Cobb drops Nevada recount due to lack of funds,while John Kerry holds millions for future run

Cobb drops Nevada recount. Continues on in Ohio and New Mexico.

Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb announced on Thursday that he would not pursue a recount in Nevada. The cost imposed by the Secretary of State was $349,000. A nearly impossible amount to raise.
Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb announced today
that he would not pursue a recount in Nevada.

Cobb and Libertarian Michael Badnarik had made the initial
recount request on Monday.

"The Nevada Secretary of State’s office presented us with hefty
bill and a ridiculous list of tasks to be completed in an unreasonably short
period of time," said Blair Bobier, Media Director for the Cobb-LaMarche
campaign.

"We were asked to pay $349,000 but were not provided a detailed
breakdown of the actual costs and we do not have confidence that our money
will be spent wisely. Apparently, using privately owned Sequoia voting
machines creates a situation where the Secretary of State needs to bring in
outside technicians at great expense in order to recount the ballots of
Nevada voters. This creates an unacceptable obstacle for ensuring the
integrity of Nevada’s elections," added Bobier.

"At this point, we would rather focus our efforts on recounts in
Ohio and New Mexico," said Cobb campaign manager Lynne Serpe

The Ohio recount will be the subject of a hearing on Friday in
Federal District Court in Columbus, Ohio. Cobb, Badnarik and their
attorneys filed counterclaims against Republican Secretary of State Kenneth
Blackwell, alleging that Blackwell is stalling the recount effort there.

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