Dirty tricks and 80 pound paper in Ohio (more)

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We're talking 300,000 voter registrations here

Bottom link *might* help

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Dirty tricks and 80 pound paper in Ohio

Dear Friends,

 

Republicans in Ohio are scared.

 

New Democratic voter registrations are up 250% in Ohio. Democrats throughout the

" Buckeye State " are prepared to turn out in record numbers to demand change on

November 2nd in federal, state and local elections.

 

But first, Ohio Democrats need your help fighting the latest dirty tricks by the

Ohio Secretary of State.

 

With only 6 days left before the voter registration deadline, Secretary of State

Ken Blackwell is trying to bar thousands of newly registered voters from the

polls.

 

Stop him today and help protect democracy in Ohio.

 

Citing an arcane ruling requiring voter registration cards be printed on 80

pound paper stock, Blackwell is threatening to void registrations submitted on

any other paper, demanding these registrants re-apply. But there is no time to

reapply which could leave thousands of new voters off the rolls.

 

Tens of thousands of Ohioans have registered online or with registration forms

printed in newspapers, copied by friends, community activists, and even state

offices. These are valid applications that must be processed immediately.

 

Blackwell is also trying to impose strict rules on provisional ballots. In 2000,

nearly 23,000 provisional ballots were cast in Cuyahoga County alone (the

greater Cleveland area). Due to congressional redistricting after the 2000

census and the swell of first-time voters, confusion on Election Day will run

high. Provisional ballots must be made available in accordance with the federal

Help America Vote Act.

 

Sign the petition to stop Ken Blackwell's latest dirty tricks.

 

 

 

http://www.act04.org/paperstock

 

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act granting every

American citizen the right to vote. Blackwell himself has been quoted as saying

" voting preserves the freedom that we Americans cherish. "

 

Don't sit back and let Ken Blackwell take us back to the days of selective

voting rights. Sign the petition today.

 

In June, we warned Blackwell that we were watching his close ties with Diebold,

the leading manufacturer of flawed electronic voting machines. By July, with

over 50,000 signatures on our petition, the use of these machines had been

dramatically curtailed by local elections officials.

 

This time the stakes are even higher.

 

With your help, ACT has been on the ground fighting to register and mobilize

voters throughout Ohio. As we race to the finish line the Republicans are

running scared and resorting, yet again, to dirty tricks.

 

Don't let Ken Blackwell become the Katherine Harris of 2004. Join our fight in

Ohio.

 

Sign the petition and pass it on to your friends today.

 

With great appreciation,

 

 

Steve Bouchard

State Director

ACT - Ohio

 

P.S. There are millions of Americans living abroad who must have their voices

heard in 2004. Remind your friends and family abroad to register for their

absentee ballots before the deadline passes.

 

Send them this link today - www.votingoverseas.org

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Today I’ve taken action to protect the vote in Ohio, where the Secretary of

State Ken Blackwell is trying to refuse thousands of new voters the right to

cast a ballot in the upcoming election—based on the weight of the paper of their

application.

 

The 2004 election is going to be very close—and could come down to just a

handful of votes in this key state.

 

Please join me in signing the “Paper Stock” Petition today and pass it on to

everyone you know.

 

http://act04.org/paperstock

 

 

 

http://pets.care2.com/

 

" The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. " --

Plato

" Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing

health care to all Americans is socialism. " -- anon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

What could be clearer, than that if there are new conditions as they affect

" provisional ballots, " then, there ought to be a week's extension of the

time during which people are allowed to register, both to deal with this and

with the matter of the registration paper weight.

PAPERGATE. The ghost of Catherine Harrris, in Ohio.

This must stop.

JP

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" DitziSis " <mk2967

" 1DISGUSTED " <thoroughlydisgustedpissedoff

Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:57 PM

Dirty tricks and 80 pound paper in

Ohio (more)

 

 

We're talking 300,000 voter registrations here

Bottom link *might* help

==

Dirty tricks and 80 pound paper in Ohio

Dear Friends,

 

Republicans in Ohio are scared.

 

New Democratic voter registrations are up 250% in Ohio. Democrats throughout

the " Buckeye State " are prepared to turn out in record numbers to demand

change on November 2nd in federal, state and local elections.

 

But first, Ohio Democrats need your help fighting the latest dirty tricks by

the Ohio Secretary of State.

 

With only 6 days left before the voter registration deadline, Secretary of

State Ken Blackwell is trying to bar thousands of newly registered voters

from the polls.

 

Stop him today and help protect democracy in Ohio.

 

Citing an arcane ruling requiring voter registration cards be printed on 80

pound paper stock, Blackwell is threatening to void registrations submitted

on any other paper, demanding these registrants re-apply. But there is no

time to reapply which could leave thousands of new voters off the rolls.

 

Tens of thousands of Ohioans have registered online or with registration

forms printed in newspapers, copied by friends, community activists, and

even state offices. These are valid applications that must be processed

immediately.

 

Blackwell is also trying to impose strict rules on provisional ballots. In

2000, nearly 23,000 provisional ballots were cast in Cuyahoga County alone

(the greater Cleveland area). Due to congressional redistricting after the

2000 census and the swell of first-time voters, confusion on Election Day

will run high. Provisional ballots must be made available in accordance with

the federal Help America Vote Act.

 

Sign the petition to stop Ken Blackwell's latest dirty tricks.

 

 

 

http://www.act04.org/paperstock

 

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act granting every

American citizen the right to vote. Blackwell himself has been quoted as

saying " voting preserves the freedom that we Americans cherish. "

 

Don't sit back and let Ken Blackwell take us back to the days of selective

voting rights. Sign the petition today.

 

In June, we warned Blackwell that we were watching his close ties with

Diebold, the leading manufacturer of flawed electronic voting machines. By

July, with over 50,000 signatures on our petition, the use of these machines

had been dramatically curtailed by local elections officials.

 

This time the stakes are even higher.

 

With your help, ACT has been on the ground fighting to register and mobilize

voters throughout Ohio. As we race to the finish line the Republicans are

running scared and resorting, yet again, to dirty tricks.

 

Don't let Ken Blackwell become the Katherine Harris of 2004. Join our fight

in Ohio.

 

Sign the petition and pass it on to your friends today.

 

With great appreciation,

 

 

Steve Bouchard

State Director

ACT - Ohio

 

P.S. There are millions of Americans living abroad who must have their

voices heard in 2004. Remind your friends and family abroad to register for

their absentee ballots before the deadline passes.

 

Send them this link today - www.votingoverseas.org

==

 

Today I've taken action to protect the vote in Ohio, where the Secretary of

State Ken Blackwell is trying to refuse thousands of new voters the right to

cast a ballot in the upcoming election-based on the weight of the paper of

their application.

 

The 2004 election is going to be very close-and could come down to just a

handful of votes in this key state.

 

Please join me in signing the " Paper Stock " Petition today and pass it on to

everyone you know.

 

http://act04.org/paperstock

 

 

 

http://pets.care2.com/

 

" The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. " --

Plato

" Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing

health care to all Americans is socialism. " -- anon