Berkley Press Conference to Challenge the Vote Today

[truehawk]

To attend the conference or request dial-in information, contact:

Erin Reasoner
Eastwick Communications
650-480-4031

Erica Pereira
Eastwick Communications
640-480-4024

Noel Gallagher
UC Berkeley Media Relations
510-643-7944




This is an invitation to a press conference taking place tomorrow, 11/18 at 10am PST/1pm EST about a UC Berkeley report that’s challenging e-voting in Florida.

Here’s the story: A research team at UC Berkeley will report that irregularities associated with electronic voting machines may have awarded 130,000-260,000 or more excess votes to President George W. Bush in Florida in the 2004 presidential election. The study shows an unexplained discrepancy between votes for President Bush in counties where electronic voting machines were used versus counties using traditional voting methods. This is the first time that an academic institution has formally challenged the e-voting system, and the University is calling on local voting officials in Florida to investigate. The research team – which comprises some of the top minds in voter research – will disclose full results of the study and the raw data at the press conference tomorrow.

[pleiku52cab]

1. A case of ivory towerism?

the first thing these academics should take into account is the name of the governor of the state of Florida. DUH!!!!!!!

[skylarmae]

2. Oh my, this sure cheers me up. After feeling a little

discouraged waking up to the real possibility that more war talk is starting now, next the need for a draft talk, and then full on invasion of Iran. Georgie Porgie is not only bankrupting our grandchildren, but they are about to kill on mass our children.

I am praying this morning that press conferences like this one will help our cause (wherever it is that we are right at this particular moment.)

[Solitaire]

3. right...

I've been waiting to see who W plans on invading next.

I've never been to an anti-war protest, but this will definitely be my first if he does anything resembling another invasion.

I'll bet there will be many more first-timers there too.

Please God, let the votes turn our way.

[merh]

4. Thread that has link to the press release and the

discrepancies

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=59688&mesg_id=59688