While Washington and Wisconsin continue to investigate voting irregularities, Ohio is beginning to take legal action on a number of fronts. Turns out there were some problems, just not in the areas the Democrats were pointing to.
First, Chad Stanton, the man who infamously registered Mary Poppins and Dick Tracy to vote in return for crack cocaine, was indicted on felony charges.
Then Ohio AG Jim Petro asked the Ohio Supreme Court to sanction the attorney who filed the frivolous lawsuit challenging the Ohio election results.
And now, a Lakeside woman could face criminal charges for voting twice in the November election. Once in Ohio and once in Maryland.
I hope Ohio prosecutors take strong actions on all of these fronts.
While some continue to squawk about counting every vote, Ohio continues to take action to make sure that only every legal vote is counted.
I'd like to add a followup to the embarrassing stunt Stephanie Tubbs Jones performed in certifying the Electoral vote. A study done in Cuyahoga County shows that the numbers don't back her arguements.
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"Delays at polls weren't a scheme
Voting machines distributed evenly
Monday, January 17, 2005
Mark Naymik
Plain Dealer Politics Writer
When they stood on the floor of Congress recently to protest the results of Ohio's presidential vote, Democrats told a national audience about their suspicious hunch: People in Democratic strongholds were short-changed on voting machines on Election Day.
Voter groups and activists have lobbed the same accusation for weeks. Long lines in urban areas, such as Cleveland, kept John Kerry supporters from voting, they say.
But a Plain Dealer analysis shows that, in Cuyahoga County at least, the elections board distributed machines equally to city and suburban polling locations.
The long lines at some locations appear to be more the result of timing, new voters and overwhelmed poll workers, not necessarily a shortage of machines. "
Hey David,
ReplyDeleteJust wondering ... Since it wasn't about overturning the election, but about counting every vote ... why would today's events in DC (ahem) have anything to do with the lawsuits over "GOP Disenfranchisement" in Ohio?
Thanks for the kind words Paul! The analysis in the Plain Dealer duplicated a similar finding by the Columbus Dispatch about Franklin county.
ReplyDeleteBut, why let little things like facts get in the way of a good story.
What Ohio proved and the Democrats have to get their heads around is that 'counting every vote' isn't necessarily good for them. They always assumed they were the majority - if they would just get people registered and turn out.
Ohio proved that there was a boatload of Republicans who spread throughout the entire state, who also could show up with a large turnout.
If you ask me, that, more than anything else, has them scared.