still rely on the outdated punch card machines.330 Thus, at least in the critical swing state of Ohio
the created of with funding to demo states version better equipment so that more votes could
count has not been met.
With regard to the severe undercount voting figures in Montgomery County, we have
not received any cooperation from Secretary Blackwell in ascertaining how this occurred.
This may have been due to some equipment or poll worker error or, in the worst case,
manipulation.
b.
Exit Polls Bolster Claims of Irregularities and Fraud
Facts
An exit poll serves as a predictor of the final vote results in an election. It is conducted
by interviewing voters about their vote selections as they are leaving the polls. The process for
conducting reliable exit polls was largely created in 1967 by CBS News pollster and statistician,
Warren Mitofsky, now known as "a world recognized expert in exit polling in particular and
public opinion polling in general."331 Former Mexican President Carlos Salinas credited
Mr. Mitofsky's work for contributing to the prevention of fraud and an increase in credibility in
the 1994 election in Mexico.332
The exit poll data taken on November 2, 2004, was compiled by two well-respected firms
­ Mitofsky International333 and Edison Media Research. Joseph Lenski, who conducted the exit
polls for Edison Media Research, trained in the field of exit polling under Mr. Mitofsky before
starting his own firm.334 They conducted the 2004 exit polls under a contract from the National
Election Pool (NEP), a consortium of six news and media organizations: the Associated Press,
ABC, CNN, CBS, NBC, and Fox.
In this year's election, the National Election Pool conducted two types of exit polls:
73,000 voters were interviewed in statewide polls, and an additional 13,000 voters were
330
See Dao, et al., supra.
331
Moss v. Bush, No. 04-208866.
332
Id. See also Tim Golden, Election Near, Mexicans Question the Questioners, N.Y.
TI M E S, Aug. 10, 2004, at A3.
333
Mitofsky International's website states "Mitofsky International is a survey research
company founded by Warren J. Mitofsky in 1993. Its primary business is conducting exit polls
for major elections around the world. It does this work exclusively for news organizations.
Mitofsky has directed exit polls and quick counts since 1967 for almost 3,000 electoral contests
in the United States, Mexico, Russia and the Phillipines."
http://www.mitofskyinternational.com/company.htm.
334
See http://www.mitofskyinternational.com.
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