Provisional ballots cloud clinching Ohio vote
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President Bush pulled within striking distance of a second term early this morning, although Sen. John Kerry&#39;s campaign vowed to stage a come-from-behind victory in the pivotal state of Ohio.
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Thanks to John Kerry's concession speech, Ohio's election workers don't exactly have the eyes of the nation on them, but their job of checking and counting the state's provisional ballots is as difficult and time-consuming as ever.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio  - President Bush carried Ohio by  118,775 votes in last month's election, 17,708 fewer than  reported at the time but not enough to change the outcome in  the crucial state, officials said on Monday.
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The mini-drama that played itself out Wednesday morning over Ohio&#39;s vote was eerily reminiscent of the turmoil in Florida that greeted the nation four years ago.
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While the urgency has passed to count thousands of provisional ballots that were holding up selection of the president, Ohio election officials still need to get the ballots tallied.
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State Sen. Joy Padgett easily won a special primary election Thursday to fill the vacated Republican ballot slot in OhioÃ¢ÂÂs 18th Congressional District, and will face Democratic lawyer Zack Space in one of the nationÃ¢ÂÂs key House races.
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Ohio&#39;s devoutly Republican secretary of state has finally certified the vote in favor of President Bush, but activists are seeking a statewide recount and demanding he explain voting irregularities to Congress.
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Most of the presidential election provisional ballots rejected so far in Ohio came from people who were not even registered to vote, election officials said after spending nearly two weeks poring over thousands of disputed votes.
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Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell signs the certifications of the votes of Ohio&#39;s delegation to the Electoral College during the voting ceremony at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Dec. 13, 2004.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - The US election was down to the wire early Wednesday in a tight race that saw the state of Ohio become as big a question mark as Florida in 2000, with President George W. Bush winning the popular vote from an electorate ultimately wary
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It will be easy to get a free ride to the polling place in Ohio on Tuesday and partisans will hand out umbrellas if needed as thousands of party workers in the key state try to get every voter to a ballot box.
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A federal appeals court on Saturday reversed a lower court's ruling that Ohio voters could cast provisional ballots on Election Day anywhere in the county in which they are registered.
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Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell signs the papers officially certifying Ohio&#39;s election results Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 21 -- Ohio's chief elections officer decided Friday to have the state's most populous county switch to a new voting system in time for the March 4 presidential primary.
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Courts have issued conflicting rulings over what will constitute valid 'provisional' votes.
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Michigan election officials expressed concern Thursday that both voters and local precinct clerks may be confused on Election Day because of a federal judge's decision making it easier for voters to cast provisional ballots.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As it has done for 200 years, Ohio&#39;s delegation to the Electoral College is to meet today to cast ballots for president and vice president -- but this time, there are demands that the electors wait until after a scheduled recount.