No-Count Ohio Rolls On

With the Electoral College meeting Monday to certify the vote, it is very unlikely that the re-election of President Bush will not take place.

Mr. Bush won Ohio by 136,000 votes. Or did he? Voting problems around the state has left many in doubt of the actual number. Even Blackwell himself certified just 119,000 vote win for Bush.

The margin shrunk greatly after the Franklin County 'glitch' which gave Bush 3,893 extra votes where only 638 voters cast their ballot and then again when the overseas and provisional ballots came in, however only four out of five of those were counted.

Democrats, Greens and Libertarians are now working together around the country to insure that there is a recount. Other groups, even some Republicans as well have acknowledged the problems in the US voting system.

Many agree that national laws need to be put in place to insure that all votes are counted no matter what race or religion a person comes from. Rev. Jesse Jackson and other activists have asked congress for a wholesale change in the voting process before mid-term elections in 2006.

Another case has risen for discussion as well. In North Carolina a voting machine did not count 4,438 votes that were made before November 2nd. The incumbent lost by only 2,287 votes out of over 3 million.