McCain camp suing Ohio over absentee ballots (again)

[Nambe]

Source: McClatchy Company (Kansas City Star)

COLUMBUS, Ohio | Ohio's elections chief was sued Monday for a second time for suggesting that counties reject absentee ballot requests that were printed by John McCain's campaign and that she considers incomplete. ...

... "Ohio law is clear that there needs to be on absentee voter applications an affirmation that the person is an Ohio elector," Brunner spokesman Jeff Ortega said. "The forms at issue here selected by a certain campaign are confusing."

Republicans printed the applications to help voters and say the box was not required.

Brunner hasn't issued a directive to county boards instructing them what to do. She has, however, sent them a memorandum explaining her legal interpretation that ballots without the boxes checked be rejected. She also noted that the McCain campaign designed the forms and chose to place the box on the application. ...

Read more: http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/14550

[Indenturedebtor]

1. Man they are really adept at their new strategy

They do everything they can to have the Dems accused of whatever underhanded shit they're peddling themselves. :puke:

I FUCKING HATE REPUBLICANS!!!!! :grr:

[curious one]

2. If you can't win, sue.

[WVRICK13]

3. Join Me in a Call for Help

I am beginning to believe the elections in the US are no different than the elections in Russia, the old Soviet Union or any banana republic. I sent the following email to the UN last night. Anyone else want to email the UN?

Ladies and Gentleman,

As a concerned citizen of the United States I have serious doubts about the integrity of the upcoming election on November 4th 2008. We have Republicans who say they helped rig voting machines in 2004. We have Republicans sending bogus letters to voters in close states telling citizens they cannot vote. These are only a couple of the underhanded methods being employed to ensure a favorable outcome for the Republicans. If these activities were employed in a third world nation purporting to hold democratic elections there would be a monitoring of the elections by third parties from a group such as the United Nations. I firmly believe American rights are in jeopardy and request that the United Nations step in to monitor all election processes and proceedings in the United States.

Sincerely,

Richard C. Smith

[e-mail] This is the only email address I could find for the UN.

[EC]

4. They sure don't like it when the tables are turned

what more do they want? She gave them an easy alternative, print out the legal ballot on their computers and turn those in...

[radfringe]

5. campaigns should not be allowed to print ballots

this is the responsibility of the state - not the freaking campaigns.

[Botany]

6. Jennifer Brunner would never let either side print their own ballots

Ballots come from the County Board of Election.

McCain camp is just trying to help ... :rofl:

[ohioINC]

8. Govenor Strickland will be busy.

The 2000 and 2004 elections were a disgrace in Ohio. Then Governor Taft(R) and Secretary of State Blackwell(R) were closely tied to the Bush Administration's campaign efforts in Ohio. Voting machines were unfairly distributed while voter rolls were purged for arbitrary reasons such as paper grade. I sincerly hope that this will not be the case in 2008 and that the Govenor wants the same.

[bluesmail]

7. They've never (in my lifetime) been able to win on their merits.