Feds to Investigate Voting Irregularies

[seriousstan]

WASHINGTON - Congress' investigative agency, responding to complaints from around the country, has begun to look into the Nov. 2 vote count, including the handling of provisional ballots and malfunctions of voting machines.

The presidential results won't change, but the studies could lead to changes.


The Government Accountability Office usually begins investigations in response to specific requests from Congress, but the agency's head, Comptroller General David Walker, said the GAO acted on its own because of the many comments it received about ballot counting.


GAO officials said the investigation was not triggered by a request from several House Democrats, who wrote the agency this month seeking an investigation. The effort, led by senior Judiciary Committee (news - web sites) Democrat John Conyers of Michigan, was not joined by any Republicans.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=548&ncid=703&e=7&u=/ap/20041127/ap_on_el_ge/voting_investigation

[cavanaghjam]

1. Also in the news,

"Eggsucking Dog to Investigate Henhouse Burglary".

[msgadget]

2. Very telling,

"The effort... was not joined by any Republicans." If the outcome is not threatened, why wouldn't they want transparent, verifiable, freely accessible voting?

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

from Nov 23

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1016618