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highplainsdem

(48,968 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:03 AM Sep 2012

Ohio Secretary Of State Hopes For Strict Voter ID Law He Once Opposed

Source: ThinkProgress

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R), apparently not satisfied with restricting state-wide early voting hours, has now admitted he wants to reduce the number of valid IDs voters can show at the polls. A leaked audio recording of a Tea Party event in Cincinnati caught the Secretary reassuring Tea Party members that the Legislature plans to push strict voter ID requirements that he once opposed:

I was listening to a show one night about these onerous photo ID rules in Ohio. Well, the photo ID law in Ohio is not onerous. As a matter of fact, I suspect the GA [General Assembly] will take up a more strict version of what we have after this election process.

Husted went on to say “we need to streamline” the number of currently eligible voter IDs, and he is “quite confident” the Legislature would take the issue up after the election:

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Husted seems to have changed his mind since last year, when he declared, “I would rather have no bill than one with a rigid photo identification provision that does little to protect against fraud and excludes legally registered voters’ ballots from counting.” Ohio’s voter ID bill failed in the Senate, partly due to Husted’s public break with his party.

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Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/19/872231/ohio-secretary-of-state-hopes-for-strict-voter-id-law-he-once-opposed/

Two audio clips at the link.

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Ohio Secretary Of State Hopes For Strict Voter ID Law He Once Opposed (Original Post) highplainsdem Sep 2012 OP

They are doing everything they can in this state to take it away from Democrats liberal N proud Sep 2012 #1

more democrats than republicans in Ohio = voter suppression by republicans Botany Sep 2012 #2

Just when you think the TeaParty is dead Smilo Sep 2012 #3

Can't this racist motherfucker be fired he is a Government employee WTF bigdarryl Sep 2012 #4

He is an elected offical.. rexcat Sep 2012 #6

The Ohio Sec of State office has certainly done its share for the GOP IDemo Sep 2012 #5

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

1. They are doing everything they can in this state to take it away from Democrats

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:06 AM

Sep 2012

There are at least two very important races in this state that the Republicans are trying to fix.

Presidential election and Senate Race. They are attacking Sherrod Brown viscously an then they can couple that with their intended voter fraud to take it away.

Botany

(70,490 posts)

2. more democrats than republicans in Ohio = voter suppression by republicans

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:07 AM

Sep 2012

BTW after getting their asses kicked on SB 5 Kasich and company promised
not to do any voter ID or restrictions on voter hours if we promised not to
put those things on the ballot ......... so more much for the promise of republicans.

Smilo

(1,944 posts)

3. Just when you think the TeaParty is dead

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:14 AM

Sep 2012

out of the woodwork come these degenerate followers who would deny American Citizens their Constitutional rights so their unprincipled party can win.

There's no wonder I hate them.

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

4. Can't this racist motherfucker be fired he is a Government employee WTF

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:29 AM

Sep 2012

rexcat

(3,622 posts)

6. He is an elected offical..

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:23 PM

Sep 2012

and here in Ohio there are no recall laws on the books. Currently there are no Democrats in any leadership positions in elected office in this state. Hopefully that will change in two years but they can do a lot of damage in that time.

IDemo

(16,926 posts)

5. The Ohio Sec of State office has certainly done its share for the GOP

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 01:09 PM

Sep 2012

Between Kenneth Blackwell in '04 and now Husted.

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