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In reply to the discussion: Last-Minute Ohio Directive Could Trash Legal Votes And Swing The Election [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)35. And the whole point of a PROVISIONAL ballot in the first place
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is to preserve the intended vote in a form that it can be counted once there is a judgment as to its validity. The only possible purpose of this action by the AG is to completely subvert the intention of the provisional ballot.
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Segami
Nov 2012
OP
At first glance, this looks pretty bad. Anyone have any experience yet with this?
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#2
Supposedly the idea is to eliminate poll worker errors as the cause for throwing out the ballot
Maeve
Nov 2012
#26
He will reject them all because the ink was too dark or something! He needs to go to jail!
Dustlawyer
Nov 2012
#78
I don't think we should just watch Husted trying to throw out tens of thousands potential votes.
LisaL
Nov 2012
#18
This is why the tout state rights when they don't hold the Whitehouse. So they can corrupt the vote.
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2012
#9
My guess is that O's team is looking into that...if they think a judge will grant it...
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#15
Is this directive saying that if the person says includes their last 4 digits or their SS#
Maraya1969
Nov 2012
#39
The directive relieves poll workers of their responsibility to try to get correct info
BlueStreak
Nov 2012
#71
They need to get that injunction after the vote but before certification...so corrupt.
bkkyosemite
Nov 2012
#47
Is it? From what I could tell poking around the various OH websites, a passport is not
kath
Nov 2012
#27
It is called "voting suppression" and it has been trademarked and patented by the Republicans
Coyotl
Nov 2012
#28
I remember grade school civics/history class we discussed the Voter's Rights Act.
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2012
#34
How many early votes were already cast before directive came out, probably nullifying them?
julian09
Nov 2012
#46
So, the law says county election official employees are supposed to fill out the form, right?
patrice
Nov 2012
#57
So much stuff on Husted that it is clear he is completely corrupted by power. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2012
#58