"House Judiciary Ohio Forum Hears of Recount Fraud Plans" --Report

Edited on Mon Dec-13-04 02:53 PM by BreakForNews

House Judiciary Ohio Forum
Hears of Recount Fraud Plans


David Cobb tells Conyers Forum of
Preparations for a Fraudulent Recount

By Fintan Dunne, Editor
< http://www.BreakForNews.com> 
13 December 2004 : 1pmET

The House Judiciary Cmte., meeting in Columbus, Ohio to investigate
presidential election vote irregularities in the state, has heard
evidence that preparations to conduct a fraudulent recount are
underway statewide.

In early testimony, chairman of the forum, Rep. John Conyers heard
from Green party presidential candidate, David Cobb that employees of
punch card vendor, Triad Governmental Systems, Inc. (Triad GSI) are
attempting to orchestrate a fraudulent recount of the 3 percent of
precincts likely to be included in the first phase of the recount
process.

Cobb cited one case detailed by an --as yet anonymous-- informant,
that a Triad GSI employee had advised election staff to
inconspicuously note a prepared recount result, then report this data
irrespective of the actual recount.

"This is going on, all over the state," Cobb told the hearing.

AUDIO OF COBB RECOUNT FRAUD CHARGES: (mp3)
< http://www.kathymcmahon.utvinternet.com/mrn/audio/Insid... >

(snip)

The forum also heard evidence that over the weekend, Secretary of
State Kenneth Blackwell, directed election staff to interrupt a
public inspection of minority precincts in Greene County, and remove
election poll books from two certified volunteers for the Ohio
Recount team who were checking them.

Joan Quinn, a retired attorney said she was hand-copying voter
discrepancies from precinct voting books when officials in direct
contact with Mr. Blackwells' office were instructed to "lock down"
the records.

Eve Robertson, a retired election official from California
corroborated that account and gave testimony that her interrupted
inspection was showing that minority students --who seemed to have
voted overwhelmingly for John Kerry-- comprised the bulk of the
provisional votes.

(snip)

John Bonifaz requested Rep. Conyers to formally object to any
declaration of a winner of the electoral college vote on January 6th,
2005 --if a recount was still underway or a different set of electors
had been nominated for Ohio.

(Snip)

Rep. John Conyers vowed that this was not the last such meeting. He
said Judiciary Cmte. staffers would in coming days be meeting with
witnesses and accepting depositions.

The hearing is continuing.

FULL REPORT CONTINUES:
< http://www.BreakForNews.com/articles/OhioForumDec13Repo... >

Fintan Dunne, Editor
< http://www.BreakForNews.com >
13 Dec. 2005 @ 1pmET