[lbo-talk] Florida anomalies

Guilherme groschke at luminousvoid.net
Thu Nov 18 18:08:19 PST 2004


On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Kevin Robert Dean wrote:


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> ============================================================
> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> Date: 2004/11/18 Thu PM 08:10:43 EST
> To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] Florida anomalies
>
> <http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,97614,00.html>
>
> University researchers challenge Bush win in Florida
> 'Something went awry with electronic voting in Florida,' says the
> lead researcher
>
> News Story by Dan Verton
>
> NOVEMBER 18, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Researchers at the University of
> California, Berkeley, said today that they have uncovered statistical
> irregularities associated with electronic voting machines in three
> Florida counties that may have given President George W. Bush 130,000
> or more excess votes. The researchers are now calling on state and
> federal authorities to look into the problems.
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>
> Just a quick legal question
>
> Suppose it is true and Kerry got the true Majorty there and it swung the
> electoral votes his way. Does his conceding the election to Bush make
> that concession legally binding?
>

legally, I don't think the votes of floridians are his to waive. Ie, its not up to him.

-gr



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