2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities

After the 2004 U.S. Presidential election there were allegations of massive fraud, including but not limited to forging vote totals, miscounting votes for one candidate as votes for the other, widespread voter intimidation and irregularities with the distribution of voting machines.

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Over 40,000 alleged incidents were reported in the 2004 election, ranging from minor errors to direct voter intimidation, mishandled absentee and provisional ballots, malfunctioning or inaccurate machines and/or apparent hacking and vote tampering. (Source https://voteprotect.org/index.php?display=EIRResearch).

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Groups and individuals involved in the investigation and litigation of allegations of irregularities in the 2004 election include the Ralph Nader, David Cobb, Michael Badnarik, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, BlackBoxVoting.ORG, members of the House Judiciary Committee and civil rights leaders such as Jesse Jackson. John Kerry declined to actively contest the results, and played only a minor role in legal action concerning the vote.

Related Topics:
Ralph Nader - David Cobb - Michael Badnarik - Electronic Frontier Foundation - House Judiciary Committee - Jesse Jackson

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On December 13, 2004 the U.S. Electoral College vote gave President Bush a 286-251 victory over challenger John Kerry and was certified by the U.S. Congress on January 6, 2005, despite a challenge to alleging irregularities in that state's election process. With the election certified, there is no means by which the election result can be overturned. As a result, the most prominent suit contesting the election before the Ohio Supreme Court, 'Moss v. Bush', has been withdrawn.

Related Topics:
U.S. Electoral College - John Kerry - U.S. Congress - Moss v. Bush

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:This article provides detailed coverage of these issues, with many links to external sources. For a broad summary of controversies surrounding the voting process, see 2004 U.S. election voting controversies.

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