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Sen. Boxer may challenge results of presidential election
 Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is considering launching a challenge to Ohio's electoral votes when the Senate meets tomorrow to certify the votes of the Electoral College. The challenge -- should Boxer decide to offer it -- would force a debate in the House and Senate over whether President Bush's electoral victory will stand. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) is planning to issue a challenge in the House. Conyers and 23 other House members today outlined their reasons for opposing the certification of Ohio's electors, claiming there were "numerous, serious election irregularities" in Ohio. Bush carried Ohio by more than 100,000 votes. The state handed him an Electoral College victory over Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass).Meanwhile, Rev. Jesse Jackson made an 11th hour appeal today to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), urging him to object to the Ohio vote. "The anomalies in Ohio are greater than the anomalies in Florida" in 2000, Jackson told The Hill. Jackson pointed to problems with new voting machines, and noted that many black voters stood in line for several hours in some precincts. He said the Senate had an "obligation" to debate problems that occurred in Ohio voting.
Posted by: Fred 2005-01-06 |
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