Cobb County, GA: Oopsie! Ballot requests run into a glitch

[babylonsister]

COBB COUNTY: Ballot requests run into a glitch

By Kent A. Miles

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Saturday, November 22, 2008


A Republican-generated effort to get out the vote for the Dec. 2 runoff election has hit a snag as thousands of requests for absentee ballots have been denied because the applications were not signed.

County elections officials are contacting voters by mail, directing them to print applications from county or state election Web sites and fax them in by Wednesday.

Many of the unsigned requests came in the form of cards printed by the Republican National Committee and mailed to voters. Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss is in a tight battle to retain his seat by beating Democratic challenger Jim Martin.

The signature line on the RNC cards is easy to miss since it appears after an entry asking voters to enter an address different from their permanent one. Georgia doesn’t require voters to give a reason for voting by absentee ballot.

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http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/11/22/ballots.html

[riqster]

1. Dumbass Republicans, can't even follow directions

I remember how Reeps trashed Florida voters in 2000. Nice to see it coming back to bite them, the stupid turlingdromes.

[napi21]

2. How damn stupid are these people? I live in Ga. and I applied for

my absentee ballot online from the Sec. of State's office. I received it on Sat. and mailed it this morning.

[zbdent]

3. Chambliss needs more votes!