Formal Ohio Recount Demand Announced; Cobb Testifies in DC, December
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COBB/LaMARCHE GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2004
http://www.votecobb.org
December 7, 2004
Contact: Blair Bobier, Media Director at
414.364.1596
Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb today
announced his formal demand for a recount of the Ohio presidential vote,
following Monday's official certification of the that tally by Ohio
Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell who admitted that
"glitches" had occurred with Ohio's election process.
"What Mr. Blackwell calls 'glitches' are in
fact widespread and systemic problems with the electoral process. By
recounting the presidential ballots and investigating what went wrong on
Election Day, we can address the problems and restore the integrity of
the voting process," said David Cobb.
On Wednesday, December 8, Cobb will appear before
the first congressional forum convened to address the widespread
problems which plagued the Ohio election. The hearing, chaired by
Representative John Conyers, is scheduled for 10 a.m. in room 2237 of
the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
"We are encouraged that members of Congress are
investigating what went wrong in Ohio. The Bush administration and much
of the media seem obsessed with movements for democracy in the Ukraine
and elsewhere in the world but ignore the struggles of ordinary
Americans. If we want to export democracy, we must first produce it
domestically," said Blair Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche
campaign.
The Cobb-LaMarche website http://www.votecobb.org
has more information about the campaign and recount efforts. Information
about the national Green Party can be found at http://www.gp.org.
