{news} Fw: [usgp-media] COBB 2004 RELEASE: GREEN PRES CANDIDATE FILES FOR RECOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO & NEVADA

[Tom Sevigny]

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From: "Blair Bobier, Esq." <b2 at bobierlaw.com>
To: "Blair Bobier, Esq." <b2 at bobierlaw.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:16 PM
Subject: [usgp-media] COBB 2004 RELEASE: GREEN PRES CANDIDATE FILES FOR
RECOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO & NEVADA


> COBB/LaMARCHE 2004
> http://www.votecobb.org
>
> NEWS RELEASE
>
> For immediate release:  November 29, 2004
> Contact:   Blair Bobier, Media Director at 541.929.5755
>
> GREEN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FILES FOR RECOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO & NEVADA
>
>             David Cobb, the 2004 Green Party presidential candidate, today
> filed official requests for a recount of the presidential ballots cast in
> New Mexico and Nevada.
>             As he did in Ohio, Cobb filed the requests jointly with
> Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik.
>             "The Green Party's dedication to protecting the integrity of
the
> election process has led me to file for a recount in both New Mexico and
> Nevada.  We want to ensure that every vote is counted and verify the
> accuracy of the electronic voting machines, particularly those which
produce
> no paper trail," said David Cobb.
>             "It is absolutely critical that we verify the accuracy of
> electronic voting machines.  Voting without independent checks and
balances
> is a meaningless exercise.  There is no reason why Americans should settle
> for second-best when it comes to protecting our democratic rights," said
> Cobb-LaMarche Media Director Blair Bobier.
>             The New Mexico presidential election was marred by reports of
> voter suppression and problems with electronic voting machines.  In
Nevada,
> the lack of paper trails or receipts for electronic voting machines is the
> primary concern.  In an unrelated legal challenge, an election contest
case
> will be heard today in Reno, Nevada, demanding a recount.  The suit also
> seeks to address allegations that people employed by Sproul & Associates,
an
> Arizona-based firm hired by the Republican National Committee, tore up and
> discarded voter registration forms completed by Democratic voters.
>             For more information about the Cobb-LaMarche campaign and the
> recount efforts in Ohio, New Mexico and Nevada, visit
> http://www.votecobb.org.  The website of the national Green Party is
> http://www.gp.org.
>
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