In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Ohio - The new Florida
A, O, OH WAY TO GO OHIO - The Pretenders
Cuyahoga County is the most populous county in Ohio, but no one there knows who they're voting for:
Okay, where do you push out if you want to vote for Bush? (why you'd want to I have no idea, but nonetheless if you're going to vote, wouldn't it be nice to have your vote count). If you said "ignore the arrow and go for four." You'd be correct (and as the configuration of ballots are randomized for each precinct don't get all cynical and say "at least its Bush votes that don't count")Meanwhile there are consious efforts to stop people from voting against Bush. One new method is to challange a person's right to vote by telling the courts that that person doesn't live where they say they do. This method is being used by the President of the College Republicans at the University of Toledo.
- Cuyahoga County is the most populous county in Ohio. It is also a Democratic stronghold, since it includes Cleveland. Ohio has 20 electoral votes. Anything that happens in Cuyahoga County affects the entire nation.
- There is no way to know if people who have already sent in their ballots voted by position or by number. This means that the issue here is worse than the 2000 Florida debacle, because there is no way to discern voter intent, "hanging chads" or not.
- Each ballot may be messed up differently. There are 22 possible layouts according to the Board of Elections.
- People may be less inclined to vote simply because of the confusion. I certainly was.
- The advice given to me by the Cuyahoga County hotline staffer turned out to be exactly incorrect. She should have said "keep the card in the same place, but ignore the arrows. By just saying, "keep the card in the same place," she was implying that I should vote by position on the ballot, instead of by number. You are supposed to vote by number.
- Nowhere in the directions does it say to ignore the arrows.
- The fact that some, but not all, numbers line up implies that they are supposed to, despite the fact that the Secretary of State claims they are not supposed to.
Former SG member Doctashock, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County, has received notice that the validity of his voter registration is being challenged, and that he will have to appear in court this Saturday to answer the challenge or be denied the right to vote.This isn't a one time thing: GOP Voter Suppression in Ohio
Who challenged him? One Megan Harrington, President of the College Republicans at the University of Toledo.
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On what grounds is his registration being challenged?
They say he doesn't live where he lives.
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Doctashock registered as an Independent, and, for the record, he says that he does not live in a predominantly black neighborhood. However, he is an African American, with a name (Jermaine) that is common among African Americans. Makes you wonder why his registration was among those selected to be challenged, considering that 90% of blacks (Republicans, Democrats, and Independents) voted for Al Gore in 2000.
Doctashock will show up in court to defend his right to vote. How many won't?ELECTION BOARD THROWS OUT 976 CHALLENGES BY REPUBLICAN PARTY976? That is more votes then elected Bush (he won by 1 vote in the 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision).
GOP Challenger Barbara Miller Could be Indicted on Felony Charges
AKRON, Ohio - The Summit County Board of Elections abruptly threw out 976 challenges of voter eligibility by the Republican Party today after Barbara Miller, the challenger, revealed that she did not have any personal information about the eligibility of any of the challenged voters.
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