Article from PHIL Inquirer: Election numbers leave questions for some

[pbartch]

MY QUESTION IS.........WHY IS SEC OF STATE (REpiglican) taking so long and CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO SPEED HIM UP AND HAVE THE RECOUNT SOONER?
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/10249937.htm?1c
Posted on Tue, Nov. 23, 2004

Election numbers still leave questions for some
By Larry Eichel
Inquirer Staff Writer

In Ohio yesterday, the presidential candidates of the Green and Libertarian Parties, who plan to seek a statewide recount, asked a federal judge to order the state to speed up its initial vote tabulation.

The suit's goal is to provide enough time for the recount to be held before Ohio's 20 Electoral College votes are cast Dec. 13. Ohio was the decisive state in the election.

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In Ohio, the two presidential candidates, Libertarian Michael Badnarik and David Cobb of the Green Party, have raised the $113,600 the state requires before conducting a recount. The unofficial tally has Bush ahead of Democrat John Kerry in the state by 136,000 votes, more than 2 percent of the total votes cast.

No recount can occur, however, until a first, official count is complete. The Ohio Secretary of State's Office, citing state law and practical considerations, has said a recount might not be able to start until Dec. 11, only two days before electors meet.

The secretary of state, J. Kenneth Blackwell, was a cochair of the Bush campaign in Ohio.

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[louis-t]

1. Normal repug power grab mode

No recounts will be allowed until it's too late.

[Leilani]

2. The Judge determined that neither candidate could win

so the recount didn't have to be done yet.

However, if Kerry or the DNC filed, I think the decision would be different, from what I have read here at DU.

[Eloriel]

3. Just one

:kick:

[Nordic]

4. a typical tactic of evil people is to lie-and-stall

to say they'll do something and then simply not do it.

Or to simply stall as long as possible until it's too late to do anything.

Remember Serbia? Milosevic was really good at this. It's how he avoided getting bombed for so frikkin' long.

These people are just plain evil

[truehawk]

5. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO SPEED HIM UP AND HAVE THE RECOUNT SOONER?

Only Kerry has the standing to make the time is of the essence arguement and ask for an concurrent recount.