It seems that the U.S. election system failed to choose a winner on voting day for the second straight presidential contest, raising the possibility that the courts may have to break a deadlock between George W. Bush and his challenger Sen. John Kerry.
Bush was leading Kerry in a race that may hinge on Ohio and
not be decided for (some say)at least 11 days, when provisional ballots are counted. Excluding Ohio,
Bush had
254 electoral votes,
16 short of the 270 required for victory.
Kerry had
252 electoral votes, according to network projections. Results for New Mexico and Iowa were delayed, officials said.
This impasse may delay decisions affecting the Iraq war, such as a possible U.S.-led attack on insurgents in Fallujah, and legislation including a bill to revise the U.S. intelligence system, said Charles Pena, director of defense policy studies at the Cato Institute in Washington.
``It may not be politically feasible to do some things, and until we know the outcome everything is on hold,'' Pena said.
More than that, the decision delay drops the confidence in some U.S. financial markets because of the uncertainty.''
In Ohio, the main issue is as many as 250,000 'provisional ballots' -- meaning those cast by voters whose names didn't appear on registration rolls -- in Ohio. By law, the validity of those ballots must be determined and all eligible ones counted.
(It reminds me of the 'well-known' Romanian "urna-mobila"...)
The ideea is that With 99.9 percent of the votes counted, Bush led by 134,000 votes in Ohio, which has 20 electoral votes.
And if Bush wins Ohio...he is re-elected.
Mr. President had already won 28 states to get his 254 electoral votes. Mr. Kerry, the four-term senator from Massachusetts, had won 19 states and Washington D.C., taking 252 electoral votes.
Bush led in the popular vote, 51 percent to 48 percent.
For the first time in a presidential election, all states are required to let voters cast provisional ballots if their registration status was in question.
"A lot of people tried to vote last time and ended up not being able to! This time they won't be shut out entirely.'' said Vikram Amar, a professor of constitutional law at the University of California and a former Supreme Court clerk.
Bush supporters said Kerry wouldn't win enough provisional ballots to take Ohio. As I said befor Mr. President has an advantage of 134,000 in Ohio for the moment
"Based on our experience in Ohio politics, we believe that the president's lead in Ohio is clear and that it cannot be surmounted,'' Ohio's Republican Senators Mike DeWine and George Voinovich said in a statement. "Senator Kerry should concede defeat and spare the country the turmoil of another drawn- out election.''
Mr. Justin Kadima,
Integration Department Manager at
Kondiment Solutions also declared:
"I also back up the ideea that Bush won the US elections, but it seems that nobody quotes me..."
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