concerns.

Clifford O. Arnebeck, a Columbus attorney representing the Alliance for Democracy, said he has testimony from poll worker Liz Kent, of Warren County, asserting, "There was no way the actual vote could have been as reported."

So the snowball GROWS!!! I feel giddy! :-)

Clifford O. Arnebeck, a Columbus attorney representing the Alliance for Democracy, said he has testimony from poll worker Liz Kent, of Warren County, asserting, "There was no way the actual vote could have been as reported."

6230 voters chose not to vote in the senate race. Why? You go to all the trouble to vote, why wouldn't you vote for Senator?

GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 2, 2004
RUN DATE:11/03/04 01:06 AM



SUMMARY REPORT MAHONING COUNTY

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 313). . . . . 313 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 195,480
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 131,938
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 67.49%

PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
VOTE FOR 1
BADNARIK/CAMPAGNA. . . . . . . . 519 .40%
BUSH/CHENEY (REP). . . . . . . . 47,968 36.74%
KERRY/EDWARDS (DEM) . . . . . . . 81,500 62.43%
PEROUTKA/BALDWIN . . . . . . . . 409 .31%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 151 .12%

UNITED STATES SENATOR
VOTE FOR 1
ERIC D. FINGERHUT (DEM). . . . . . 60,291 47.94%
GEORGE V. VOINOVICH (REP) . . . . . 65,417 52.01%

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . .

http://www.electionohio.com/mahoning/current_election_Nov2004.htm

So I guess it'll be certified too.