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Ohio 2004 Election Staff Convicted in Recount Rig

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Election Staff Convicted in Recount Rig


By M.R. Kropkop
The Associated Press
Wednesday 24 January 2007

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012507M.shtml
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4496735.html

Cleveland - Two election workers were convicted Wednesday of rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election to avoid a more thorough review in Ohio's most populous county.

Jacqueline Maiden, elections coordinator of the Cuyahoga County Elections Board, and ballot manager Kathleen Dreamer each were convicted of a felony count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee. They also were convicted of one misdemeanor count each of failure of elections employees to perform their duty.

Prosecutors accused Maiden and Dreamer of secretly reviewing preselected ballots before a public recount on Dec. 16, 2004. They worked behind closed doors for three days to pick ballots they knew would not cause discrepancies when checked by hand, prosecutors said.

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012507M.shtml
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4496735.html

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