Reply #29: That's interesting, do you know this...

[Truman01]

If the judge "indicated" that there were irregularities with the recount, why didn't he order a recount?

Your paragraph is the type of things I was looking for, the particularity of fraud that the court looks for. Cobb's paragraph is generality and simple allegation. He says is was "haphazard," "inconsistant" and in "violation of .... minimum standards" but doesn't offer any specifics.

If these things are followed up upon and we can prove what happened, then i can see the court ordering a hand count in places. I can't see him invalidating the election, but ordering a recount would be in line.

Your comment about hand counting some counties while machine counting others probably isn't valid but could be argued. The 14th amendment protect us from arbitrary application of the laws among other things. The execution of the Ohio law isn't a violation, but it is possible the Ohio law itself that allows such discrepancy may be a violation.

TC