Democrats pressing Blackwell to quit post

[Algorem]

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news/news.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/21/20060721-D3-04.html

Friday, July 21, 2006
Mark Niquette
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

National Democratic leaders are calling for Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate J. Kenneth Blackwell to step down as secretary of state, saying he can’t be trusted to fairly administer the election this fall...

Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman, and Chuck Schumer, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman, sent a letter to Blackwell yesterday urging him to "take immediate action to protect Ohio voters," including not overseeing this fall’s elections.

Emanuel and Schumer also said that in the wake of myriad election problems in the 2004 general election in Ohio, it is important to ensure that there are enough voting machines in all Ohio precincts this fall and to provide better training for poll workers.

Democrats also want the secretary of state’s office to publish all registration and Election Day policies and directives to discourage the illegal challenging of voters...

[Atman]

1. BWHAHA! Great comedy piece!

Kenneth "I got yer votes right here" Blackwell step down and put his fate in some low-level vote-rigging flunky? You've got to be kidding, Rahm. Nice try, though.

[rodeodance]

2. the demand is worth a try--and puts the issues on record.

[mopinko]

3. unless he takes his machines with him

it won't matter. he is just the head of the monster. he doesn't get his hands dirty.
i appreciate the effort, at least they are talking about it in public. but jawboning is not what we need. paper ballot, hand counted, period, is what we need.