Article: Congressman seeks exit poll data; Conyers says that the discrepancies in Kerry-Bush race need investigation

NEW YORK (AP) - The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has asked The Associated Press and five broadcast networks to turn over raw exit poll data collected on Election Day so that any discrepancies between the data and the certified election results can be investigated.

Rep. John Conyers Jr., of Michigan, said in a letter released Tuesday in Washington that the polling firms that conducted the polls on behalf of the news organizations, Mitofsky International and Edison Media Research, had declined to share the information with the panel.

"Without the raw data, the committee will be severely handicapped in its efforts to show the need for serious election reform in the United ...

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