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By Dorri Steinhoff, CASE Ohio Posted by Joan Brunwasser (about the submitter)
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This is the hidden presidential count which, excepting the Census' whispered footnote, has not been reported.
Unfortunately, that's not all. In addition to the 3 million ballots uncounted due to technical "glitches," millions more were lost because the voters were prevented from casting their ballots in the first place. This group of un-votes includes voters illegally denied registration or wrongly purged from the registries.
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/1961
November 2, 2004 Election
Iowa New Mexico Ohio
Ballots "spoiled " 18,847 21,084 103,660
Provisional Ballots Uncounted 7,368 6,593 33,998
Absentee Ballots Uncounted 10,596 4,217 15,519
Ghost Votes & blocked votes unknown 2,087 85,950
Total Uncounted* 36,811 33,981 239,127
Bush "Victory " Margin 10,059 5,988 118,599
*Totals here include ghost vote only for New Mexico and machine shortage only for Ohio. Registry purges etc., would increase these totals.
-U.S. Civil Rights Commission reports that ballots of "non-black " voters were rejected: 1.6% (1 in 63 did not count); while black voter ballots were rejected 14.4% or 1 in 7 African American votes went uncounted.
-The rejection of provisional ballots were cast over-whelmingly in Democratic precincts.
-In New Mexico, 9 out of 10 votes uncounted were cast by non-Anglo voters. (90% of this population vote Democratic.
-Nationally, the total numver of voters voting provisionally was 3,107,490 and the rejection rate was 1,090,729.
Become a Fan (38 fans) -- Page 3 of 5 page(s)
Unfortunately, that's not all. In addition to the 3 million ballots uncounted due to technical "glitches," millions more were lost because the voters were prevented from casting their ballots in the first place. This group of un-votes includes voters illegally denied registration or wrongly purged from the registries.
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/1961
November 2, 2004 Election
Iowa New Mexico Ohio
Ballots "spoiled " 18,847 21,084 103,660
Provisional Ballots Uncounted 7,368 6,593 33,998
Absentee Ballots Uncounted 10,596 4,217 15,519
Ghost Votes & blocked votes unknown 2,087 85,950
Total Uncounted* 36,811 33,981 239,127
Bush "Victory " Margin 10,059 5,988 118,599
*Totals here include ghost vote only for New Mexico and machine shortage only for Ohio. Registry purges etc., would increase these totals.
-U.S. Civil Rights Commission reports that ballots of "non-black " voters were rejected: 1.6% (1 in 63 did not count); while black voter ballots were rejected 14.4% or 1 in 7 African American votes went uncounted.
-The rejection of provisional ballots were cast over-whelmingly in Democratic precincts.
-In New Mexico, 9 out of 10 votes uncounted were cast by non-Anglo voters. (90% of this population vote Democratic.
-Nationally, the total numver of voters voting provisionally was 3,107,490 and the rejection rate was 1,090,729.
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by Jim Prues on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 9:38:58 PM