Cobb Campaign Decides Not to Pursue Nevada Recount.
COBB/LaMARCHE 2004
http://www.votecobb.org
December 2, 2004
Contact: Blair Bobier, Media Director at
541.929.5755
Recounts Will Still Go Forward in Ohio and New
Mexico
Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb
announced today that he would not pursue a recount in Nevada. Cobb and
Libertarian Michael Badnarik had made the initial recount request on
Monday.
"The Nevada Secretary of State's office
presented us with hefty bill and a ridiculous list of tasks to be
completed in an unreasonably short period of time," said Blair
Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche campaign.
"We were asked to pay $349,000 but were not
provided a detailed breakdown of the actual costs and we do not have
confidence that our money will be spent wisely. Apparently, using
privately owned Sequoia voting machines creates a situation where the
Secretary of State needs to bring in outside technicians at great
expense in order to recount the ballots of Nevada voters. This creates
an unacceptable obstacle for ensuring the integrity of Nevada's
elections," added Bobier. "At this point, we would rather
focus our efforts on recounts in Ohio and New Mexico," said Cobb
campaign manager Lynne Serpe.
The Ohio recount will be the subject of a hearing on
Friday in Federal District Court in Columbus, Ohio. Cobb, Badnarik and
their attorneys filed counterclaims against Republican Secretary of
State Kenneth Blackwell, alleging that Blackwell is stalling the recount
effort there.
For more information see the campaign website, http://www.votecobb.org.
Information about the Green Party can be found at http://www.gp.org.
