A follow-up with updated information on our several previous reports…
A supplement to the letter sent to Ohio Sec. of State J. Kenneth Blackwell by House Judiciary Committee Dems concerning numerous voting irregularities in Ohio was obtained earlier today by The BRAD BLOG. The supplement, which includes an invitation for Blackwell to appear at next week’s just-announced committee hearings, has now been posted within the past hour at the House Judiciary Committee Democrats website. We will excerpt details below.
As well, a request has been filed with Warren Mitofsky, head of the news consortium that conducted the Exit Polling on Election Day, to release the “raw data” from that controversial polling. Details follow below on that as well.
Additional information has been provided to Blackwell in a supplemental letter, which also requests explanation for the incidents described. The first item is based on information reported exclusively by BRAD BLOG last Wednesday evening in our report about the judge in Delaware County, OH who had issued a “temporary restraining order” to stop the Green/Libertarian sponsored recount from happening in that county.
Our investigation revealed that the Delaware County Board of Elections website was still publicizing an outdated edict from Blackwell concerning the paper-weight requirements of voter registration forms in Ohio despite the rulings reversal over a month prior to Election Day.
After drawing negative publicity about Blackwell’s arcane ruling which mandated that voter registration forms must be submitted only on “white, uncoated paper of not less than 80-pound text weight”, the ruling was then lifted on Sept. 29th.
Yet, as we reported Wednesday, the Delaware County Board of Elections website still features the following text, as of this posting, on the front page of the site a full two months since the ruling was lifted, and over a month since Election Day itself:
Here is a screenshot taken last night from the page…
The Judiciary Committee letter includes this information on the matter to Blackwell:
First, in Section II(C) of our letter, we raised the problem of a directive you issued on September 7 commanding county elections boards to reject voter registration forms “not printed on white, uncoated paper of not less than 80 lb. text weight.” We noted that you reversed the directive on September 28, but in the interim a number of counties followed the directive and rejected otherwise valid voter registration forms. It has now come to our attention that in at least one county, Delaware County, the directive is still posted on the Internet. Attached is a screen capture of this directive for your review. This raises the question of whether Delaware County rejected voter registration forms after your rescinded the directive.
The second additional item sent to Blackwell asks about the unusual report of the Auglaize County, OH Board of Elections, the entirety of which was placed on “Administrative Oversight” by Blackwell’s office — without explanation — after a board official had reported that an Election Systems & Software (ES&S) employee was seen accessing the main computer. Such access is reportedly contrary to election protocol.
The curious incident was first published by The Evening Later on Nov. 6th, and then reported here two days later.
The text of the Blackwell supplement asks for more information on the matter:
35. Did you or your office, in fact, conduct an investigation into this matter? If so, did you find impropriety in the conduct of Joe McGinnis?
36. Did you find any other impropriety, either by McGinnis or any other employee of Election Systems and Software, that could have affected vote counts in the county? Did you find any impropriety by any employee of the Auglaize County Board of Elections?
The full text of the supplemental letter to Blackwell in PDF format can be downloaded here.
ALSO…In the committee’s invitation to Warren Mitofsky, head of the news consortium that conducted all of the Exit Polling on Election Day, asking him to appear at next week’s hearings, Mitofsky is asked to about releasing the “raw data” from those polls which have sparked so much controversy since Nov. 2nd.
As well, the letter points out the irony of the Bush Administration’s use of Exit Polls as an indicator of possible fraud in the recent Ukraine Elections, while virtually overlooking similar concerns about the data from such polling in this country:
As you are well aware, many questions have been raised regarding the discrepancy between the early exit polls conducted by the National Election Pool and the final result of the election. Specifically, just after noon on November 2, numbers were reportedly released showing that Senator John Kerry was leading in several key states such as Florida and Ohio, by a three percentage point lead late in the day. As we now know, these numbers are at odds with official results.
This discrepancy is objectively problematic and raises serious concerns about voting irregularity. While reasonable minds can differ as to the latter theory, the only way to restore complete legitimacy on this election is to have an independent firm conduct a detailed analysis of the data, including the raw data taken at the polls early in the day.
Indeed, exit poll data is now being used by Administration officials to evaluate the legitimacy of the election in the Ukraine. As Secretary of State Colin Powell stated, “We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse.”
Powell recently called for “a full review of the conduct of the election” and tallying of results. Such an inquiry into the legitimacy of election results should be a priority for our country as well.
The full text of the letter to Mitofsky in PDF format can be downloaded here.
"an inquiry into the legitimacy of election results should be a priority for our country as well"
NO KIDDING!!
Great work, Brad. Thanks again!
Excellent news.
The Bradblog is my No. 1 recommended site for keeping up to date with election "irregularities" and… erm… "glitches".
Rock on, Brad!
HI Brad,
Still enjoying your work here every morning! THere are other notable pollsters upset about the election results who may wish to be contacted for their input, notably Zogby at zogby.com Im sure you wont have a hard time finding others!
Good morning Brad~ Super, super work!!! Thanks so much! Is there anything "we" out here who are very upset with the "irregularities" can do with the media? How do we get them to cover(and I mean cover not just mention) the upcoming hearing? Time is so short. All I want for Christmas……Wouldn’t the unveiling of fraud create a winter wonderland for us all? Again, Thank you!
Karen, for the moment, please contact whatever media you can and ask them to do so. As well, and perhaps even more importantly, please contact members of the U.S. House and ask them to attend and/or support these hearings!
I hope to give a few easy links to do both of those in the next day or two, but PLEASE get started without me!
Also, see the item I just posted concerning a new CHICAGO TRIBUNE article here. I include links to several other BRAD BLOG articles there which give you direct Email links for three different media outlets (NY Times, Boston Globe and Newsweek) to express your polite concerns that they start investigating these issues!
And thanks to all for the kind words!
incredible info at this site. Brad my condolensces go out to courageous Mr. Curtis’ dog. His determination in exposing this tyrannical regime in office is the most heroic event I have seen in years. We need more leaders like Mr. Curtis in this country. The mainstream media cannot hide the truth for much longer.
The Brad Blog website is a wonderful source of election irregularities (2004) and possible vote fraud. I appreciate reading your discussion and analysis of Wayne Madsen’s article and attempts to tie in Curtis’ affidavit statement into a larger picture re Bush/CIA, etc. This is a good clarification and distinction. I have heard some good things about Madson as a researcher, but have not read that much of his writing and investigative reporting. Perhaps there is a tie-in with what Curtis alledges in his affidavit with the larger picture. (Remember, follow the money. Who benefits from a Bush re-election in 2004?)
The $64 unanswered question is whether or not the demo program for election fixing or fraud which Curtis developed ever did get implemented and used in voting machines used to count or tabulate votes in 2004 in and outside of Florida. If such was the case, then we have the potential of widespread vote fraud in 2004! (Was the software in use in Ohio and in Florida in 2004?)
Brad’s comments to Bev Harris (blackboxvoting.org) re her questions are excellent and helps to clarify and set record straight. Harris is doing excellent work, too, though she may have some misunderstandings of Curtis’ statements in his affidavit.
Curtis is to be commended for coming forward–this takes great courage. If his dog was shot as a result, my condolences and sympathy to him. He should be watching his back as another writer advised, and perhaps should be out of Jebistan (Florida).
I just became aware of Brad Friedman’s research and investigative work through, I believe, another web site (either Alex Jones prisonplanet.org or Citizens for Legitimate Government). Keep up the good work, Brad. You are providing a real service to people who are truth seekers.
Thanks much for all of the kind words, Peter.
More to come…Keep your eyes out here (or, for now, at BRAD BLOG TOO.
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