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Ms. Toad

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5. And Ohio's Husted pulled two new ones out of his rear end -
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:37 AM
Oct 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1071416

Actually the first one isn't new - but I am just realizing the impact of the mass making of absentee voter requests. So many people requested absentee ballots without realizing what they were doing. They are now stuck voting those ballots (even if they didn't want them- or can't even find them because they didn't realize it wasn't just some sample). The only other option is a provisional ballot on election day. The number's I'm seeing as an observer are huge (I'd guess 5-15%)

The second is new, and pure evil. An extension of the theme of cutting off privileges for everyone but the military. If you make a mistake on your absentee ballot envelope, you will have to come in to the board of elections in person to correct the mistake or your ballot goes to the figurative dumpster. Except, of course, unless you are overseas military (or disabled). I just learned about this one last night when the director of the BOE I'm observing let me know they rescinded their mail correction policy in response to Husted's new directive (last Wednesday). I'm surprised I hadn't heard a peep before then (and my OFA supervisor hadn't either).

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