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The Recount EffortsVol. 1, No. 5--December 4, 2004This week, people across the country are beginning to systematically look at the irregularities in the 2004 Presidential Election. While organizations such as Black Box Voting (www.blackboxvoting.org) have been involved with election legitimacy issues since before the election, the wider public is just beginning to take the call for recounts seriously. Better late than never? That remains to be seen. The current situation demands a massive effort on the part of everyone who believes a democracy is defined by the right of its citizens to vote for their leaders through a legitimate process. Do we expect a change in the election outcome? It's too close to call. But a recount would certainly change the nature of the results. Even if the current winners and losers remain, making the results legitimate would be meaningful. It would demonstrate that our system respects every voter and the effort they made on November 2nd. Undoubtedly you are getting a lot of information about the recounts right now. Progressive Democrats of America has created a web guide to assist your efforts to understand and participate in the recount efforts. If you find something particularly useful, pass it on to your friends. Also, if you have a resource that you would like to recommend and is not included below, please send it to us. We all deserve to be part of this process! Useful Articles Something's Fishy in Ohio by Jesse Jackson How to Take Back a Stolen Election by Thom Hartmann The Unexplained Exit Poll Discrepancy by Steven Freeman Jesse Jackson seeks voting probe Jesse Jackson: Pattern of Republican Intentionality Casts New Doubt on Bush Ohio Win by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey WassermanThe Data: The Citizen's Commission Investigating Voter Irregularities in Ohio (audio program) Columbus Ohio Hearings on Vote Suppression (video testimonials) Election Incidents: Nationwide Ohio recount could put Kerry in the White House by Bob Fertik The Court Cases Litigating the Election by Marjorie Cohn List of all current court cases related to the 2004 election, listed by State More Ohio Voter Suppression testimony prompts upcoming legal filing for statewide recount by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman Suit Seeks Provisional Ballots Re-Examined Government Actions Government Accountability Office to Conduct Investigation of 2004 Election Irregularities Feds to Investigate Voting Irregularities by Larry Margasak A Note on the Presidential Election in Ohio by Dennis Kucinich Sites with Timely Updates www.votecobb.org/recount/daily_update/ What You Can DO Visit these websites and support their work: Volunteer to help the Green Party with the recounts If you live in Ohio, or can go there and volunteer: Check out the Action Alerts at: Sign the petition asking Ohio Sec. Of State Kenneth Blackwell, and co-Chair of the Bush Campaign in Ohio to Step Aside for the Recount |
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