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| | U.S. presidential election, 2004: Information From Answers.com |
 | | Election watchers and political analysts forecast a number of contested election results in a manner similar to the Florida voting recount of 2000. | | | At least 12 million more votes were cast than in the 2000 election. | | | See also U.S. Libertarian Party presidential nomination, 2004. |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/u-s-presidential-election-2004
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| | AllPolitics - Presidential Debates - History |
| | Presidential candidates were expected to keep quiet, and it was not until 1840 that a presidential candidate (William Henry Harrison of the Whig party) even stumped to advocate his own election. | | | Although the 1960 debates were popular with the public and broadcast nationally on network television, presidential debates took a hiatus until 1976. | | | The 1980 debates allowed Ronald Reagan to present himself as a moderate and humorous candidate -- shedding criticism by President Carter that he was conservative to the extreme. |
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http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history
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| | Debates |
| | The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a non-profit organization established in 1987, organized the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 debates. | | | Note: 2000, 1996, 1992 and 1988 debates sponsored by Commission on Presidential Debates; 1984, 1980 and 1976 sponsored by the League of Women Voters; 1960 sponsored by the networks. | | | After the FEC failed to act in a timely manner, attorneys filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. |
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http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/chrndebs.html
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| | CBC News Indepth: US Election 2004 |
| | The Ohio official in charge of elections said there's still some counting to do in the state. | | | Gregg told CBC News one thing that was clear in this election is that 15 million more people turned up at polling stations than four years ago. | | | U.S. President Bush supporters wave flags during an election rally early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/uselection2004
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| | VerifiedVoting.org : 2004 U.S. Presidential Election Controversy and Irregularities |
| | In the 2000 election, especially in the disputed recounts in Florida, there were issues concerning the ambiguities and uncertainties that arose from punch-card ballots, such as the hanging chads (incompletely punched holes). | | | The U.S. Electoral College vote on December 13, 2004 gave President Bush a 286-251 victory over challenger John Kerry and was certified by the U.S. Congress on January 6, 2005, despite a challenge to Ohio's electoral votes alleging irregularities in that state's election process. | | | Over 38,000 alleged incidents were reported in the 2004 election, ranging from minor errors to direct voter intimidation, mishandled absentee and provisional ballots, malfunctioning or inaccurate machines and/or apparent hacking and vote tampering. |
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http://www.verifiedvoting.org/article.php?id=5590
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| | U.S. presidential election debates, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | According to the CPD's website, the criteria for selecting candidates to participate in its 2004 presidential debates are based on evidence of eligibility (as defined in Article Two of the United States Constitution), evidence of ballot access, and evidence of electoral support based on national public opinion polls. | | | Shortly before the final presidential debate, an individual claiming to be a student at Arizona State University posted on the forums of the liberal website Democratic Underground that he was attempting to use radio equipment to determine whether or not the bulge was caused by a radio transmitter. | | | (Only Bush, Kerry, and Badnarik have obtained ballot access in the state of Arizona.) A legal hearing in this suit on October 12 did not result in any action regarding the staging of the debate, however, the Arizona Libertarian Party may still seek damages in the case. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election_debates,_2004
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| | Politics1 - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election (P2008) |
| | Commission on Presidential Debates - Established by leaders of the two major parties to ensure that debates remain a permanent part of every general election, this nonprofit and bipartisan organization sponsored all the general election Presidential debates since 1988. | | | Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Dave Leip prepared this very informative site, which provides historic voting results from the Presidential general elections of 1860-2004 and -- when it rolls around -- the 2008 Presidential primaries. | | | but then-VP Alben Barkley did in fact seek the Democratic Presidential nomination. |
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http://www.politics1.com/p2008.htm
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| | CNN/AllPolitics - Presidential Debates Transcript |
| | The debates are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, and they will be conducted within formats and rules agreed to by the commission and the two campaigns. | | | But being as they have not yet been willing to recognize Kostunica as the lawful winner of the election, I'm not sure that it's right for us to invite the president of Russia to mediate this dispute there, because we might not like the result that comes out of that. | | | Now he is trying to not release the votes, and then go straight to a so-called run-off election without even announcing the results of the first vote. |
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http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html
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| | Minority Issues in the U.S. Presidential Election |
| | With the presidential election less than a month away, voting rights activists in New Orleans, Miami and other Southern cities are gearing up to make sure that the polling is free and fair. | | | The training addressed several potential election violations, including voter intimidation, irregularities by election officials, improper functioning of the voting machines, the late opening or closing of the polls, the denial of the right to vote, and other problems. | | | According to Dr. Jennings, an observer of international elections in 65 countries, the presence of election observers can deter irregularities and voter intimidation; reveal problems where they do exist; encourage voter participation and engagement; and restore public confidence in the legitimacy of the political process. |
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http://minorityissues.blogspot.com
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| | Links |
| | The Commission on Presidential Debates is the nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation that has sponsored all of the general election debates since 1988. | | | In most states, the Secretary of State provides access to FEC reports filed by federal candidates running in that state and administers the state election laws. | | | The Election Assistance Commission serves as a national clearinghouse on election administration. |
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http://www.fec.gov/links.shtml
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| | United States Elections 2004 |
| | This is the form of ballot that caused controversy in counting votes for the 2000 U.S. presidential election in Florida. | | | Senior citizens vote in the 2000 presidential election at a Florida retirement community. | | | Because of the local nature of the American election system and the fact that the electoral college assigns its votes by state on a winner-take-all basis, both sides initiated legal actions in the state courts. |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/election04/procedure.htm
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| | NOW with Bill Moyers. Politics & Economy. Election 2004. The Debates PBS |
| | Presidential debates can change the course of elections, but George Farah, executive director of Open Debates, has evidence showing that the debates' rules of order have been hijacked by the two main political parties. | | | Even in 1980, the numbers were high, with over 80 million watching the debate between Reagan and Carter. | | | What have changed however, are the viewing habits of the American public when it comes to presidential debates. |
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http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/debates.html
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| | Links to Election Resources - Government and Politics: InfoUSA |
| | The party committee plans the quadrennial presidential nominating convention and works with candidates and national, state, and local party organizations to meet the needs and espouse the views of the Democratic electorate. | | | Promotes instant runoff voting and forms of proportional representation as alternatives to winner-take-all plurality elections. | | | The House Committee with jurisdiction over the conduct of elections provides news, text of "dear colleagues" letters, summaries of recent election legislation, and transcripts of committee hearings on election-related legislation. |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/politics/election.htm
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| | Faking democracy: Americans don't vote, machines do, & ballot printers can't fix that |
| | April 7, 2004Machines will produce 99.4 percent of the election results for the upcoming 2004 presidential election. | | | With all the hoopla over voting machine "glitches," porous software, leaked memos, and the creepy corporations that sell and service these contraptions, and with all the controversy that surrounds campaign financing, voter registration, redistricting issues, and the general privatization of the election process, we are missing the boat on the biggest crisis facing our democracy. | | | Voting machines have been marketed as assisting voters (i.e., President [sic] Bush's Elections Assistance Committee), rather than what they really do, which is to interfere with a citizen's right to vote. |
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http://onlinejournal.com/evoting/040704Landes/040704landes.html
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| | U.S. presidential election debates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Between 1988 and 2000, the formats have been governed in detail by secret MOUs between the two major candidates; an MOU for 2004 was also negotiated, but unlike the earlier agreements it was jointly released by the two candidates. | | | Every presidential election in the United States, the two main candidates (almost always the candidates of the two main parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party) engage in a debate. | | | One of the first televised debates to be held was on September 26, 1960, in a debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election_debates
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| | 20040823-4123.html |
| | How embarassing will it be if the United States has to blame two contested Presidential elections in a row on lousy voting equipment? | | | With the election looming, states that plan to use the touchscreen systems are rushing to do their own tests or are buying uncertified machines. | | | The three companies charged with certifying the voting machines have refused to disclose their test results, stating that they are bound to secrecy by the terms of their contracts with the voting machine manufacturers. |
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20040823-4123.html
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| | EFF: Verify the Vote! |
| | With a presidential election on the horizon, we understand that only some improvements can be accomplished by November, and others must be deferred. | | | However, voting machine vendors have repeatedly violated that law, sometimes with the knowledge of election officials, by installing uncertified software on DREs used in real elections. | | | Election Official Education - Some election officials have inadequate market knowledge and are therefore unable to make informed decisions about voting machines. |
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http://www.eff.org/Activism/E-voting/e-vote_white_paper_20040517.php
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Election experts say more voting reforms needed |
| | That law, commonly known as HAVA, was passed by Congress after widespread problems with voting equipment and procedures were exposed during the contested 2000 presidential election, particularly in Florida. | | | Election officials in several battleground states, including Florida and Ohio, ruled that provisional ballots cast in the wrong precincts should not be counted. | | | The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which was set up to implement HAVA and provide other guidance on elections, is expected to address many of the issues that arose Tuesday. |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20041106-9999-1n6voting.html
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| | The Free Press -- Independent News Media - Election Issues |
| | Amidst the bitter controversy that was voiced in Ohio's post-election public hearings, unprecedented national attention began to focus on what may or may not have happened here. | | | In Ohio, Secretary of State Blackwell issued an order in the weeks following the election that all 2004 election records, paper and electronic, were to be sealed from public access and inspection. | | | Election officials in Franklin County (where Columbus is located) reported that 77 of their machines malfunctioned on Election Day, virtually all of them in heavily Democratic precincts. |
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http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2005/1318
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| | Voting Privacy |
| | In reply to the crisis of the Presidential Election of 2000, the federal government attempted to clarify and codify voting rights in the United States for the 2004 election through the enactment and implementation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Law. | | | Voting machines are currently certified by states through a Qualification Process overseen by the National Organization of State Election Directors and based on 2002 Federal Election Commission guidelines. | | | Insiders, including election officials and poll workers, were also found to be capable of manipulating the system. |
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http://www.epic.org/privacy/voting
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| | Blogcritics.org: Presidential Election 2004 |
| | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Tuesday allowed Republicans to challenge voter qualifications at the polls in Ohio, a key battleground state that could determine the presidential election. | | | An Open Letter to the Democratic Party: As I watch the pundits do post-mortems on the 2004 election from my home state of Ohio, I can't help but be somewhat bemused. | | | Posted in Blogcritics on November 6, 2004 03:44 PM Few political analysts were more blistering about the Boy King before and during the 2004 election campaign than Kevin Phillips, the former Republican who identified and crafted the "Southern strategy" back in the late-'60s, which was exploited by Nixon and... |
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/29/091629.php
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| | U.S. presidential election, 1992 - dKosopedia |
| | Every U.S. presidential election campaign is an amalgam of issues, images and personality; and despite the intense focus on the country's economic future, the 1992 contest was no exception. | | | The U.S. presidential election of 1992 featured a three-way battle between Republican George Bush, the incumbent President; Democrat Bill Clinton, the governor of Arkansas; and independent candidate Ross Perot, a Texas businessman. | | | Bush had alienated much of his conservative base by breaking his 1988 pledge against raising taxes, the economy had slowed, and his best strength, foreign policy, was regarded as much less important after the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
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http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/U.S._presidential_election,_1992
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| | Return to Old-Style Presidential Debates |
| | Perhaps we've all been put to sleep by the debate snooze-fests orchestrated by the Democratic and Republican national parties the last three presidential election cycles. | | | Presidential debates are often the one chance most Americans have to see the candidates in extended action before the election, outside of 15-second sound bites, and can have an effect on the vote. | | | Razor sharp comments can raise a candidate's standing (Ronald Reagan's zinger about Walter Mondale's "youth and inexperience" in 1984). |
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| | PCWorld.com - 2004 Presidential Campaign |
| | Presidential candidates (and contributors) weigh in on Internet regulation, taxes, and access issues. | | | Even if so, state presidential results wouldn't shift. | | | National reference library will store code in case of election snafus. |
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http://www.pcworld.com/resource/browse/0,cat,1724,sortIdx,1,00.asp
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| | Presidential Debates Already Rigged |
| | Because of this, “debate viewership has plummeted; 25 million fewer people watched the 2000 presidential debates than watched the 1992 presidential debates,” the report said. | | | “For the last 16 years, the general election presidential debates have been controlled by a private, tax-exempt corporation—the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD)—that has deceptively served the interests of the Republican and Democratic parties at the expense of the American people,” their report said. | | | In 1996, Republican Bob Dole got Democrat Bill Clinton to agree to keep Perot out of the debates, believing Perot would take more votes from him, the report said. |
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http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2004/270904debatesrigged.htm
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| | Election Fraud Blog » Blog Archive » 2004 Election Fraud Beginner’s Guide |
| | Answers.com "2004 U.S. presidential election controversy, voting machines" | | | US Count Votes Study of the 2004 Presidential Election Exit Poll Discrepancies | | | What went wrong in Ohio: The Conyers report on the 2004 presidential election – by Anita Miller, Gore Vidal |
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http://organikrecords.com/electiontheftblog/?p=5
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| | U.S. Election Process |
| | -- Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer | | | Supreme Court Decision - McConnell v Federal Election Commision, Dec. 10, 2003 | | | Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |
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