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OHIO: Republicans Work To Reduce Polling Hours In Liberal Areas Of The State
Republican election officials in Ohio are working to limit the hours polls will be open in the more liberal areas of the state. The New York Times is screaming bloody murder:
If you live in Butler or Warren counties in the Republican-leaning suburbs of Cincinnati, you can vote for president beginning in October by going to a polling place in the evening or on weekends. Republican officials in those counties want to make it convenient for their residents to vote early and avoid long lines on Election Day. But, if you live in Cincinnati, youre out of luck. Republicans on the county election board are planning to end early voting in the city promptly at 5 p.m., and ban it completely on weekends, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
The convenience, in other words, will not be extended to the citys working people. The sleazy politics behind the disparity is obvious. Hamilton County, which contains Cincinnati, is largely Democratic and voted solidly for Barack Obama in 2008. So did the other urban areas of Cleveland, Columbus and Akron, where Republicans, with the assistance of the Ohio secretary of state, Jon Husted, have already eliminated the extended hours for early voting.
The Times notes that the same plan has already been instituted in Florida.
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/08/ohio-republicans-work-to-reduce-polling.html
Blue Owl
(50,489 posts)Then you motherfuckers can go burn in hell -- one year for every person you fuck over with your crooked, criminal plan.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)and get away with it.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)ananda
(28,874 posts)It's so illegal.
peace13
(11,076 posts)Each county has a Board of Elections and they vote to set the rules for each election cycle. The Board has an equal number of Dems and Rep's so the tie breaker vote is cast by the Secretary of State who happens to be a Rep. The SOS is breaking the ties to extend voting in areas that are predominantly Rep and voting to limit voting in primarily Dem districts.
It would seem to me that there is a crime here but this is what is happening. One would think that the SOS would have to justify his votes.
We are really stuck here in Ohio. Even if it is legal it is not ethical.