Election Fraud in Haiti

Prior to the election in Haiti, we became aware of the despicable efforts by McCain's IRI (acting as a shadow agent for the Bush administration) in trying to subvert true democracy and up end the popular Lavallas party of Preval. We also learned the U.S. backed cronies running the elections were doing everything possible to minimize the Lavallas vote by placing polling stations in locations inconvenient to Lavallas voters. On election day, we saw long lines, delayed openings and stations that did not open.

It should come as no surprise that evidence of possible election fraud is now rising.

The New York Times has a piece detailing some of the evidence of possible fraud.

The peace that had prevailed in this troubled country began to unravel Sunday, when the Provisional Electoral Council failed to release final vote counts, and incomplete results suggested that Mr. Préval would not win more than 50 percent. The results contradicted unofficial vote samples taken by the Organization of American States and the National Democratic Institute.

People on the street began asking questions about the estimated 147,000 ballots that had been voided by electoral authorities as illegible and about the estimated 85,000 blank ballots in the net total of valid votes. If those votes had not been included in the total, election observers estimate, Mr. Préval would have slightly more than 51 percent of the vote.

Even more troubling questions have been raised about the missing tabulation sheets.

Anybody whoever thought McCain was sincere about campaign finance reform should be made aware of his role in Haiti's "democracy."