International observers cite 'concerns' in US vote

[Newsjock]

Source: Agence France-Presse

The 2012 US elections were conducted in a "professional manner," but "real concerns" remain, international observers said Wednesday.

"The electoral process enjoys broad public confidence," Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe mission chief Daan Everts said in a statement the day after the vote that saw President Barack Obama win a second four-year term.

"At the same time, there are real concerns over issues such as voting rights, the accuracy of voter lists, the transparency of campaign finance, recount procedures and access for international election observers."

... Eight states, including Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, denied OSCE observers access and two more, Alaska and Tennessee, offered only restricted access, which the OSCE refused.

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[tblue]

1. Please let's keep this high on the agenda!

I am going to remind our Dems again and again til it's fixed.

[heaven05]

2. figures

my state, michigan with that right wing snake snyder and his defeated emergency manager ballot. It figures. All of the proposals 6 in all were defeated in this state. billions for an unneeded international bridge defeated. sanity did win yesterday, i just hope it lasts.

[tblue]

22. Good luck, Michigan!

I can't stand what the Repubs are doing to you.

[Heywood J]

23. Uh, three things.

1) The vote to defeat Prop 6 means the bridge is going ahead. 2) The bridge won't be paid for by Michigan. 3) You've probably seen the traffic backups that go on for miles.

[heaven05]

28. I

admit I really was confused about this prop. and no I hear about the backups from time to time, but since I don't cross the border, I truly don't think about that element of the bridge controversy.

[Heywood J]

30. No worries. Moroun spent a lot of money to make sure people were confused. (NT)

[Amonester]

5. By the way, we have to fix this :)

Write en masse to: the electronic address or the Pennsilvanya-Avenue's snail-mail one!

And by en masse, I mean: Massively.

At the President's request!

Forward the facsimile to Congresscritters.

All Fired Up And Ready To Go!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. Ah HA!!!

[IMG][/IMG]

[Amonester]

19. Where's that? Russia? (*snark*)

Oh yes, long overdue because it's shameful.

Do it and send the bill to the kkkoch's suckers so at least these billions of *theirs* won't be wasted on nothing.


The problem remains "HOW" to "fix" it: look at Election Canada or *sold* to the friking "pRivate sectoR" ?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. More places to vote and more machines than you need....

When I went in here in California I had two people ahead of me and inside there were 20 machines and only three people using them.

Total time: 7 minutes.

[wordpix]

3. these things need to be fixed pronto before next election

[formercia]

4. The UN is coming!!!

Keep an eye out for Black Helos and stormtroopers with blue helmets.

[eridani]

6. Their cheating and vote suppression were not enough to win

At least not THIS time. We need to get national laws to change this.

[juajen]

12. In the Anonymous thread, he/she said the cheating was going to be reversed. I think I believe it.

[eridani]

17. Not sure about that. The fact that they didn't know for sure about Anonymous capabilities--

--might well have been a discouraging factor, though.

[Ghost Dog]

24. That's food for thought. Thanks. n/t

[suffragette]

32. Exactly so

[defacto7]

7. What's there to hide?

If it's only pride, is not being transparent worth the lack of trust it creates?
Non-transparency is not worth distrust.

If it's not pride, then they are hiding something.

Either way, it's incorrect management of our right to vote.

[GitRDun]

8. Hmmmm let's see

Alabama - Beth Chapman, Republican
Florida - Ken Detzner, Republican
Iowa - Matt Schultz, Republican
Michigan - Ruth Johnson, Republican
Mississippi - Delbert Hosemann, Republican
Ohio - Jon Husted, Republican
Pennsylvania - Carol Aichele, Republican
Texas - Hope Andrade, Republican
Alaska - Mead Treadwell, Lt. Governor AND Republican: The Lt. Governors in Alaska is the head of division of elections.
Tennessee - Tre Hargett, Republican

You can't make this stuff up!

[Bozita]

11. +1

[progressoid]

15. Just what I suspected.

Not surprised that our (Iowa) douche S.O.S. did it.

[AAO]

29. Thanks for doing that - I was just about to.

My instincts where right with you - where there's smoke, there's a Republican.

[ErikJ]

9. HOW ABOUT 8 HOUR LONG LINES IN POOR DISTRICTS OF RED STATES?

Sheesh! Talking about voter suppression!!

[icarusxat]

10. I asked for a paper ballot in Utah

The poll workers gathered and in loud voices asked each other if I had been belligerent. Then they announced my wife's name along with mine in voices audible to everyone in the voting center asking why I had asked for a provisional ballot...
weird

[YOHABLO]

13. Let's Get Rid Of Corporately Owned Voting Machines

Like Diebold and ES&S !! Go back to readable paper ballots with a paper copy.

[SCVDem]

14. USA, USA, USA, USA!

Aren't we proud?

Really we are full of crap!

[LynnTheDem]

18. The hypocrisy lives on.

Funny how denying international election observers is something the rightwingnuttery like to use as a war cry against other nations...

[marions ghost]

21. "Real Concerns"

U Betcha

[demo dutch]

25. No surprise there......All Republican Governors!

[ROBROX]

26. THE LIST OF STATES SEEM LIKE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

I see democratic states failed to make the list of states requiring observers. I remember one time I was in Arkansas restaurant ordering breakfast. I asked for sour dough toast and the whole restaurant was totally quit until I asked for whole wheat toast. I forgot I was in white bread country.

I have been in many southern states. Generally the people are great. The problem is that culturally there are some who are stuck in their dark age and refuse to enter the post slavery era. Someday I may return to the south, but my California accent may be a problem.

[SCVDem]

27. I have an accent?

I've never heard of a southern California accent, dude.

[Quantess]

31. Did they not know what sour dough bread was, or what?

[lovuian]

33. our election process is suspect

and for good reason