Timeline of the 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of the 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities - January 2005

Timeline of the 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities - January 2005

Jan. 1

• New Mexico: 'Free Press': Did We Bounce An Election? [365]
• John Conyers, 'KXXT' Radio, AAR affiliate: "Yes. Absolutely. We will have several" {Senators who plan to contest the OH votes in the Electoral College}
• Former Congressman Peter Deutsch to Assist Constitutional Challenge of Electors [366]
• Ohio, recount: Ohio Vote: Second Recount Requested [367]
• Ohio: 'Scoop' (New Zealand): Conyers Seeks Senate Support to Challenge of Ohio Electors - Ranking Minority Member on Judiciary Sends Letter to Colleagues [368]
• LA Times (editorial): 'Wishful Thinking' [369]
• NC: Sun Journal - 'Election Top {NC} Story of 04': Upsets, allegations, personalities and controversy swirled around the 2004 election process [370]
• Pollsters, Media Implicated in Vote Fraud [371]
• Ohio, Moss v. Bush: Vote challengers accuse Blackwell of trying to let 'clock run out' [372]
• Open Letter to Congress (Glenn Sanders) [373]
• FAIR: The Emperor's New Hump [374]

Jan. 2

• Open Letter to Congress (Tad Montgomery) [375]

Jan. 3

• Ohio, Moss v. Bush: Contestee George Bush's election campaign asks Judge Moyer to dismiss the election contest. [376]
• AP: Politically passionate voters chose to challenge election results [377]
• Ohio: Cleveland Plain Dealer: Politicians protest certifying of vote [378]
• Ohio, rally: STATEMENT OF JOHN C. BONIFAZ BEFORE THE RALLY FOR THE REPUBLIC, FANEUIL HALL, BOSTON, General Counsel for the National Voting Rights Institute [379]

Jan. 4

• Ohio, recount, opinion: The Recount That Wasn't, a Chance to Reassure Voters Missed [380]
• Ohio: More Election Crimes Surface In Ohio: "overwhelming indications" (EIR)
• Press conference on Moss v. Bush lawsuit to be held Jan. 5 at 2pm in Washington D.C.[381]
• Electoral college: House Democrats To Contest Formal Electoral Vote Count [382] [383]
• Electoral college: Schedule for counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6 [384]
• Ohio, Blackwell: Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell boasted of helping "deliver" Ohio for President Bush and said he was "truly pleased" to announce Bush had won Ohio. [385] (letter)

Jan. 5

• Judiciary Committee Dems Release 100-Page Report on Ohio Election (story) (story) (report, pdf) (mirror - report, pdf)
• Electoral college
  • An open letter to U.S. Senate by Michael Moore [386]
  • An open letter from an Ohio voter [387]
  • Opinion; Don't Certify Ohio results [388]
  • Opinion, Jesse Jackson: Senators should object to Ohio vote [389]
  • Greens to U.S. Senate Democrats: Challenge The 2004 Election Certification [390]
  • Activists want Fiengold to challenge electoral college certification [391]
  • Dissent to Mar Bush electon [392]
  • Senator Boxer "Seriously considers" election challenge [393] [394]
  • U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary: Twenty-four members from the House signed a letter issued to the full House and Senate this afternoon in a last-minute bid to encourage the Senate to open discussion on the electoral vote tally Thursday. [395]
  • David Cobb: Interview about possible floor debate and mainstream media coverage. (audio, realplayer)
• Ohio, recount, profile: Area woman monitors democratic process in Ohio [396]
• DeSoto vote-count gaffe takes votes from Kerry[397]

Jan 6.

• Cliff Arnebeck (Moss v. Bush): Letter to Congress [398]
• Electoral college
  • Democrats to force debate on Ohio results, Senator Boxer to join Representatives in contesting the vote [399]
  • Democrats challenge Ohio electoral votes (CNN) [400]
  • Congress OKs Electoral Vote Over Dispute (Associated Press) [401]
• Keeping our democracy alive: Did voters really count in U.S. election? (Steve Freeman, in San Francisco Chronicle) [402]
• H. R. 278. "Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2005" Introduced into the House of Representatives [403]

Jan 7.

• Progressive Democrats lead historic voting rights protest as Congress ratifies flawed 2004 Electoral College tally [404]
• Electoral college Opinion, John Kerry: The Donkey that refused to Kick [405]
• Opinion: CONYERS' QUESTIONS: Calls for probe sought to protect crucial principles [406]
• N.C.: State Lawmakers Examine Voting Issues With Carteret As Backdrop [407]
• The New Standard News: "Electoral Vote Challenge Meets Venomous Response in Congress" [408]
• Electoral college: Congress Ratifies Bush Victory After Challenge (NY Times) [409]
• The Election's Last Gasp (NY Times editorial) [410]
• Electoral college: Congress Makes Reelection Official (Washington Post) [411]

Jan 8.

• Ohio: Estimated vote count in Ohio [412]
  • Estimates that Bush's margin was inflated by over 100,000 votes. 15 counties analyzed, 73 not yet examined.
• Ohio, Kenneth Blackwell: Ohio letter seeks illegal contributions [413]
• Together, we moved three mountains [414]
• Kennebec Journal (Maine): GOP should back probe of Ohio vote [415]
• PA, The Sentinel Online: "Dems' challenge for good reasons" [416]
• OH: WTOL (Toledo): "Blackwell Sends Letter Asking for Illegal Contributions" [417]
• Denver, CO - DenverPost.com New standards for elections necessary [418]

Jan. 9

• The Daily Star: Voodoo Elections [419]
• The Plain Dealer: Many Americans Refuse to Concede "Stolen Election", a close look at four of the many activists[420]
• Ohio: 41% of Nov. 2 provisional ballots axed in Lucas County [421]

Jan. 10

• Ohio: What Happened in Ohio (Washington Post, opinion) [422]

Jan. 11

• Moss v. Bush: The voters challenging the presidential election results in the Ohio Supreme Court asked to drop their lawsuit (Moss v. Bush) Tuesday, saying congressional certification of the electoral votes last week and the upcoming inauguration render the case moot. [423]

Jan. 12

• Lawmakers Seek Probe of Long Voting Lines [424]

Jan. 13

• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers and Waxman to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting an Investigation into Long Lines at Polling Places [425]
• Ohio voting problems show need for election reform, Op-Ed by Congressman John Conyers Published in The Detroit News [426]
• Conyers to Blackwell: Please help congress reform voting [427]
  • Blackwell responds to Conyer's letter [428]
  • Conyers to Blackwell: This is your response to first electoral challenge in state's history? [429]

Jan. 14

• Opinion:
  • Ohio lost? (response to Election 2004: Stolen or Lost, by Russ Baker [430]) [431]
  • Opportunity to preserve democracy [432]
  • Election challenge regardless of ideology[433]
  • In the clearing stands a Boxer [434]
• Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler, Scott and Jackson Lee to DOJ AG Ashcroft Requesting Appointment of Special Counsel to Investigate Ohio Voting Irregularities [435]

Jan. 15

• Ohio: Election, Ohio's future focus of Blackwell's visit to OSUM [436]
• New Mexico: Recount Backers File Suit; Group Wants Nov. Vote Records Saved [437]

Jan. 17

• John Kerry criticizes U.S. presidential election [438]
• Opinion: Why We Must Question Our Elections [439]

Jan. 18

• Opinion: Fraudulant election [440]

Jan. 19

• Ohio, Moss v. Bush: Ohio attorney general files request with OH Supreme Court to sanction Arnebeck, et. al. lawyers [441] [442]
• John Kerry on the Congressional Certification of Result [443]
• New Mexico, opinion: What Are They Hiding in New Mexico [444]
• Edison/Mitofsky reiterate explanation for exit-poll - vote count discrepancy (USA Today article) (Full Edison/Mitofsky report)

Jan 20

• Open Letter to Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro from Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) [445]
• Open Letter to Warren Mitofsky and Larry Rosin from Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) [446]
• Blue Lemur (web site): Interview with Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) [447]
• Steve Freeman, PhD (statistician) responds to critics of his exit poll analyses [448],[449]

Jan 21

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Official disputes unverified voter tally [450]
• Nashua Advocate: Experts Weigh In on Mitofsky/Edison Exit-Polling Report -- And They're Not Buying It, Either [451]

Jan 23

• Voting machines probed: Problems in Pa. heighten N.C. officials' concerns about paper-free electronic devices [452]
• AP: Machine that lost votes in N.C. did same in Pennsylvania [453]

Jan 24

• Kansas City Star: (Ken Blackwell) Election Chiefs' Politics Spark Debate [454]

• Advertiser-Tribune: Optical scanners may be optimal solution [455]

Jan 25

• Democrats charged in Election Day tire-slashing in Wisconsin [456]
• Revote? If Florida and Ohio Go First by Paul Loeb [457]
• The Strange Death of American Democracy: Endgame in Ohio [458]
• Nashua Advocate: G.O.P. Lied About Democratic Tire-Slashing in Wisconsin [459]
• Over 500 Activists Plan to Support Electoral Reform, Fight Funding for Iraq War [460]
• OH: Elections board picks Republican as new director [461]
• AP: Bill would clarify voting procedure, pay for recounts [462]
• AP: Officials to debate fair elections [463]
• Charlotte Observer: Voting problems draw out intense activists [464]

Jan 26

• Seattle Times, (Jesse Jackson, Greg Palast): Black voters in United States disproportionally disenfranchised [465]
• OH, Recount: Ohio recount volunteers allege electoral tampering, legal violations and possible fraud [466]

Jan 31

• Text of Letter from Rep. Conyers to Chris Swecker, FBI Criminal Investigative Division, Concerning Ohio Election Fraud [467]

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