Status of the Cobb/Badnarik Ohio recount fund.....

[BlueEyedSon]

Looks like IT'S ON!!!

http://www.votecobb.org

[liberalnurse]

1. Beautiful.......

"We the People" will persevere..... :bounce:

[dave420]

2. Money?

Why do they need money for a recount??? I thought it was a democracy. Shouldn't that be free? Is justice only for rich people?

[Arioch]

3. Is justice only for rich people?

Yep...
'specially "oil" rich people

:(

[liberalnurse]

4. Are you serious?

I'm not in the mood today......

[BlueEyedSon]

5. $10 per precinct, 11k precincts.... plus legal and misc fees.

[liberalnurse]

6. Since money is not a concern for you regarding the recount....

Please donate to our site.....We have a fundraiser going on. You are apparently new, and clear with your sentiments.... so I will look forward to your donation.

[Doohickie]

16. No, they require a small fee per precinct to be recounted.

If I remember right, it's something like $10 per precinct, which is very reasonable, but there are something like 11,000 precincts.

[mdb]

7. Cobb-LaMarche campaign is giving thanks for the recount donations!

http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/1115-06.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 15, 2004
12:46 PM
CONTACT: Green Party of the United States
Blair Bobier, Media Director, 541-929-5755

Recount in Ohio A Sure Thing; Green Party Campaign Raises $150,000 in 4 Days, Shifts Gears to Phase II


WASHINGTON -- November 15 -- There will be a recount of the presidential vote in Ohio.

On Thursday, David Cobb, the Green Party’s 2004 presidential candidate, announced his intention to seek a recount of the vote in Ohio. Since the required fee for a statewide recount is $113,600, the only question was whether that money could be raised in time to meet the filing deadline. That question has been answered.

“Thanks to the thousands of people who have contributed to this effort, we can say with certainty that there will be a recount in Ohio,” said Blair Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche campaign.

“The grassroots support for the recount has been astounding. The donations have come in fast and furiously, with the vast majority in the $10-$50 range, allowing us to meet our goal for the first phase of the recount effort in only four days,” said Bobier.

Bobier said the campaign is still raising money for the next phase of the recount effort which will be recruiting, training and mobilizing volunteers to monitor the actual recount.

The Ohio presidential election was marred by numerous press and independent reports of mis-marked and discarded ballots, problems with electronic voting machines and the targeted disenfranchisement of African American voters. A number of citizens’ groups and voting rights organizations are holding the second of two hearings today in Columbus, Ohio, to take testimony from voters, poll watchers and election experts about problems with the Ohio vote. The hearing, from 6-9 p.m., will be held at the

Courthouse, meeting room A, 373 S. High St., in Columbus. The Cobb-LaMarche campaign will be represented at the hearing by campaign manager Lynne Serpe.

A demand for a recount in Ohio can only be filed by a presidential candidate who was either a certified write-in candidate or on the ballot in that state. Both Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik will be demanding a recount. No other candidate has stated an intention to seek a recount and no other citizen or organization would have legal standing to do so in Ohio. The Cobb-LaMarche campaign is still exploring the possibility of seeking recounts in other states but no decision has been made yet.

[Eloriel]

8. Thanks so much, mdb--

you can probably start threads now, why not post this glorious news to General Discussion and General Discussion: Politics?? Would ya? BIG CELEBRATION HERE!!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[genieroze]

9. We did it

Now we need $$$$ for mobilization costs. 100 grand

[blitzburgh55]

10. Great news!

Is Cheney going to have shortness of breath again? :evilgrin:

[rndmprsn]

11. LMAO! n/t

[BlueEyedSon]

12. Maybe shortness of "votes".....

[jsamuel]

13. TIME is now the limiting factor

Hurry up!

[KoKo]

14. Now, what's the next step. How do they initiate the recount? When

will they hold the recount? And, will the Baradnek people be contributing funds or volunteers for this? Are the two campaigns working together?

I was hoping for more details..

[flpoljunkie]

15. This link not working!

[BlueEyedSon]

17. Yeah, funny thing!

[mcg]

19. The site is back up.

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