Looks like those new voter ID laws in Ohio have succeeded in possibly disenfranchising many voters, especially in Dem strongholds. Apparently there were a lot of provisional ballots cast in places like Scioto County, where Wulsin support is strong. (In Scioto County, Wulsin received 8,667 votes to Schmidt's 5,122, and there were 841 provisional ballots cast which have yet to be tallied. Comparatively speaking, that would figure out to just over 6% of the votes actually cast, which is quite high. That doesn't factor in absentee ballots, either.) No doubt this is why Wulsin's not going to concede with so many provisional ballots still to be counted in the district.
I haven't heard much talk about the results of the new Ohio voter ID laws since we've too busy cheering the Dem takeover of Ohio (understandably), but I find this report very troubling.
http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2006/11/11/news/local_news/1news_wulsin.txtWulsin not conceding defeat By JEFF BARRON
Friday, November 10, 2006 11:15 PM EST
PDT Staff Writer Not so fast.
U.S. 2nd District Democratic Congressional candidate Victoria Wulsin has yet to concede defeat to incumbent Jean Schmidt.
In fact, the Wulsin campaign said it will consider asking for a recount in the coming days.
A Wulsin spokesman said she will wait until absentee and provisional votes from the race are counted. Counting will begin next week....
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There are 841 provisional ballots in Scioto County, according to the Scioto County Board of Elections. Once counted, they will be included in the final vote count.
The amount of provisionals in the 2nd District was not known.
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Because of new voter registration laws, a high number is possible throughout the district.
That's because those who did not have identification could vote provisionally, but had to provide identification after voting.