"International monitors find fault in Florida vote"

[Bluebear]

'The global implications of the U.S. election are undeniable, but international monitors at a polling station in southern Florida said Tuesday that voting procedures being used in the extremely close contest fell short in many ways of the best global practices.

The observers said they had less access to polls than in Kazakhstan, that the electronic voting had fewer fail-safes than in Venezuela, that the ballots were not so simple as in the Republic of Georgia and that no other country had such a complex national election system.

"To be honest, monitoring elections in Serbia a few months ago was much simpler," said Konrad Olszewski, an election observer stationed in Miami by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

"They have one national election law and use the paper ballots I really prefer over any other system," Olszewski said.'

http://iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2004/11/02/news/observe.html

[symphony]

1. why am I not surprised?

It is Florida, after all, Jebbie has labored so hard to "deliver" it on a platter to brother.

[AspenRose]

2. Is anyone truly surprised, at this point....

[michigandem2]

3. did anyone see david shuster on MSNBC today

said a woman who wanted to vote for Kerry and the machine kept putting in bush...she had to hit it a few times for Kerry to register...shit like this is rediculous..and she caught it..but how many others did not?

[tlcandie]

4. It actually registered Bush like the 3-4th time!!!!

She says she finally THINKS she voted for Kerry.

[AspenRose]

5. That's what was happening in Albuquerque during early voting

Exact same thing

There were even machines where people voted Bush and Kerry came up...

[Oak2004]

6. We should write to the international media and to international NPOs, NOW

We need to generate international pressure on the fraudulent regime that's trying to steal the election yet again. I've worked for human rights and democracy in other nations, as I'm sure many others here have; it's time to ask the people of the world to help us.

Would others like to join me in putting together a contact list?

[lanparty]

7. Write to Lou Dobbs !!!!

He's the ONLY journalist with enough balls to hit the black box voting story as it may have affected this election. Our democracy is slipping through our hands!!!!!

If we don't make a stand now, Bush will become our Fuhrer!!!!

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?9

[Carolab]

8. DOBBS is FOR BUSH