Reply #29: This is similar (or identical) to what happened in FL 2000 [View All]

Jeb Bush -- well, the FL Republican Party -- sent out absentee ballots to ALL registered Republicans. It had Jeb's picture prominently on it, a message from him encouraging absentee voting, and even the state seal on it. I don't know if they did that this year or not, but I can still visualize the picture I saw of the mailing in my mind's ey.

I believe that the law in FL for absentee voting is quite similar to Ohio's and most states' -- you need to be out of town on election day or otherwise unable to vote at your regular precinct. I have been talking about this FL incident off and on since then, because IMO if the Republicans did something, there was a reason for it and likely also an avenue or opportunity to commit fraud (nearly undetected), but I myself could never quite figure out their angle.

This OH story validates my concerns and offers a little more view into what they're up to.