Reply #9: Once obscure, Ohio vote has new prominence [View All]

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FROM: Akron Beacon Journal (ohio.com)
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/10401245.htm

Posted on Sun, Dec. 12, 2004

Once obscure, Ohio vote has new prominence
JOHN McCARTHY
Associated Press

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio presidential election - the one that
counts - has been conducted mostly in obscurity for 200 years. Not
this time.

The Electoral College's vote in the Ohio Senate chamber on Monday
was expected to be accompanied by demonstrations sponsored by groups
who aren't buying President Bush's victory over Democrat John Kerry.

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The protesters won't be near the Senate when the vote is taken. They
will be conducting their demonstrations on the sidewalks surrounding
the Statehouse. L'Estrange said the protesters will be there to
ensure that all voters' voices are heard.

"We want a fair election. We want a fair vote and we want a fair
recount - not a recertification of what we already have," she said.