Cobb: New Mexico Recount Must Begin Now.
COBB/LaMARCHE 2004
http://www.votecobb.org
December 12, 2004
Contact:
Rick Lass, NM Coordinator at 505.920.0540
Blair Bobier, Media Director at 414.364.1596
GREEN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAYS NEW MEXICO RECOUNT
MUST BEGIN NOW
Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb today
said that the New Mexico recount of the presidential vote must begin
immediately. Attorneys representing the Cobb campaign went to court on
Friday in an effort to force New Mexico state officials to comply with
state law and start the recount.
"Justice delayed is justice denied. I
call upon New Mexicos elected officials to comply with the spirit
and letter of New Mexico law and start the recount immediately,"
said Cobb
The Cobb campaign is demanding recounts of the
presidential vote in Ohio and New Mexico. Several Ohio counties are
expected to begin the recount on Monday; others will begin on different
days throughout the week. The New Mexico state canvassing
board is meeting Tuesday to discuss the recount.
Monday is the day when presidential electors will
meet in all 50 state capitals and cast their votes.
"It is absolutely outrageous and irresponsible
for the New Mexico presidential electors to cast their votes when the
recount hasn't even begun. A recount is an essential check and
balance of the election process and the election isn't over until the
recount is done. The recount must be completed to ensure the
integrity of the voting process. With very serious concerns yet to be
resolved about electronic voting machines, under-votes and provisional
ballots, the presidential electors will cast their votes under a cloud
of suspicion," said Cobb.
Cobb-LaMarche New Mexico Recount Coordinator Rick
Lass will be available for interviews atthe New Mexico state Capitol on
Monday at noon.
For more information about the Cobb-LaMarche
campaign and its recount efforts in Ohio and New Mexico, see http://www.votecobb.org.
Information about the New Mexico Green Party can be found at http://www.nmia.com/~nmgp/.
