Sunday, November 07, 2004

Warren's vote tally walled off by Homeland Security officials

Do you feel "safer"? Good use of our homeland security protections isnt' it? Keeping a fucking vote count unobservable. Welcome to your future.

Warren's vote tally walled off

Citing concerns about potential terrorism, Warren County officials locked down the county administration building on election night and blocked anyone from observing the vote count as the nation awaited Ohio's returns.
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Warren County Emergency Services Director Frank Young said he had recommended increased security based on information received from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in recent weeks.
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And despite being told that there would be an area with telephones set up for the media, those who tried to get into the building on Justice Drive were stopped by a county employee who stood guard outside. After journalists challenged the restriction, reporters were allowed into the building's lobby - two floors below the elections office.
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