Judges sides with Cuellar in voter fraud suit (Texas)

May 11, 2004, 10:56AM

Judges sides with Cuellar in voter fraud suit

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO -- Democratic congressional hopeful Henry Cuellar prevailed today in a lawsuit against him alleging voter fraud in his primary election victory over U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez.

No evidence was presented in the trial, which lasted less than an hour and took place mostly in the judge's chambers.

Attorneys for Rodriguez, who trailed by 58 votes out of 50,000 cast after a recount in the March primary, had asked for more time to count ballots.

After retired state Judge Joseph Hart ruled there had been sufficient time to count the ballots in Webb and Zapata counties, Rodriguez attorney Buck Wood rested his case.

Hart then ruled in favor of Cuellar, whose attorney Steve Bickerstaff opposed further delay.

Rodriguez spokesman John Puder said Rodriguez will file an appeal with the state's 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio as early as Wednesday..cont'd >

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2561672

Learn your lesson from Gore's loss. You have to keep fighting especially when you know you're right and you won and the other side cheated.

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Rodriguez spokesman John Puder said Rodriguez will file an appeal with the state's 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio as early as Wednesday.
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I love this little quote at the end from the Cuellar's campaign manager.
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"It could be vote fraud, or it could be ballot tampering, or the eclipse of the moon or whatever. It's hard to admit they got beat."
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Now I wonder why he would put vote fraud and ballot tampering in his quote and say it was hard for Rodriguez to admit he got beat. He's not saying they ran a better campaign, got more votes or anything he's just saying Rodriguez didn't find anything. WTF?

Sonia

I don't like that he is trying to stop the counting early. I don't think most Democrats do either.