Ballots without birth dates ordered to be thrown out in ohio

[AnIndependentTexan]

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=4370

Also in Ohio, eligibility criteria for provisional ballots (which are expected to favor Kerry) changed after the election in Cuhayoga County. Ballots without birth dates were ordered to be thrown out even though earlier instructions clearly stated lack of birth date was not a disqualifier. Meanwhile, in West Dayton, Ohio, registered Democrats received calls reminding them to vote on Nov. 5 - three days after the election.

[havocmom]

1. Nothing like changing the rules after the game

especially when you have paid off all the referees.

[batchdem04]

2. actually, i think that got reversed

(saw this in the Ohio state forum)

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/10166750.htm?1c

Meanwhile, counties that were confused about whether to validate provisional ballots that don't have voters' dates of birth on them were told Friday by the secretary of state's office in a conference call to allow those ballots.

Cuyahoga County elections board director Michael Vu said there had been confusion over whether missing birth dates made the ballots invalid.

"We're counting those now," he said.