recount illegal stopped in Greene county

[chomskysright]

here are all the associated officials. go get 'em:

Marsha V. Hammond, PhD: Licensed Psychologist
e mail: [e-mail]

December 11, 2004


Hello:

The citizens of the US----who are necessarily tethered to the OH count-----as related to simply obtaining a correct and scrupulously counted vote------are being illegally blocked from overviewing the OH vote. We wish we didn't have to bother you; however, that is not possible and we need immediate access to public voting records.

This is what took place yesterday, Friday: (see this URL for verification: http://fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com/2004/12/blackwell-locks-out-recount-volunteers.html


Dayton, Ohio Friday December 10, 2004

On Friday December 10 two certified volunteers for the Ohio Recount team assigned to Greene County were in process recording voting information from minority precincts in Greene County, and were stopped mid-count by a surprise order from Secretary of State Blackwell’s office. The Director Board of Elections stated that “all voter records for the state of Ohio were “locked-down,” and now they are not considered public records.”

The volunteers were working with voter printouts received directly from Carole Garman, Director, Greene County Board of Elections. Joan Quinn and Eve Roberson, retired attorney and election official respectively, were hand-copying voter discrepancies from precinct voting books on behalf of the presidential candidates Mr. Cobb (Green) and Mr. Badnarik Libertarian) who had requested the recount.

One of the goals of the recount was to determine how many minority voters were unable to vote or denied voting at the polls. Upon requesting copies of precinct records from predominantly minority precincts, Ms. Garman contacted Secretary of State Blackwell’s office and spoke to Pat Wolfe, Election Administrator. Ms. Wolfe told Ms. Garman to assert that all voter records for the State of Ohio were “locked down” and that they are “not considered public records.”

Quinn and Roberson asked specifically for the legal authority authorizing Mr. Blackwell to “lock down” public records. Garman stated that it was the Secretary of State’s decision. Ohio statute requires the Directors of Boards of Election to comply with public requests for inspection and copying of public election records. As the volunteer team continued recording information from the precinct records in question, Garman entered the room and stated she was withdrawing permission to inspect or copy any voting records at the Board of Elections. Garman then physically removed the precinct book from Ms. Roberson’s hands. They later requested the records again from Garman’s office, which was again denied.

Ohio Revised Code Title XXXV Elections, Sec. 3503.26 that requires all election records to be made available for public inspection and copying. ORC Sec. 3599.161 makes it a crime for any employee of the Board of Elections to knowingly prevent or prohibit any person from inspecting the public records filed in the office of the Board of Elections. Finally, ORC Sec. 3599.42 clearly states: “A violation of any provision of Title XXXV (35) of the Revised Code constitutes a prima facie case of election fraud within the purview of such Title.”

It is illegal what is taking place in your county.

I am hopeful that we can move forward with this recount which has been obtained through legal channels.

Sincerely,

Marsha V. Hammond, PhD: Licensed Psychologist




Jill D. Robinette, Clerk, Bellwood City
Mr. Madden: Commissioner, Greene county
Lucia W. Ball, Clerk, Beavercreek City
Fairborn City Clerk
Xenia City Clerk
Bowersville City
Yellow Springs Village
Bath Township
Caesers Creek Township
Cedarville Township
Jefferson Township
Miami Township
Ross Township
Sugar Creek Township
Xenia Township
Greene County Educational Service Center
Beavercreek Board of Education
Fiarborn Board of Education
Greenview Board of Education
Sugar Creek Board of Education
Xenia Board of Education


Steve Austria: State Senator:[phone]
State: The Statehouse, Senate Bldg., Rm. 041, Columbus 43215-4276 [phone]

Kevin Dewine: State Representative, 70th District: Toll Free #: 1-800-282-0253

Chris Widener: State Representative, 84th District: Office: 77 South High St., 11th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Toll Free#:1-800-282-0253
E-Mail: [e-mail] [phone]

Governor Bob Taft: 77 S. High St. 30th Floor [phone]
Columbus, Ohio 43215 Fax [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Lt. Governor Jennette Bradley ( 4 Year Term Commencing 2nd Monday in January)
77 S. High St. 30th Floor [phone]
Columbus, Ohio 43215 Fax [phone]

( 4 Year Term Commencing 2nd Monday in January)
J. KENNETH BLACKWELL [phone]
180 East Broad Street, 16th Floor Fax [phone]
Columbus, Ohio 43215 Email: [e-mail]
Toll Free #: 1-877-767-6446

U.S. SENATE
George Voinovich (6 Year Term Commencing January 3) [phone]
37 W. Broad St. Room 310
Columbus, Ohio 43215
317 Hart Senate Building [phone]
Washington, D.C. 20510 Fax [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Michael DeWine
100 W. Main St. 2nd Floor [phone]
Xenia, Ohio 45385 Fax [phone]
37 W. Broad St. Room 300
Columbus, Ohio 43215 [phone]
Fax [phone]
140 Russell Senate Office Building [phone]
Washington DC 20510 Fax [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


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[merh]

1. Impeach Blackwell!

According to this site, an official can be impeached if he/she commits a misdeameanor while in office.

Misdemeanor in office
FL, KY, ME, NB, NJ, OH

Misdemeanor in office
(Ohio Rev. Code Ann. , Art. 2 §§ 23 and 24)xii
xii “Misdemeanor” is probably used in this section in the generic sense of “misdeed. ” (Editor’s Comment)

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2004/rpt/2004-R-0146.htm

[hippiechick]

2. Please check your headline ?

It looks as if the recount was stopped because it's illegal, not that it was illegally stopped.

If that's what you meant.

Thanks !

:hippie:

[chomskysright]

5. yes, it was illegally stopped: OH: Greene county

[The Doctor.]

3. May I suggest 'tinyurl.com'?

go there to correct the format problem.

Other than that - this is outrageous...

Any effort to stop a recount means someone has something to hide.

Period.

[Gman]

4. Why not just jerk the book back out of Garman's hands???????????

Don't put up with this shit of making up rules like they damn well please. They're doing it! Don't let them intimidate! Don't let them get away with this shit. If they get physical, get physical right back! They don't give a damn so you shouldn't either., There is no politeness here. THere is no courtesy! Show NONE in return!