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Democrats find 2004 voting problems in Ohio
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jun 22, 2005 09:39pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, June 23, 2005 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | More than a quarter of voters, and more than half of black voters, experienced problems at Ohio polling places during the 2004 presidential vote, a Democratic Party report said on Wednesday.
But the problems were not enough to have changed the outcome in the state that put President Bush over the top in his battle for the White House with Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, it concluded.
The report cited long lines that discouraged voting, poorly trained election officials and difficulties with registration status, polling locations and absentee ballots.
Nearly one quarter of Ohio voters felt their experience in 2004 had left them less confident about the reliability of elections in the state, according to the analysis.
"The data clearly indicates that the system failed far too many Ohio voters," said Donna Brazile, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and the project's leader.
Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman called the report "pure political fiction." |
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