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Ohio 2004 recount workers on trial for conspiracy

By Brian
Fri Jan 19, 2007 at 02:34:37 PM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Election Integrity

Those of you who watched the recent HBO documentary, Hacking Democracy will remember the footage of Bev Harris and others noting that the supposed 'random' hand recount of ballots in Ohio were anything but random, but that election workers had already grouped ballots into piles.

Now, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, prosecutors have charged three election workers with conspiracy to avoid the recount by pre-selecting ballots so the desired result would be determined.

"The evidence will show that this recount was rigged, maybe not for political reasons, but rigged nonetheless," Prosecutor Kevin Baxter said. "They did this so they could spend a day rather than weeks or months" on the recount, he said.

It would probably take a whistle-blower to uncover a deeper link between GOP operatives and the election workers. And we can all don our tin-foil hats and speculate as to why these workers did manipulate the recount, but at a minimum they are going to stand trial and be accountable for their actions.

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