well, sometimes it is.<\/p>\n
Yon posted this message on Friendster regarding the old Ohio, seemingly a key battleground state in this year’s election:<\/p>\n
<\/blockquote>\nRepublicans in Ohio are scared.<\/p>\n
New Democratic voter registrations are up 250%
\nin Ohio. Democrats throughout the “Buckeye
\nState” are prepared to turn out in record numbers
\nto demand change on November 2nd in federal,
\nstate and local elections.<\/p>\nBut first, Ohio Democrats need your help fighting
\nthe latest dirty tricks by the Ohio Secretary of
\nState.<\/p>\nWith only 6 days left before the voter registration
\ndeadline, Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is
\ntrying to bar thousands of newly registered voters
\nfrom the polls.<\/p>\nStop him today and help protect democracy in
\nOhio.
\nhttp:\/\/www.act04.org\/paperstock<\/p>\nCiting an arcane ruling requiring voter registration
\ncards be printed on 80 pound paper stock,
\nBlackwell is threatening to void registrations
\nsubmitted on any other paper, demanding these
\nregistrants re-apply. But there is no time to
\nreapply which could leave thousands of new
\nvoters off the rolls.<\/p>\nTens of thousands of Ohioans have registered
\nonline or with registration forms printed in
\nnewspapers, copied by friends, community
\nactivists, and even state offices. These are valid
\napplications that must be processed immediately.<\/p>\nBlackwell is also trying to impose strict rules on
\nprovisional ballots. In 2000, nearly 23,000
\nprovisional ballots were cast in Cuyahoga County
\nalone (the greater Cleveland area). Due to
\ncongressional redistricting after the 2000 census
\nand the swell of first-time voters, confusion on
\nElection Day will run high. Provisional ballots must
\nbe made available in accordance with the federal
\nHelp America Vote Act.<\/p>\nSign the petition to stop Ken Blackwell’s latest
\ndirty tricks.
\nhttp:\/\/www.act04.org\/paperstock<\/p>\nIn 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the
\nCivil Rights Act granting every American citizen
\nthe right to vote. Blackwell himself has been
\nquoted as saying “voting preserves the freedom
\nthat we Americans cherish.”<\/p>\nDon’t sit back and let Ken Blackwell take us back
\nto the days of selective voting rights. Sign the
\npetition today.<\/p>\nIn June, we warned Blackwell that we were
\nwatching his close ties with Diebold, the leading
\nmanufacturer of flawed electronic voting
\nmachines. By July, with over 50,000 signatures on
\nour petition, the use of these machines had been
\ndramatically curtailed by local elections officials.<\/p>\nThis time the stakes are even higher.<\/p>\n
With your help, ACT has been on the ground
\nfighting to register and mobilize voters throughout
\nOhio. As we race to the finish line the Republicans
\nare running scared and resorting, yet again, to
\ndirty tricks.<\/p>\nDon’t let Ken Blackwell become the Katherine
\nHarris of 2004. Join our fight in Ohio.<\/p>\nSign the petition and pass it on to your friends
\ntoday.
\nhttp:\/\/www.act04.org\/paperstock<\/p>\nWith great appreciation,<\/p>\n
Steve Bouchard
\nState Director
\nACT – Ohio<\/p>\nP.S. There are millions of Americans living
\nabroad who must have their voices heard in 2004.
\nRemind your friends and family abroad to register
\nfor their absentee ballots before the deadline
\npasses.<\/p>\nSend them this link today –
\nhttp:\/\/www.votingoverseas.org<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis is my analysis:<\/p>\n
The idea that the paper stock of a voter registration form could in any way be important to the qualification of a voter is ridiculous. This is a clearly a tactic to discourage voting. Certainly, in a battleground state like Ohio, there are partisan implications to the demographics of the rapid increase in the number of registered voters. The idea that partisan politics could undermine the most important foundation of our democracy, the right to vote, is terrible. The fact that more people are choosing to take part in the political process, Democrat or Republican is great. To discourage their involvement by focusing on a minor technicality is a blow to democracy and an insult to those who want to play a greater role in that Democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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