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| 2004-10-24 | |||
| Ohio Provisional Ballot Ruling Reversed A federal appeals court ruled Saturday that provisional ballots Ohio voters cast outside their own precincts should not be counted, throwing out a lower-court decision that said such ballots are valid as long as they are cast in the correct county. Fancy that - Logical Conclusion The ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supports an order issued by Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell. Democrats contend the Republican official's rules are too restrictive and allege they are intended to suppress the vote. Suppress the fraudulent votes of Dick and Mary Ohio Democrats on Saturday night decided not to file an appeal in the case, one of the first major tests of how such ballots will be handled in a close election. Polls show that the race between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry in the key swing state is too close to call. That rascally Supreme Court, you know, has already decided 5-4 against them... Federal judges in several states have issued varying rulings on the issue of provisional ballots, which are intended to be backups for eligible voters whose names do not appear on the rolls. Saturday's ruling was the first time a federal appeals court has weighed in. Oops...
Usual suspects
Judge Carr - Clinton appointee....how could he..wait a minute..those Hillary conspiracy rumors...could they be TRUE? "Today's ruling reaffirms Secretary Blackwell's understanding of the law," Blackwell spokesman Carlo LoParo said in a statement. "Unfortunately the frivolous lawsuits filed by the Ohio Democratic Party and its allies have needlessly wasted the valuable time of election officials across the state as they prepare for this important election." Or, in simple terms...Take your fraud and shove it... Democrats said Saturday they were disappointed by the ruling but were ready to move on with election preparations. We can build shacks, and sue the post office for not delivering undeliverable registrations... To avoid any confusion, we are not going to appeal this ruling," David Sullivan, voter protection coordinator for the Ohio Democratic Party, said in a statement. "That way we can ensure that voters and election officials understand that voters must be in the proper polling place before casting a vote." Curses, foiled again...Snidely Whiplash Similar court battles are under way in other states. In Florida, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct. I see a pattern evolving In Michigan, a federal judge said those ballots must be counted if cast by voters at the wrong precinct but in the right city, township or village. That decision also has been appealed to the 6th Circuit, but the appellate court has yet to issue a ruling in that case. A precident has been set...will it be followed? In Missouri and Colorado, judges have ruled that votes in the wrong place don't have to be counted. Yup! Provisional ballots are not counted until after the election. They are set aside and inspected by Democratic and Republican election board employees to establish their validity. Democratic Party election judges want every vote to count... States nationwide have adopted individual standards for when a provisional ballot can be cast and counted. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia require a provisional ballot to be cast in the correct precinct, or it will not count. Seems logical to me... In 2000, Bush beat Al Gore by only 3.6 percentage points in Ohio, which went for Democrat Bill Clinton in the two previous elections. More than 100,000 provisional ballots were cast in Ohio during the 2000 election. Actual margin was probably higher, just like Florida, and the stolen states of Wisconsin and Iowa | |||
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #4 Require a thumbprint as well as a signature with each ballot, and most of the problem will go away.. But, but, Democrats say that it's racist to be forced to identify yourself! |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-24 8:25:12 PM |
| #3 Require a thumbprint as well as a signature with each ballot, and most of the problem will go away (along with a good many wanted persons who heretofore had escaped capture for whatever reason). |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-10-24 9:51:26 AM |
| #2 Title's got it backwards. Carr - the Clinton appointee - was going to let this shit go fwd. He was bitch-slapped back in place by a Court of Appeals. Note that in the article they don't mention he was appointed by Clinton . Blackwell is a Rep, a very smart black politician, and an up-and-comer. Watch for him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-24 9:41:28 AM |
| #1 "...y'see they call it a poll because there's a list... From the Greek, polis...Is any of this gettin' through to ya? Blink your eyes if you can hear me..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-24 2:36:23 AM |