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Home Front: Politix
Authorities deny online rumors of voter purge
2006-10-22
LORAIN, OH -- Rumors started by the influential liberal blog The Daily Kos claim that scores of frustrated Lorain County voters are learning they have been disqualified from voting due to minor glitches as part of a giant Republican scheme to purge voters from the rolls.

“Rumors started by the influential liberal blog The Daily Kos claim that scores of frustrated Lorain County voters are learning they have been disqualified from voting due to minor glitches as part of a giant Republican scheme to purge voters from the rolls.”
Not so, say county election officials. Voters can't be purged in one election cycle, there are no pending challenges to voter registration, and yesterday at the elections board, there were only a few early voters -- none of whom were disqualified.

Elections board Chairwoman Marilyn Jacobcik said the rumor seems to have come from mailings the board sent to registered voters in September as part of the new requirements set by the state legislature. The letter informs the voters of their polling place and new voting requirements, and also verifies addresses. But voters who have moved and don't receive the mailings can still vote if they have a valid photo ID. If they don't have identification, they can still vote with a provisional ballot. ''No one will be denied a ballot,'' said Jose Candelario, executive director of the board.

Said Jacobcik: ''There are groups out there trying to create mistrust of the system.''

State Democrats said they are looking into the rumor, but they don't think it's very credible. ''There is no way that voters can be purged,'' said Randy Bontrager, spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party. ''The process to purge a voter takes years, and several federal election cycles.''
Posted by:Fred

#4  Trust me on this they will try to float teh "stolen election" meme, so it's just a matter of where they will claim a battlefield. I ws leaning toward Texas, but I heard that Arizona won a court order to require voters to present an ID. Imagine that, requiring proof that you are the person that is casting a vote. Since the Democrats are the onlhy ones whining about this it makes you wonder who has been voting in the past. Look for a big made up fight about some poor disenfranchised voter that doesn't have an valid ID and couldn't vote.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-10-22 11:54  

#3  ...Man, all KINDS of hometown news this morning. My mom's from Lorain and both my brothers still live south of town in Amherst. If it isn't now, Lorain proper has a population that is mostly minority - Puerto Rican, African-American, and Hispanic (Mexican, Central American). It's a good sized liberal voting bloc, and I wonder if this wasn't a setup to lay the groundowrk for an election challenge.

NOTE: Just re-read my post...we're going to end up a banana republic here right quick. No matter how the elections end up, I see a widespread effort on the part of the Democrats to challenge EVERY contest that doesn't go their way, and the KK's efforts to stir up trouble in Lorain County may be our first warning.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-10-22 10:10  

#2  a good sign. A very good sign.

Real Clear Politics, the Dems and now the Kos kiddies. This big huge margin seems to be getting smaller everyday. Wot a sooprize
Posted by: anon   2006-10-22 05:19  

#1  Gearing up with excuses for the Dem losses in the Nov. election. The Kos Kidz are nothing if not prepared.
Posted by: DMFD   2006-10-22 00:47  

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