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Re: VoIP Plays Big Role in Presidential Election Turnout

Robert Bonomi (bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com)
Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:25:05 +0000

In article <telecom23.529.2@telecom-digest.org>,

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I have a question about the election.
> On AP News Wednesday afternoon, Senator Kerry said in order to save the
> country the kind of debacle which occurred in 2000 when Mr. Bush was
> eventually declared the winner, he was going to concede the election
> to Bush, which he did. But later in the day Wednesday officials said
> they were still going to closely audit all the votes from Ohio. Now
> just suppose the Ohio audit showed the Kerry *had* won that state
> (although he and others said it was quite unlikely). But let's say
> it turned out he did win *that state's electoral votes*. In that case
> he might have won the election; but he has already conceded to Bush.
> What would happen in that case? Has a 'winner' of a presidential
> election ever conceded it to someone else? Just curious. PAT]

I don't know of it ever having happened at the Presidential level,
but it has happened at lower-level elections. The 'actual' winner
was seated

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