[EL] Question about reporting on 2012 election voting

[Steve Klein]

"...which to me illustrates one of the problems with our increasing national exposure to essentially anonymous and unauthenticated information."

Proposed solutions, anyone? 

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On Jan 7, 2013, at 5:57 AM, Trevor Potter <tpotter at capdale.com> wrote:

> I have received a number of responses rebutting the allegations made in the email I received. I assume, however, that the email (and the "Bill O'Reilly facts", if they really ARE from him) are continuing to circulate on the Internet. Without access to the election law listserve, it would appear difficult to fact-check that sort of information, which to me illustrates one of the problems with our increasing national exposure to essentially anonymous and unauthenticated information.
> Trevor
> 
> ________________________________
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> From: Adam Bonin [mailto:adam at boninlaw.com]
> Sent: Sun 1/6/2013 11:49 PM
> To: Trevor Potter
> Cc: law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
> Subject: RE: [EL] Question about reporting on 2012 election voting
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> 
> 
> Philadelphia has 1,687 voting divisions; there's nothing unusual about that
> number at all.  When the final count was in, the number was reduced to 50
> no-vote divisions, and 99 with one Romney voter.
> http://articles.philly.com/2012-12-10/news/35707641_1_duane-bumb-provisional
> -ballots-miriam-hill
> 
> On the voter ID claim: the President won FL, MI, and NH, which have photo ID
> requirements.  He lost plenty of no-ID states, including NC, NE, WY, and MS.
> http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Potter
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 11:05 PM
> Cc: law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
> Subject: [EL] Question about reporting on 2012 election voting
> 
> I received the email below from a (usually rational)  friend, who wrote
> asking if I thought it was true. Does anyone know if such allegations are
> widespread, who is disseminating them, and whether they have recived press
> coverage or been subject to analysis/rebuttal?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Trevor Potter
> 
> The Numbers Are Now Talking
> 
> 
> 
> Very Interesting !!
> 
> 
> Sometimes you just cannot argue with the numbers. The USA has bigger
> problems on their hands other than who was elected President.
> 
>> From Bill O'Reilly's message board:
> 
> Most everyone suspected fraud, but these numbers prove it and our government
> and media refuse to do anything about it.
> 
> As each state reported their final election details, the evidence of voter
> fraud is astounding. Massive voter fraud has been reported in areas of OH
> and FL, with PA, WI and VA, all are deploying personnel to investigate
> election results.
> 
> Here are just a few examples of what has surfaced with much more to come.
> 
> * In 59 voting districts in the Philadelphia region, Obama received 100% of
> the votes with not even a single vote recorded for Romney. (A mathematical
> and statistical impossibility).
> 
> * In 21 districts in Wood County Ohio, Obama received 100% of the votes
> where GOP inspectors were illegally removed from their polling locations -
> and not one single vote was recorded for Romney. (Another statistical
> impossibility).
> 
> * In Wood County Ohio, 106,258 voted in a county with only 98,213 eligible
> voters.
> 
> * In St. Lucie County, FL, there were 175,574 registered eligible voters but
> 247,713 votes were cast.
> 
> * The National SEAL Museum, a polling location in St. Lucie County, FL had a
> 158% voter turnout.
> 
> * Palm Beach County, FL had a 141% voter turnout.
> 
> * In Ohio County, Obama won by 108% of the total number of eligible voters.
> 
> NOTE: Obama won in every state that did not require a Photo ID and lost in
> every state that did require a Photo ID in order to vote.
> 
> Imagine that!
> 
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