Dear Maine Greens, and Parkinson's Community, , ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 32 deg. F :-) ******************************************************************** I just was the Green write-in candidate for a seat in the Senate of the state of Maine. I campaigned door-to- door, and by road signs, speeches, flyers and buttons. I have received, acccording to the tapes off the voting machines for Portland, somwhere between 100 and 1000 votes, as a write-in Maine Senate District 27 candidate. I also have unknown numbers of additional votes in Falmouth and Long Island. My write-in votes, on hundreds of ballots, have NOT been counted. I am feeling angry that the true total has not been revealed, and as a candidate, I have rights that I feel are being ignored. There is a scandal to disregard the GREENS, brewing CLOSE TO THE BOILING POINT. The evidence for a massive cover-up has started to attract local attention. At least four precincts in Portland falsely report NO write-in ballots for me . And one of these precincts, 5-5, shows 500 EXTRA votes for the Republican incumbent, Joel Abromson, who is sunning in Florida at the moment. 1355 ballots for him was reported as 1855. His part- time residence here in Portland, Maine just HAPPENS to be in that same precinct, 5-5. To add to the scandal, the Portland precincts ALL either underreport or ignore my vote, even though the machines clearly show, on their tapes, many votes for me in every one of the 17 Portland precincts that fall in State Senate district 27, either Partially, or in their entirety. Does ANYONE have ideas about how to get the media interested in my UNCOUNTED vote, which represents a significant vote for th Green Party and for me? My signs, buttons and flyers all stated that I am a "Green Independent.," the official Maine Green Party name. I have spent a lot of time trying to convince Dan Gwadosky, Maine Secretary of State, to supervise a re-count, or a count of the write-in balllots only. So far, this effort has not succeeded. He is listening, and I think pressure and public concern might move him to anounce a recount of District 27. Please help me get my vote counted. Thank you Ivan Suzman WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************