Federal judge throws out OH recount lawsuit

[rox63]

Judge Dismisses Penultimate Ohio Lawsuit

19 February, 2006
By JOHN McCARTHY, Thu Feb 9, 10:42 PM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over Ohio‘s recount of the 2004 presidential election, leaving only one court challenge remaining from the state's role in the re-election of President Bush.

The judge's ruling came in a challenge by the National Voting Rights Institute to the recount that showed Bush beat Democratic challenger John Kerry by about 118,000 votes out of 5.5 million cast.

The institute complained that the recount would not be finished until after the Electoral College vote made Bush‘s election official Dec. 13 and thus violated federal law. The recount was completed Dec. 28.

More here: http://www.newsone.ca/piercelandherald/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=145465

[babylonsister]

1. How pathetic is it that you had to go to Saskatchewan to

find this? And I wonder who the judge is, and how deep his repug ties are?

[rox63]

2. More on this from ABC News

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1601480

[FogerRox]

3. SO ah tell me-- did Kerry Win? . . . . . joke . . . .