Dr. Shane Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 High court rejects GOP bid in Ohio voting dispute Quote: The Supreme Court sided Friday with Ohio's top elections official in a dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations. The justices overruled a federal appeals court that had ordered Ohio's top elections official to do more to help counties verify voter eligibility. Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, faced a deadline of Friday to set up a system to provide local officials with names of newly registered voters whose driver's license numbers or Social Security numbers on voter registration forms don't match records in other government databases. Ohio Republicans contended the information for counties would help prevent fraud. Brunner said the GOP is trying to disenfranchise voters. In a brief unsigned opinion, the justices said they were not commenting on whether Ohio is complying with a provision of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 that lays out requirements for verifying voter eligibility. Instead, they said they were granting Brunner's request because it appears that the law does not allow private entities, like the Ohio GOP, to file suit to enforce the provision of the law at issue. About 200,000 of 666,000 voters who have registered in Ohio since Jan. 1 have records that don't match. Brunner has said the discrepancies most likely stem from innocent clerical errors rather than fraud but has set up a verification plan. So basically, from what I understand, the US Attorney General needs to get involved at this point. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Moderators Jeannieb43 Posted October 17, 2008 Moderators Posted October 17, 2008 The problem the GOP is alleging is not voter fraud, but rather registration fraud. Nobody is accusing anybody of trying to vote under a false identity. Quote Jeannie<br /><br /><br />...Change is inevitable; growth is optional....
Dr. Shane Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 From what I understand, the state of Ohio is suppose to verify newly registered voters with their drivers' license and social security numbers. That is what the GOP is saying the Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires and apparently the state has not been doing it. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Moderators lazarus Posted November 1, 2012 Moderators Posted November 1, 2012 Bump Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
olger Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Whole lotta bumpin goin on... Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.."
bonnie Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Whole lotta bumpin goin on... I am thinking that is a liberal response to the lack of positive Obama articles Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
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