Election Fraud Continues in US

According to an article by Peter Philips on Common Dreams, new data show extensive manipulation of non-paper-trail voting machines occurred in several states during the 2004 election. The data comes from a recently released study by Dennis Loo, Ph.D., at Cal Poly Pomona. Some findings:

In 2004 Bush far exceeded the 85% of registered Florida Republican votes that he got in 2000, receiving more than 100% of the registered Republican votes in 47 out of 67 Florida counties, 200% of registered Republicans in 15 counties, and over 300% of registered Republicans in 4 counties. Bush managed these remarkable outcomes despite the fact that his share of the crossover votes by registered Democrats in Florida did not increase over 2000, and he lost ground among registered Independents, dropping 15 points.

... Bush "won" Ohio by 51-48%, but statewide results were not matched by the court-supervised hand count of the 147,400 absentee and provisional ballots in which Kerry received 54.46% of the vote. In Cuyahoga County, Ohio the number of recorded votes was more than 93,000 greater than the number of registered voters.

... national exit polls showed Kerry winning in 2004. However, It was only in precincts where there were no paper trails on the voting machines that the exit polls ended up being different from the final count.

The linked article and the full report by Dr. Loo are important reads for anyone concerned about democracy in America.

Philips concludes:

There is little doubt key Democrats know that votes in 2004 and earlier elections were stolen. The fact that few in Congress are complaining about fraud is an indication of the totality to which both parties accept the status quo of a money based elections system. Neither party wants to further undermine public confidence in the American "democratic" process (over 80 millions eligible voters refused to vote in 2004). Instead we will likely see the quiet passing of legislation that will correct the most blatant problems. Future elections in the US will continue as an equal opportunity for both parties to maintain a national democratic charade in which money counts more than truth.

Meanwhile, the voters' lawsuit in New Mexico has moved into the discovery stage. Click on the continuation page of this post to read the latest from Voter Action and learn how you can make a difference.

New Mexico has the opportunity to play a big role in moving the nation towards more accurate and secure voting for the future.

The Lopategui vs. Vigil-Giron lawsuit is entering a very active phase.  Over the past several months, the county clerk defendants filed motions to dismiss the case and the Secretary of State filed a motion for summary judgment.  These motions seek in different ways to end the case without a trial.  The plaintiffs’ attorneys have filed memoranda opposing the motions.  Before the end of August, the Secretary of State will likely file a reply memorandum in support of her motion for summary judgment, after which Judge Mathis will set a hearing date on the motions.  Plaintiffs’ attorneys believe their position is strong and are guardedly optimistic that the motions will be denied.

Meanwhile, the attorneys for the plaintiffs have commenced the “discovery” process by serving subpoenas on two key witnesses, requiring them to supply documents and testify under oath in depositions in late August.  The first is Terry Rainey, President of Automated Election Services, Inc., the Rio Rancho company that provides extensive election-related services to the Secretary of State and dozens of New Mexico counties.  The second is Ernest Marquez, who worked for Automated Election Services for six years before being hired by the Secretary of State in January 2005 to head the state Bureau of Elections.  Additional depositions, demands for production of documents, and demands for examination of voting systems are planned in the near future.  The ultimate aim is to seek a court ruling in the early part of 2006 that would prohibit future use in New Mexico of voting systems that plaintiffs can prove were inaccurate and unreliable in the 2004 presidential election.

Additional evidence of voting irregularities from the 2004 election continues to surface. Should you have or know anyone who has additional information regarding vote recording or tabulation (counting) irregularities, please contact us at 505 823 6362 or send email info@voteraction.org .

The budget for the New Mexico research and litigation effort is $250,000 and is actively being raised in order to move discovery forward in a timely and effective manner. As a project of the International Humanities Center, a 501(c)(3) organization, Voter Action can offer donors tax deductibility to the full extent permitted by law.  Checks should be made out to Voter Action/IH Center c/o Voter Action, PO Box 25651, Albuquerque, NM 87125. Credit card payments may be made at our website - www.voteraction.org. Gifts of stock can be made by contacting Pam Stokes at Voter Action New Mexico 505 823-6362.

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Thank you again for any and all support you can provide. Thomas’ Jefferson’s quote” The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." stays very relevant today.

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