[Peace-discuss] Fwd: REV. JESSE JACKSON TO RALLY OHIO SUNDAY IN
SUPPORT OF RECOUNT
Morton K.Brussel
brussel4 at insightbb.com
Sat Nov 27 16:46:36 CST 2004
FYI: [For those interested in an Ohio recount.
See also the web site: http://www.votecobb.org/
mkb]
Begin forwarded message:
> From: No Stolen Elections! <ben at nov3.us>
> Date: November 27, 2004 11:33:50 AM CST
> To: news at nov3.us
> Subject: REV. JESSE JACKSON TO RALLY OHIO SUNDAY IN SUPPORT OF RECOUNT
> Reply-To: ben at nov3.us
>
> Please Read, Act, and Circulate
> FROM: No Stolen Elections! www.Nov3.US
> ACTION ALERT: Defend the Ohio Recount!
>
> WHAT: Rally to Defend the Ohio Recount
> WHO: Reverend Jesse Jackson
> WHERE: Columbus, Ohio
> Mt. Herman Baptist Church, 2283 Sunbury Rd.
> WHEN: 3:30pm, Sunday, November 28th
>
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> (1) PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COBB CAMPAIGN:
>
> NEWS RELEASE
> For immediate release: November 26, 2004
> Contact: Blair Bobier, Media Director
>
> JESSE JACKSON TO VISIT OHIO SUNDAY AND LEND SUPPORT TO
> GREEN PARTY RECOUNT DEMAND
>
> Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb's demand
> for a recount of the Ohio presidential vote will gain
> a significant boost this Sunday, when Jesse Jackson
> visits Columbus, Ohio to publicly announce his support
> for the recount and other challenges to the
> controversial Ohio vote.
>
> Jackson will be speaking on Sunday at the Mt. Herman
> Baptist Church, 2283 Sunbury Rd., at 3:30 p.m., in
> Columbus.
>
> "Voter suppression and intimidation is a civil rights
> issue. Jesse Jackson is the perfect person to bring
> these concerns to a wider audience and we welcome his
> participation," said David Cobb, whose campaign has
> been leading the charge for the Ohio recount. Cobb
> has been joined in the recount demand by Libertarian
> candidate Michael Badnarik.
>
> "We need to investigate, coordinate, litigate, recount
> and recuse," said Jackson, referring to the recount
> and other efforts and lawsuits challenging the
> legitimacy of the Ohio vote.
>
> Jackson's recusal reference indicated his support for
> Cobb and Badnarik's demand that Ohio Secretary of
> State Kenneth Blackwell, a co-chair of the Bush
> campaign, recuse himself from the vote-counting
> process.
>
> "You don't have an owner of a team be the umpire of
> the seventh game of the World Series," Jackson said.
>
> Jackson joins Ohio Congressman and former presidential
> candidate Dennis Kucinich and a growing list of
> individuals and organizations calling for a recount.
>
> The Cobb-LaMarche campaign is now in the process of
> recruiting volunteers and raising funds for monitoring
> the actual recount process which is expected to take
> place in early December. Volunteers and donors should
> visit the campaign website, http://www.votecobb.org/,
> for more information.
>
> -30-
>
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> (2) UPDATE ON THE OHIO RECOUNT FROM THE COBB CAMPAIGN:
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> The Ohio Recount is moving forward!
>
> Here are updates on:
>
> 1. Volunteering opportunities
> 2. Our financial situation
> 3. A timetable of what's to come and what's already
> happened
>
> =========================
>
> 1. Mobilizing Thousands of Volunteers
>
> We'll be mobilizing thousands of volunteers
> in December to observe the hand recount
> in all 88 counties in Ohio. A recount without
> Cobb-Badnarik volunteer observers providing
> truly independent oversight of the process
> will not provide meaningful feedback on the
> problems or do much to improve public
> confidence in the integrity of the voting
> system. Please join us by completing our
> volunteer form at http://www.votecobb.org
>
>
> 2. Giving Thanks for Democracy
>
> Thanks to the generosity of thousands of
> small donors coast-to-coast, the
> Green Party's Cobb/LaMarche campaign
> has already raised $250,000 toward the
> costs of the recount. $113,600 has gone
> out the door already to pay the State of
> Ohio's recount filing fee.
>
> We have been raising the money in phases,
> since we didn't want to raise more until we
> were certain the minimum needed was
> raised. Now that we have completed our
> grassroots operation planning, we estimate
> that the recount will cost an additional
> $88,000 for training and staffing costs
> (approximately $1000 needed in each of
> the 88 Ohio counties).
>
> If you value democracy, and the attention
> that this recount will bring to the many ways
> that voting processes need to be improved
> in this country, then please make a donation
> today by going to http://www.votecobb.org
>
> 3. Ohio Recount Timeline
>
> To keep you in the loop, here are past and
> future dates related to the recount process:
>
> 11/10 Green Party Presidential candidate
> David Cobb announces on KPFK
> radio that he and Michael Badnarik
> of the Libertarian Party are considering
> filing for a recount in Ohio. Hundreds
> of emails pour in, encouraging the
> Green Party to take a stand.
>
> 11/11 The Cobb/LaMarche campaign
> confirms their intention to file for a
> recount in a public statement and
> press release, and requests
> donations to pay for the effort.
>
> 11/15 Common Cause, the National Voting
> Rights Institute, Demos, the Fannie
> Lou Hamer Project and People for the
> American Way Foundation issue a
> joint statement in support of the
> Cobb-Badnarik demand for an
> Ohio recount.
>
> 11/15 The Cobb/LaMarche campaign meets
> initial fundraising goal of $150,000
> (including the $113,600 recount fee
> needed to file).
>
> 11/17 Attorneys on behalf of David Cobb
> and Michael Badnarik deliver letters to
> each Ohio county election director,
> asking them to prepare for the recount.
>
> 11/18 Congressman Dennis Kucinich
> publicly endorses recount efforts.
>
> 11/19 Cobb-Badnarik representatives
> deliver bond to guarantee $113,600
> recount fee to each of the 88 Ohio
> county election directors.
>
> 11/20 Two Cobb/LaMarche campaign staff
> relocate to Columbus, Ohio to work
> with volunteers on the ground.
>
> 11/21 Cobb/LaMarche team meets second
> fundraising goal, reaching $250,000
> in eleven days.
>
> 11/21 Cobb-Badnarik lawyers file a request
> for an expedited recount in federal
> district court in Toledo, Ohio, so that
> a "meaningful recount" can take place
> prior to the December 7th "safe harbor"
> certification and December 13th
> meeting of Ohio presidential electors
>
> 11/22 The Delaware County, Ohio Board of
> Elections seeks a temporary restraining
> order to block Green and Libertarian
> presidential candidates from forcing a
> recount of the Nov. 2 election results
> prior to December 1st. Their request
> is granted by the judge.
>
> 11/22 Federal district court judge denies
> Cobb-Badnarik request to expedite
> recount, saying that Cobb and Badnarik
> do not face "irreparable harm" if the
> recount doesn't take place until after
> the December 7 date to certify
> presidential electors, since they will
> not have any electors anyway.
>
> 11/24 Over 1,000 volunteers have already
> signed up to help on website at
> http://www.votecobb.org but many
> more still needed.
>
> 11/28 The Reverend Jesse Jackson to hold
> rally in support of recount and other
> efforts to investigate and litigate voting
> irregularities in Ohio.
>
> 12/01 Date by which most Ohio counties will
> have certified their initial vote totals.
>
> 12/04 Citizen electoral reform groups organize
> a rally to "Investigate all 88."
>
> 12/06 Date that Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth
> Blackwell currently (as of 11/25) says he
> will finally certify the vote. Then, as
> detailed
> in Ohio Election law procedures, Cobb and
> Badnarik will formally request a recount
> and Secretary Blackwell will notify other
> candidates of their right to have observers
> at the recount. Under law, other candidates
>
> must have 5 days of notice before the
> recount can start.
>
> 12/07 The "safe harbor" date by which presidential
> electors in all 50 states must be
> conclusively determined.
>
> 12/11 Earliest possible start date for the Ohio
> recount, based on recent judicial ruling and
>
> Blackwell's current timeline for
> certification of the state vote.
>
> 12/13 Date by which, pursuant to Constitutional
> mandates, Electoral College electors must
> meet to cast their votes. This applies to
> Ohio and all other states.
>
>
> Again, we thank you sincerely for your interest
> and participation in the Ohio Recount. With your
> help, democracy will be served.
>
> Please be sure to volunteer, donate, and circulate
> this email to your friends and family!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lynne Serpe
> Campaign Manager
> Cobb/LaMarche Ohio Recount
> P.O. Box 693
> Eureka, CA 95502
> http://www.votecobb.org
>
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