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DonViejo

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Wed Dec 18, 2013, 04:48 PM Dec 2013

Ohio Official Admits Voter ID Would Not Have Stopped Non-Citizens From Voting

Source: TPM

ERIC LACH – DECEMBER 18, 2013, 3:02 PM EST

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) on Wednesday announced that 17 non-citizens had voted in the November 2012 election in Ohio, according to MSNBC. But at the same time, Husted said a voter ID requirement would not have stopped any of the 17 from voting, since they are all in the U.S. legally and have driver's licenses.

“It exists, it’s rare, violators will be held accountable,” Husted said at a press conference, referring to non-citizen voting.

Husted said the 17 cases would be turned over the state attorney general's office for possible prosecution. In addition to the 17 non-citizens who voted, Husted said that an additional 274 non-citizens in the state are registered to vote.

“This seems to be an act of individuals,” he said. “There does not seem to be any evidence of a concerted effort to register non-citizens.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ohio-official-admits-voter-id-would-not-have-stopped-non-citizens-from-voting

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Ohio Official Admits Voter ID Would Not Have Stopped Non-Citizens From Voting (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2013 OP
Husted is a pure, rotten to the core neocon. FarPoint Dec 2013 #1
17 out of 5.3+ million-that's a whopping big problem isn't it? hobbit709 Dec 2013 #2
and his election tampering didnteven stop the 17 leftyohiolib Dec 2013 #3
The .00032 percent solution tanyev Dec 2013 #4
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