Foreign Election Monitors: "US Elections Fair"

[Train]

Looks like thier only complaint was that lines were too long, which they said could "persuade" people to not come out and vote.

Washington Times - Foreign election monitors laud 'fairness' of process

Reuters - Observers Urge U.S. to Shorten Lines for Next Vote

New Zealand Herald - US elections mostly fair say observers

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe said yesterday that before the vote it had received "widespread" allegations of fraud and voter suppression, mainly among minorities, and raised concern that confidence in the system could be undermined.

However, it was unable to substantiate the allegations. It said that on election day it observed relatively few attempts to challenge a voter's eligibility, despite concerns before the vote.

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In Ohio, which decided the winner when Bush captured its 20 electoral college votes, many people stood in line for two hours or more, and some polling stations had to remain open hours after they planned to close.

"Significant delays at the polling station are likely to deter some voters and may restrict the right to vote," the OSCE said in its preliminary report.

 

[gsaldivar]

lol

Nice.

 

[chess9]

How would they know whether the voting machines were working properly? Their opinion strikes me as essentially worthless inasmuch as the problems appear to have been of a technical nature.

Or, did they test all the software and hardware in each state?

-Robert

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: Train
Looks like thier only complaint was that lines were too long, which they said could "persuade" people to not come out and vote.

Washington Times - Foreign election monitors laud 'fairness' of process

Reuters - Observers Urge U.S. to Shorten Lines for Next Vote

New Zealand Herald - US elections mostly fair say observers

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe said yesterday that before the vote it had received "widespread" allegations of fraud and voter suppression, mainly among minorities, and raised concern that confidence in the system could be undermined.

However, it was unable to substantiate the allegations. It said that on election day it observed relatively few attempts to challenge a voter's eligibility, despite concerns before the vote.

....

In Ohio, which decided the winner when Bush captured its 20 electoral college votes, many people stood in line for two hours or more, and some polling stations had to remain open hours after they planned to close.

"Significant delays at the polling station are likely to deter some voters and may restrict the right to vote," the OSCE said in its preliminary report.

BS, they were cyborg operatives, look @ Cheney, he's proof cyborgs live...

Seriously though, this was the most closely watched election in US history, if there was massive fraud, it'd be impossible to keep covered up.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: Train
Looks like thier only complaint was that lines were too long, which they said could "persuade" people to not come out and vote.

Washington Times - Foreign election monitors laud 'fairness' of process

Reuters - Observers Urge U.S. to Shorten Lines for Next Vote

New Zealand Herald - US elections mostly fair say observers

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe said yesterday that before the vote it had received "widespread" allegations of fraud and voter suppression, mainly among minorities, and raised concern that confidence in the system could be undermined.

However, it was unable to substantiate the allegations. It said that on election day it observed relatively few attempts to challenge a voter's eligibility, despite concerns before the vote.

....

In Ohio, which decided the winner when Bush captured its 20 electoral college votes, many people stood in line for two hours or more, and some polling stations had to remain open hours after they planned to close.

"Significant delays at the polling station are likely to deter some voters and may restrict the right to vote," the OSCE said in its preliminary report.

BS, they were cyborg operatives, look @ Cheney, he's proof cyborgs live...

Seriously though, this was the most closely watched election in US history, if there was massive fraud, it'd be impossible to keep covered up.

I still would like to see something better than the current electronic voting .

 

[chess9]

Moose:

Are you really this dense or are you rehearsing for a part in a Michael Moore film?

Good grief, you aren't even close....

Fear can reduce a man's brain to jelly.

-Robert

 

[MidasKnight]

Thanks for the links. Good reads.

Election monitors from Europe, who usually work in nations with limited experience in democracy like Chechnya and Siberia to expose voting fraud, praised the United States yesterday for holding a presidential election that "appeared to meet international standards for transparency and fairness."

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
...I still would like to see something better than the current electronic voting .

does anybody have a list of all the states that DON'T have a paper trail?

 

[MidasKnight]

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Thursday that before the vote it had received "widespread" allegations of fraud and voter suppression, mainly among minorities, and raised concern that confidence in the system could be undermined.

However, the group said it was unable to substantiate the allegations. It also said that on election day it observed relatively few attempts to challenge a voter's eligibility, despite concerns before the vote.