Financial Report
The initial $150,000 raised on www.votecobb.org with the help of thousand of small donors (most under $100) was directly responsible for this recount process moving forward. We needed to have the $113,600 filing fee in the bank in order to start the legal process of trying to expedite the recount, and our supporters from coast-to-coast came through in only four days. more
In Your State
Recounts of the 2004 presidential ballots have been requested or conducted in the following states:
Even if no recount was conducted in your state, you can still petition your elected officials to hold official hearings so that sworn testimony can be taken about voting irregularities while the memories are still fresh. This testimony can be used to bolster claims for legislation to improve voting procedures, or as the basis for criminal indictments, if warranted. more
The Recount: Why It Matters
You may be surprised to see a picture on this website of the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in March, 1965. Both that historic march in Alabama and this current recount in Ohio, however, represent actions by patriotic Americans to help this county live up to its highest ideals of one-person-one-vote democracy. Almost forty years after that watershed event, it is a national tragedy that so many Americans, and particularly minorities and people of lesser means, were disproportionately denied their chance to vote and have their vote counted fairly in the 2004 election. more
Voting FAQ
Find answers to commonly asked questions such as: why are we having a recount? who is paying for the recount? what will happen during the recount? what will be the effect of the recount? more
History of Voting Rights in America
The struggle to recount the votes in 2004 and guarantee fair and open elections is just the latest chapter in the centuries-long struggle to make sure that we honor the ideal of one-person-one-vote. This recount effort is not just about George Bush, John Kerry, or even the Green and Libertarian candidates. It is about defending a right that is at the very foundation of democracy in this country. more
