Can you believe it? We had three million votes too many! More votes than there are people!
Locked in a continuing bitter contest Monday with Iranians who say the
presidential elections were rigged, the authorities here acknowledged
that the number of votes cast in 50 cities exceeded the actual number of voters, state television reported following assertions by the country’s supreme leader that the ballot was fair. ... NYT ...
However, that doesn't change the outcome of the election. Yes, it's true: not everyone agrees.
The news emerged on the English-language Press TV Web site late Sunday as a bitter rift among Iran's ruling clerics deepened over the disputed election.
As our esteemed Foreign Ministry spokesman points out, what happened in 170 of our voting districts is no different from what happened in Ohio five years ago. Did the American people riot?
They're saying an awful lot of us traveled around and voted many times in many districts. We deny everything.
