26) Rigged Recounts

Rep. Hoyer Asks for Clear Guidelines For Contested Elections

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With Many Tight House Elections Looming, Whip Concerned that Statutes Are Too Ambiguous

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent the attached letter today to Committee on House Administration Chairman Vernon Ehlers and Ranking Democrat Juanita Millender-McDonald asking the Committee to "develop a set of clear protocols for managing any contest or contests that the Committee faces in November" because "[w]ith the direction of the House likely to turn on a handful of seats, ensuring that contested elections are adjudicated in a fair, transparent, and swift manner is essential."

OHIO WORKERS MAY HAVE FUDGED 2004 RECOUNT

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A special prosecutor charges Cuyahoga County, Ohio election workers with secretly skirting rules designed to make sure all votes were counted correctly. There is no evidence of vote fraud but the prosecutor said their efforts are aimed at avoiding an expensive, public hand recount of all votes cast.

Three top county election officials have been indicted and Erie County Prosecutor Kevin Baxter said more are possible, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Baxter charges Cuyahoga election workers not only ignored the safeguards but also worked to defeat them during Ohio’s 2004 recount.