Articles Posted After the 2004 Election

The articles listed below report on analysis of the voting that took place in the 2004 election and deal mostly with questions of legitimacy of the vote.  Articles making the case that the vote was legitimate are also included to provide both perspectives.  The case, however, remains valid that if there are reasons to question the vote honest answers must be sought and the questions resolved.

The Bloomington Peace Action Coalition has extensive information on the Ohio vote.

Stand Up, Senator by William Rivers Pitt - t r u t h o u t | Report - Wednesday 05 January 2004 

Ten Preliminary Reasons Why the Bush Vote Does Not Compute, and Why Congress Must Investigate Rather Than Certify the Electoral College - Part One of Two by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman - Published on Monday, January 3, 2005 by the Free Press (Columbus, Ohio) via Common Dreams

Re-Vote Ohio by Ted Glick - ZNet - January 1, 2005

Ohio's Official Non-Recount Ends Amidst New Evidence of Fraud, Theft and Judicial Contempt Mirrored in New Mexico by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman Published on Friday, December 31, 2004 by the Columbus Free Press via Common Dreams

We May Never Know What Happened in the Ohio Vote by Mark Halvorson and Kirk Lund Published on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 by the Star Tribune / Minneapolis via Common Dreams

Ohio Official Refuses Interview Over Vote by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - AP Statehouse Correspondent - Monday December 27, 2004 11:46 PM - The Guardian

Kerry to Enter Ohio Recount Fray by William Rivers Pitt - t r u t h o u t | Report - Thursday 23 December 2004

In Ohio, Almost 1 in 50 Votes for President Don't Count by Michael Collins - Scripps Howard News Service - Wednesday 22 December 2004

Ohio Electoral Fight Becomes 'Biggest Deal Since Selma' as GOP Stonewalls by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman - The Free Press - 
Wednesday 22 December 2004 

Ohio County Reports: Details of an Injustice by David Cobb Published on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 by CommonDreams.org

Ohio: A Crime Against Democracy by Stuart Comstock-Gay - December 21, 2004 via TomPaine.com

Ohio Recount Stirs Trouble by Kim Zetter - Wired News - Monday 20 December 2004 via Truthout

Ohio Vote Count Battles Escalate Amidst New Evidence of Potential Criminal Activity by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman Published on December 18, 2004 by the Columbus Free Press via Common Dreams

Ohio Justice Throws Out Election Challenge by Andrew Welsh-Huggins Published on Thursday, December 16, 2004 by the Associated Press

Ohio Sec. of State Blackwell's Worthless, Non-Committal Letter about Voting Irregularities in Ohio and Rep. Conyers' Letter in Response BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT -December 14, 2004

Theft of the Election, Redux. - Why 2000 was Prelude to 2004 -- and the Democratic Party Got Mugged a Second Time. - A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS December 15, 2004

From Selma to Ohio: A Report from the Conyers Hearing by William Rivers Pitt - t r u t h o u t | Report - Wednesday 08 December 2004 

The Official Kerry-Edwards Position on How to Handle the Ohio Recount, Sent to the Individual Boards of Election in the State BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT

Startling New Revelations Highlight Rare Congressional Hearings on Ohio Vote by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman Published on Monday, December 13, 2004 by The Free Press (Columbus, Ohio) via Common Dreams

Way to Go, Ohio! by Dan Hamburg, former California Congressman -  Published on Monday, December 13, 2004 by CommonDreams.org

Cleveland Paper Cites Voter Problems - The Associated Press - Saturday 11 December 2004  - via Truthout

Still Counting:  Every Vote Counts by Jeff Fleischer - Mother Jones - December 8, 2004

From Selma to Ohio: A Report from the Conyers Hearing by William Rivers Pitt - Truthout  Report - Wednesday 08 December 2004 

Activists Hold Forum Spotlighting Voting Issues in Presidential Election:  The same day Bush's Ohio votes are certified, sponsors say much still needs to be improved by Nick Anderson - Published on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 by the Los Angeles Times - via Common Dreams

How Story of 2004 Election Hinged On One Exit Poll
by Dick Meyer - Published on Monday, December 6, 2004 by the San Francisco Chroncle via Common Dreams

The Recount in Context by Phil Tajitsu Nash and Emilienne M. Ireland - Published on Monday, December 6, 2004 by CommonDreams.org

Challenges Planned to Ohio's Presidential Vote Totals - The Associated Press - Monday 06 December 2004 - via Truthout

Greens Had Good Reason to Ask for This Recount
by David Cobb Published on Thursday, December 2, 2004 by the Star Tribune / Minneapolis, Minnesota - via Common Dreams

Kerry Team Seeks to Join Fight to Get Ohio County to Recount - Washington Post - Wednesday, December 1, 2004

How To Take Back A Stolen Election by Thom Hartmann - Published Monday, November 29, 2004 by CommonDreams.org

Electronic Voting 1.0, and No Time to Upgrade
by James Fallows - Published Monday, November 29, 2004 by the New York Times via Common Dreams

2004 Elections by Noam Chomsky - ZNet - November 29, 2004

Jesse Jackson Joins Critics of Ohio Vote by John McCarthy - The Associated Press - Sunday 28 November 2004 via Truthout

Counting Every Vote Editorial by the Capital Times / Madison, Wisconsin Published on Sunday, November 28, 2004 via Common Dreams

More Voting Questions Raised by Jon Craig - The Columbus Dispatch - Thursday, 25 November 2004  via Truthout

Democrats Say Election Investigation in the Works GAO Will Probe Irregularities in Voting Machines by Wyatt Buchanan - Published on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle via Common Dreams 

Government Accountability Office to Conduct Investigation of 2004 Election Irregularities via Common Dreams

Group Finds Problems With Voting Machines Published on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 by the Associated Press via Common Dreams

New Hampshire Recount, Act One by Russ Baker Published on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 by The Nation

Fundamental Flaws Put Our Voting System at Risk by Ralph Neas Published on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 by the Long Island, NY Newsday

Saving Your Right to Vote by William Rivers Pitt - Truthout Perspective - 22 November 2004

No More Sham Elections by Nicholas Kristof - The New York Times - Common Dreams - November 20, 2004

How To Fix a Broken Electoral System In Six Easy Steps by Bruce F. Cole Published on Friday, November 19, 2004 by Common Dreams

Crying Reform, Not Wolf by David Moon and Rob Richie of the Center for Voting and Democracy - November 19, 2004 via TomPaine.com

UC Berkeley Research Team Sounds 'Smoke Alarm' for Florida E-Vote Count - Berkeley Media Relations - Common Dreams - November 18, 2004

Ohio Recount Must Start Now by David Cobb and Michael Badnarik - Truthout - 18 November 2004

Hearings on Ohio Voting Put 2004 Election in Doubt by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman - Common Dreams - November 18, 2004

'Stinking Evidence' of Possible Election Fraud Found in Florida by Thom Hartmann - Common Dreams - November 18, 2004

Democrats Take up Fight over Ballots by Bill Sloat - Cleveland Plain Dealer - 18 November 2004 - via Truthout

How Much Fraud Does the GOP Need? by Steve Weissman - Truthout Perspective - 18 November 2004

Media Accused of Ignoring Election Irregularities by Mark Jurkowitz - The Boston Globe - November 17, 2004

Integrity of Voting System Paramount by Dave Zweifel - The Madison Capital Times - Common Dreams - November 17, 2004

Greg Palast and Farhad Manjoo: Presidential Debate - Truthout - 16 November 2004

Unfinished Biz:  Bush's bulge, poll fraud... by Jarrett Murphy - The Village Voice - November 16, 2004

Corrupt Before a Vote Was Cast by Alan Gilbert - Common Dreams - November 16, 2004

Election 2004 - Lingering Suspicionsby Greg Guma - United Press International - Common Dreams - November 16, 2004

Recount in Ohio a Sure Thing - Thruthout Press Release - Monday, 15 November 2004

Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing by Reginald Fields of the Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer - November 14, 2004

The Painful Truth by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet Chalking Bush's triumph up to fraud and conspiracies may be a comforting salve for bruised political egos, but it won't change that fact.

How Big A Role Did Fraud, Ballot Theft and Suppression of the Vote Play in The Election? by John Belisarius - Emerging Democratic Majority - November 12, 2004

Confessions of an Unwitting Accessory by Ian H. Solomon, associate dean, Yale University - November 11, 2004

I Smell a Rat by Colin Shea

Votergate 2004; We Don't Need Paper to Prove Fraud, But We Do Need Money and Leadership, NOW.

The Crisis Papers publishes news, opinion, and commentary from the progressive Internet, including articles questioning the integrity of the 2004 election.

The DailyKos web site has a collection of articles in its dKospedia related to questioning of vote counts around the nation.

Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked and Restoring Trust in the Vote by Thom Hartmann.  The latter article corrects errors in the former.

A Stolen Election? by David Corn of The Nation

Worse Than 2000? by William Rivers Pitt

2004 Election Outcome:  Money Wins - a report from the Center for Responsive Politics

Did Bush Lose ... Again?  Why did Florida voters with one type of machine vote one way,
and voters with a different machine vote another?

Kerry Left Volunteers in the Lurch by Phyllis Hasbrouck

Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked by Thom Hartmann

The Ultimate Felony Against Democracy by Thom Hartmann - Privatizing Our Vote

Kerry Won by Greg Palast

Election 2004 by the Numbers by Rob Richie of the Center for Voting and Democracy

The Election's Not Over - E-mail from volunteers4kerry.com

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