Ohio recount volunteers allege electoral tampering, legal violations and possible fraud

Serious new election tampering allegations have emerged from an Ohio county, where witnesses allege that stickers were placed on presidential election ballots, according to RAW STORY. Several volunteer workers in the Ohio recount in Clermont County, Ohio have prepared affidavits alleging serious tampering, violations of state and federal law, and possible fraud. They name the Republican chief of Clermont's Board of Elections and the head of the Clermont Democratic Party Priscilla ODonnell as complicit in these acts. These volunteers, observing the recount on behalf of the Greens, Libertarians and Democrats, assert that during the Dec. 14, 2004 hand recount they noticed stickers covering the Kerry/Edwards oval, whereas the Bush/Cheney oval seemed to be colored in.All of the witnesses also allege that the hand recount was not random as required by law. The decision, they said, was made by Bare, who explained it in the presence of Democrat O'Donnell. Tater stated the smallest thirteen precincts were chosen, and one of the larger precincts was added to reach the three percent for the hand count. The volunteers objected to the apparent non-randomness of the recount, but Bare reportedly insisted on the procedure. [more]

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