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elleng

(141,926 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 09:51 PM Aug 2012

*Rachel show, county voting commissioners in OH REVOLT!

After Montgo (Dayton) story yesterday, OTHER counties doing similar things, ALLOWING WEEKEND VOTING!!!

SIMILAR in Florida, one guy in Key West, I think.

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*Rachel show, county voting commissioners in OH REVOLT! (Original Post) elleng Aug 2012 OP
Great. alfredo Aug 2012 #1
Wow, some people actually care about democracy. Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #2
Me too, and elleng Aug 2012 #3
Awesome! NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #4
I'm glad to hear they're defying an illegal order to stop early voting meow2u3 Aug 2012 #5
Didn't I hear something about all politics being local? Scuba Aug 2012 #6
This is going to explode all over Ohio ladym55 Aug 2012 #7
Thank you for that personal account, ladym. Cha Aug 2012 #9
K&R nt avebury Aug 2012 #8
Populist Grass Roots Rebellion GEOpix Aug 2012 #10
YES!!! elleng Aug 2012 #11
Yes now we are talking this is Democracy at WORK!!!!!! Heather MC Aug 2012 #12

elleng

(141,926 posts)
3. Me too, and
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:07 PM
Aug 2012

good to know that its the guys whose JOB it is to run ELECTIONS! No surprise, really, that they take their jobs seriously.

meow2u3

(25,251 posts)
5. I'm glad to hear they're defying an illegal order to stop early voting
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:12 PM
Aug 2012

Dem voting commissioners to rethug Sec. of State: screw your rules, we're doing the right thing!

ladym55

(2,577 posts)
7. This is going to explode all over Ohio
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:36 PM
Aug 2012

This is so blatantly voter suppression, and the people in the state just aren't going to roll over and take it. Where I live, there are group of BOE watchers who quietly sit at every BOE meeting to remind them that they represent the voters. People went to Columbus yesterday to protest the firing of the Montgomery County BOE officials.

I am so grateful for Rachel's continuing coverage of this issue.

Cha

(320,616 posts)
9. Thank you for that personal account, ladym.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:47 PM
Aug 2012

And, thanks, elleng, for this report from Rachel that encourages us!

GEOpix

(65 posts)
10. Populist Grass Roots Rebellion
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 11:38 PM
Aug 2012

The people a getting tired of being manipulated by the special interests! Let's hope this is the first of many.

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