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TruthOut - Kerry-Edwards 2004 has just made two filings in the Ohio recount case currently pending before Federal Judge Edmund Sargus in Columbus, Ohio.

Kerry-Edwards 2004 has been relatively quiet in this case for the past several weeks and its filings today indicate its continued interest and involvement in this litigation. . . .

On February 14, Judge Sargus issued an order granting the motion to dismiss the Delaware County Board of Elections' complaint (which had sought to prevent the recount in that county) and asking for briefing in 15 days on the question of whether the case should be transferred to Judge Carr in Toledo (for the Northern District of Ohio) where a prior case seeking to expedite the recount had been filed in November 2004.

Yesterday, Cobb and Badnarik filed a statement on the transfer question.

Today, Kerry-Edwards filed a document in support of that statement. Most significant, Kerry-Edwards also filed today a separate document in support of the motion for hearing with two critical attachments: 1) a declaration from Kerry-Edwards attorney Don McTigue regarding a survey he conducted of Kerry-Edwards county recount coordinators; 2) a summary chart of the results of that survey (which highlight the inconsistent standards applied during the recount).

This was reported on Thursday of this last week. I haven't heard it reported any where else.

I wonder...why on earth are they still pushing this matter? Kerry has said that he does not dispute the outcome of the election, why perpetuate things in Ohio?

Maybe he wants election reform. Which, if that's the case (and I'd agree that there are most definitely some reforms that are needed), why doesn't he support the necessary legislation in congress instead of continuing to work through the court system?

You can read the Kerry/Edwards filings here, here, here, here and here.