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To whom it may concern:

I learned of the organization by watching CNN last night where some compelling coverage on "What Happened in Ohio" was discussed.

This morning when I voted (McHenry County Algonquin Township 65 in Cary, IL) the legitimate write-in canditates list wasn't available, which was a problem as I now understand there are some, and the only local officials on the ballot are Republican. I will also contact my local government for this problem.

Best regards,
William McCarthy
7102 Silver Lake Rd
Cary, IL 60013

2 Machines were faulting/ needed to be worked on or rebooted by election staff at the Harrison Twp. Garage Licking County

Tim and Roberta Kettler voted at approximately 10:15 am, November 7 in the Monroe Twp. precinct in Coshocton County. Two Diebold machines were available for use. We experienced difficulty in recording the votes we cast and the machines required several touches of the screen in order to record a screen response. Also the printed audit tape was not entirely visible on the bottom of the final page and could not be advanced in order to view the final choice on the tape. However I was able to view the choice by lifting the access door to the tape which was left unsecured (unlocked) One of the poll workers stated that she had the same problem when she voted herself. The poll workers said the they had been having trouble with the machines all morning and that the service technician had been there all morning "recalibrating" the two machines. Both machines had unsecured paper audit tape access doors.

Tim Kettler

I spoke with a friend this morning who told me that she, and many other voters who turned up at 7 a.m. to vote at the Raspberry Community Center in the Twin Cities, Minnesota could not vote because the polling place was closed. Voters were angry, and many had to leave.

Here is what is posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State web site:

Q: When are the polling places open for voting?
A: For state elections, most polling places open at 7:00am; a few polling places in small townships located outside the seven-county metropolitan area may open as late as 10:00am.  All polling places close at 8:00pm.  

Great to see you guys on Lou Dobbs. Dobbs is one of my favorites because he really is trying to get the truth out.

I have followed your good work for 2 years....I even tried, one week after the election to get a senior person on Senator Biden's staff to consider that the Republicans stole the 2004 election by rigging the e-voting machines. He didn't believe me, said the results weren't close enough. Then, I didn't exactly know how they did, but I knew that something was wrong, since I had worked in Florida, NH and PA on behalf of the Kerry campaign.

My take then, as now, is that the only reliable way for a vote is the German system: that is using paper ballots, using civil servants to count with all parties overseeing. The people know who wins the next day due to the exit polls but the final count takes two - three weeks. I hope you would start to lobby for that kind of system. Don't you think that would be more secure?

Please make sure that candidates in close elections with a preponderance of e-voting machines don't concede. That's important.

Ron Rich

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I just found out that the Republicans are calling up voters again this year and giving them the wrong location to vote at. They did this in 2004 and a democrat got such a call tonight in Athens County and reported it to me. I am demanding the County Prosecutor make a statement condemning this and launching an immediate investigation there must be some way to track the villains. Warn others and if they get a number on a caller ID be sure they save it. I understand this has been on the national news today that this is happening.

Please beware of calls regarding your precinct. Call us at 594-8686 which is my law office if you need to confirm your precinct.

Susan Gwinn
Chair, Athens County Democratic Party

I moved to Mississippi and was told at the State Patrol Office that I could register to vote while getting my license. I caled the voter registration li9ne today. Guess what, the lady said that over ninety percent of those registrations never make it to her office. Is there something that smells of elephant dung here or my stupidity?

Jim Varn
200 W. President Ave.
Greenwood, MS 38930
varnjim@yahoo.com