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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

DNC Releases Long-Awaited 2004 Ohio Election Report!

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You can download a copy of the DNC's Voting Rights Institute report at the DNC site and read Chair Howard Dean's comments. Dean quote:

"The results show that our election system failed the citizens of Ohio in 2004, and in particular failed African Americans, new registrants, younger voters and voters in places using touch screen machines.

"More than a quarter of all Ohio voters reported problems with their voting experience.

"Twice as many African American voters as white voters reported experiencing problems at the polls."

TheBradBlog has the full text of comments made upon its release today by Voting Rights Institute Chair, Donna Brazile. Brazile quote:

"African American voters were far more likely to have their registration status challenged and to report experiencing intimidation at the polls than other voters. 16% of African Americans reported experiencing intimidation at the polls as opposed to 5% of whites.
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Counties using touchscreen machines had far more problems than voters in other counties."

The report also lays out a series of 23 recommendations for improving the voting process nationwide. What's your take on these?

June 22, 2005 at 05:22 PM in Candidates & Races, Democratic Party | Permalink

Comments

I'm so glad to see Dean taking this on.. it's about @#!&*^%$ time the Dems make this an issue.

Posted by: Nancy | Jun 23, 2005 11:54:23 AM

As a citizen of Ohio, I know first hand about the voting fraud issue and disenfranchising. People stood in long lines all over the state and had their votes counted. Get over it losers and come up with policy, not whining accusations already thrice disproven.

Posted by: Michael | Jul 16, 2005 11:15:51 AM

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