The NH Ballot Debacle
Rob Creekmore
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: Politics
The Monroe Street Journal has obtained a copy of a hand delivered letter from a Republican presidential candidate to the Secretary of State of New Hampshire requesting a full hand recount. As you may know, presidential candidate Albert B. Howard of Ann Arbor has demanded and paid for a recount of the ballots in New Hampshire over the last few weeks. On February 1st, he sent out an additional request to count all ballots, going so far as to call some ballots "spoiled."
Mr. Howard's concerns are corroborated by a group called Black Box Voting, that claims the chain of custody is fraught with opportunities to interfere with the process, including slit ballot boxes and loose ballot seals. They provide a video on YouTube of their findings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHL_YMBolRs
Only a presidential candidate can request a recount in New Hampshire. Former Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich also requested a recount of the Democratic ballots, but his campaign was not able to fund the full recount and he withdrew from the election shortly thereafter.
We will be following this story closely over the next few weeks. Mr. Howard was unavailable for additional comment. His letter to the Secretary of State is as follows:
February 1, 2008
HAND DELIVERED
Mr. William Gardner
Secretary of State
State of New Hampshire
Dept. of State
107 N. Main St. Rm 204
Concord, NH 03301
Re: MISSING BALLOTS
Dear Mr. Gardner:
Under the authority of New Hampshire's Election Law or, if necessary, New Hampshire's Right to Know Law, I respectfully request the recount immediately begin to include a count of the all ballots that have been returned from the towns and cities, including, but not necessarily limited to, the unused/uncast ballots and the "spoiled" ballots. In addition, please provide the number of ballots that were printed and the number of ballots that were delivered to each town and city.
Time is of the essence, your immediate attention to this matter is essential.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
Mr. Howard's concerns are corroborated by a group called Black Box Voting, that claims the chain of custody is fraught with opportunities to interfere with the process, including slit ballot boxes and loose ballot seals. They provide a video on YouTube of their findings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHL_YMBolRs
Only a presidential candidate can request a recount in New Hampshire. Former Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich also requested a recount of the Democratic ballots, but his campaign was not able to fund the full recount and he withdrew from the election shortly thereafter.
We will be following this story closely over the next few weeks. Mr. Howard was unavailable for additional comment. His letter to the Secretary of State is as follows:
February 1, 2008
HAND DELIVERED
Mr. William Gardner
Secretary of State
State of New Hampshire
Dept. of State
107 N. Main St. Rm 204
Concord, NH 03301
Re: MISSING BALLOTS
Dear Mr. Gardner:
Under the authority of New Hampshire's Election Law or, if necessary, New Hampshire's Right to Know Law, I respectfully request the recount immediately begin to include a count of the all ballots that have been returned from the towns and cities, including, but not necessarily limited to, the unused/uncast ballots and the "spoiled" ballots. In addition, please provide the number of ballots that were printed and the number of ballots that were delivered to each town and city.
Time is of the essence, your immediate attention to this matter is essential.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
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Karl
posted 2/05/08 @ 5:50 PM EST
Too bad they wouldn't do the reount before Super Tuesday. Funny how that happened. This election is so rigged.
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