Posted by Associated Press
on January 12, 2008, 11:47 am
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Kucinich claim spurs N.H. recount
By Associated Press | Saturday, January 12, 2008 | http://www.bostonherald.com | 2008 Pres. Campaign
At the request of U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich and another minor candidate who got only 44 votes, New Hampshire officials will conduct a hand recount of the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.
In a letter to Secretary of State William Gardner, Kucinich claimed there were “serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors” about the integrity of the primary results.
The top vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary were Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, with 39 percent, and Republican Sen. John McCain, of Arizona, with 37 percent.
Conspiracy rumors were fueled because Clinton did better in precincts where ballots were counted by machine while Obama did better where ballots were counted by hand. Election experts, however, said there is no evidence of tampering or error.
Kucinich, of Ohio, received less than 1.4 percent of the vote. Republican Albert Howard of Michigan received about 44 votes statewide. They paid a $2,000 fee to start the process, state officials said.
Gardner is preparing an estimate of the recount’s cost, which the requesting candidates must pay before it will begin. He said he expects to start the recount Wednesday and will announce further details once the payments have been received.
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