{news} (NEWS RELEASE) CT GREENS FILE COMPLAINT -WRITE IN VOTES NOT COUNTED

[Tim McKee]

GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT



News Release- November 12, 2008- For Immediate Release

CONTACT: Tim McKee, CT Green Party spokesperson and National Committee
member, cell (860)778-1304 (best) or (860)643-2282, timmckee at mail.com

Mike DeRosa, State Co-Chair, (860)956-8170 or (860)919-4042 (cell)

Scott Deshefy, Candidate for 2nd District Congress, (860)642-7066

CT GREEN PARTY TO FILE COMPLAINT THAT WRITE IN VOTES WERE NOT COUNTED IN
STATE ELECTION

VOTERS TOLD WRITE IN DIDN'T COUNT- COUNT OMITTED IN SOME TOWNS

Green Party of Connecticut officials will file a complaint with local and
state election boards that REGISTERED WRITE IN votes were not counted in
all towns across the state as required by state law, it was announced
today. This decision was reached after state Greens checked their own
town votes totals showing no registered write in votes for the Green
Party candidate for President, Cynthia McKinney and after receiving
numerous complaints that town polling places had no list of registered
write in lists, were reluctant to show any list, and some local voters
were told their write in votes would not count..

Tim McKee, a Green Party spokes person said, “We gave the election
officials one week to show us the numbers BUT my town of Manchester shows
I did not write in McKinney for President, and State Co- Chair Mike De
Rosa did not write in McKinney in Wethersfield accounting to the Sectary
of the State’s web site.”

McKee added “Green’s had about 25,000 votes for our 5 CT Congressional
candidates, but only 58 write in for President? In 2004, we had 9524 for
David Cobb for President, so the numbers do not add up to us.”

McKee pointed to New Haven and Windam, as examples were no votes were
counted for the Green Party for President, but Greens are elected as town
alderman and First Select person and Green Congressional candidates had
good numbers this year.

“Our position is that all votes should be counted! If local PARTISAN
Democrat or Republicans voter registrars do not count Registered Write In
candidates according to state law, then they should be removed from
office!” McKee explained.

#end of release#







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Tim McKee, Manchester CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-643-2282
 National Commitee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT.
BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com

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