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| Nov 27, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Court Orders Access for Judicial Watch To Palm Beach Ballots Accounting Firm to Oversee Judicial Watch Counts Over 400 Judicial Watch Volunteers to Count Ballots Throughout Florida (Miami, FL) Judicial Watch will begin counting disputed ballots from the presidential election in Palm Beach today. Circuit Court Judge Jorge La Barga ordered Palm Beach to give access to Judicial Watch under Florida state law, which allows citizens to inspect ballots. Johnson Lambert & Co., a public accounting firm with expertise both in counting ballots and in fraud, will oversee the Judicial Watch effort. Over 400 citizens from across the country have volunteered to help Judicial Watch count the disputed and other ballots, such as absentee military ballots. Judicial Watch plans to conduct an independent analysis of disputed and other ballots throughout the entire state of Florida. “It is important that an independent group, non-partisan in nature, provide certified numbers for the American people. The last few weeks have shown that one can’t trust partisans on the ground to count the votes,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. Where feasible, Judicial Watch will also use statistical and accounting techniques to test the accuracy of the machine counts. “Even there was official certification of George W. Bush as the winner of Florida’s electoral votes, Al Gore will contest this election. In this unusual circumstance, it becomes all the more necessary to have an independent, non-partisan count. Judicial Watch will make its recount results available to the American public, the courts, and others who require an independent measure of the voting in Florida,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. |
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