Candidates Officially Request Ohio Recount
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With support from John Kerry's campaign, two third-party candidates for president officially asked on Tuesday for a recount in Ohio, the state that put President Bush over the top in November.
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Election officials plan to decide before the Nov. 2 election whether congressional and presidential candidates can raise unlimited donations to fund recounts as President
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In what might be their last hope of reclaiming an evaporated lead in the Washington governorâs race before turning to the courts, Republicans have asked county auditors statewide to reconsider ballots that were rejected on Election Day.
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Three dozen voters challenging the presidential election results in the Ohio Supreme Court asked to drop their lawsuit Tuesday, saying it is moot with last week's certification of the electoral vote and the upcoming inauguration.
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Republican Dino Rossi came out ahead of Democrat Christine Gregoire on Wednesday in the recount for Washington governor, but Democrats are expected to demand yet another recount.
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A congressional race that was so close it triggered an automatic recount finally wrapped up Monday with officials confirming Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce had won. Pryce ended Election Night 1,055 votes ahead of Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy, a difference that was within a half-percentage point, which requires a recount under Ohio law. Numbers released Monday showed Pryce had gained seven votes to win with 110,739 votes to Kilroy's 109,677.
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Democrats lodged a formal challenge to the electoral votes from Ohio, forcing an extraordinary two-hour debate.
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Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, said Thursday he wants a recount to ensure that all ballots in his party's contest were counted. The Ohio congressman cited "serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors" about the integrity of Tuesday results.
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Federal Election Commission lawyers proposed Friday that presidential campaigns be allowed to use limited individual donations to cover the costs of recounts like the one that occurred in Florida in 2000.
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President Bush's campaign is urging election regulators to allow it and rival John Kerry to raise unlimited individual donations to cover costs for a possible recount, as Bush and rival Al Gore could in 2000.
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Congressional Democrats and dissident groups asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday to review the outcome of the state's presidential race, hours before the Ohio delegation to the Electoral College was to cast ballots for president and vice president.
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Palestinians formally opened the campaign to replace Yasser Arafat yesterday as candidates aspiring to replace the long-time leader began seeking signatures to qualify for the January 9 ballot.
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A recount by hand of 2.9 million votes began Wednesday to determine the winner of the closest gubernatorial race in state history.
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A British newspaper urged readers to write to Ohio voters to share their thoughts on the presidential race.
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With three weeks until Nov. 2, Ohio has become the epicenter of lawsuits over an election that has yet to be held. Officials there are trying to fend off court challenges about provisional
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A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by third-party presidential candidates who wanted to force a recount of Ohio ballots even before the official count was finished.
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The winner of the presidential race in Ohio was in dispute early on Wednesday, keeping the country again on edge four years after a recount battle in Florida delayed the outcome for five weeks.