Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<These were identified by ACORN themselves. They were submitted to the state registrar - as required by law>>> Okay yes that makes a HUGE difference. <<<Just yesterday, a GOP-backed court argument was ruled upon favorably to challenge as many as 600,000 newly registered voters in Ohio and take them back off of the voting rolls.>>> Okay, you gave me the details about Acorn, and it makes a huge difference in the story. Now, what about the details on this set of 600,000 voters? Are you claiming that the GOP is controlling the court? The judge isn't going to strike these voters from the roll "just because." What are the reasons?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Just as Acorn has the right to legally register as many new voters as they possibly can, anyone has the right to challenge in court voters that should not be on the rolls. Obama in his very first election used the courts to disqualify his opponent as well he should have, as the law allowed it. What's the problem?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda And as someone who recently registered to vote in Ohio, will I be able to vote or not? I sense potential lawsuits from people such as myself.
Originally Posted By gadzuux The GOP isn't even trying to hide it. They're only targeting the 'battleground' states like OH, CO, NV, PA and FL. And yes, they're "purging" hundreds of thousands of legitimately registered democrats from the polls. These people will show up to the polling place and be told that they're not on the list, but that they can cast a "provisional ballot". Then - later - at the registrar's office, those provisional ballots will be challenged one by one by GOP operatives - all to suppress the democratic vote.
Originally Posted By Mr X Do Democrats (or even others) ever do anything of the kind? I realize it's fun to go after the GOP as being a monstrous machine and all that, but what that sounds like to me is typical campaign strategy. If challenged, I'm sure it's not "against" the law even if it does violate the spirit. But I'm assuming that the Democrats do the same thing sometimes? I can't believe it's all one sided.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan How come freaking Iraq can manage to hold fair elections, but we have a bunch of antics going on with ours every time? How come we don't get to use the purple finger dye?
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Here's how the deal in Ohio is working. A newly registerd voter shows up at the polls. The poll operator asks to see their ID and voter registration card. If one letter of a name, address, or any other item doesn't match between the two cards, the voter is disqualified. Under these circumstances, I would be disqualified. The address on my driver's license doesn't match the address on my newly issued voter's registration card. Under the rules set forth in Ohio, I wouldn't be able to vote because my IDs don't match. I could get a new driver's license before reporting to the polls, but if they don't advertise this fact ahead of time how would I know to do that? If anyone made a clerical error on any of your ID records, and two records don't match by a single letter, you are disqualified from voting.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Wait a minute. This is EXACTLY how Barak Obama had his opponent in his very first election disqualified.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad ^ ^ ^ As well he should have, afterall, the law is the law when it serves your own purposes, and when it doesn't.
Originally Posted By Mr X That sounds absolutely illegal to me. Investigated? Perhaps. Banned from voting over a typo or changed address? Hell no! What about the homeless. Don't they have voting rights?
Originally Posted By gadzuux How come slot machines in casinos never make a mistake, yet our voting machines can be hacked in seconds by a teenager with bobby pins and tin foil? How come we lease voting machines from companies owned by GOP state election officials? How come they don't produce a paper trail for auditing purposes?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Do Democrats (or even others) ever do anything of the kind? I realize it's fun to go after the GOP as being a monstrous machine and all that, but what that sounds like to me is typical campaign strategy. If challenged, I'm sure it's not "against" the law even if it does violate the spirit. But I'm assuming that the Democrats do the same thing sometimes? I can't believe it's all one sided.< Vote fraud is not one sided - hell Ithinkit was invented ( surely perfected) in Chicago. The dead vote ...2 or 3 times...lots of articles on the massive voter fraud in 1960 presidential election here, some even credited Old Man Daley with getting Kennedy in... I watches Dem precinct captains actually vote on the old machines for new voters and elderly. We had no Republican polling place reps- they were democrats who were paid to be republican poll judges ( I know ) - so giving all the credit to the GOP is too generous
