Ohio Issues Promoting Campaign Corruption Overwhelm Voters with Hundreds of Words of Legalese

American Family Ohio Voting Guide ^ | 8 Nov 05

[JOE43270]

All I said was NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[xzins]

Every radio station I've heard today warns people that it'll take A LOT of time in the voting booth just to READ these issues.

On that basis alone, people should vote against them.

They're saying to plan extra time, prepare to stand in line...and honest to goodness....bring snacks and water for the wait!

Absolutely dumbfounding!

[RockinRight]

Well since I just voted No anyway, I didn't read them! I already know how bad they are, thanks to everyone here at FR, and also Quinn and Rose (local eastern OH/Western PA talk show out of Pittsburgh).

[Eagle of Liberty]

It took me exactly 10 minutes to vote today.

[NeoCaveman]

I hope the line isn't long, because it will oly take me a minute to vote, once I get in that booth.

[xzins]

They're terrible!

It'll take an average reader over 5 minutes just to read them. And if they try to read for comprehension......

One amendment we do need: no election should be allowed to have this many of these long things on the ballot.

[xzins]

I keep driving by to see if the line has gone down.

I'm thinking that 2 pm it might be slow. At some point, I'll have to break down and just wait in line.

[thingumbob]

it'll take A LOT of time in the voting booth just to READ these issues.

I told my mom and my significant other exactly the same........Only weasels try to hide their misdeeds as reform.....in plain site.

I just voted no as well!

[CzarNicky]

I was in line at 6:30 AM to vote no on $oro$' 2-5

[xzins]

We all know that this is John Kerry's friends launching one more attack on Ohio.

That can't get over losing, so they're trying to change an honest system into a corrupt one.

They figure it's a 50/50 gamble all based on turnout.

They are detestable human beings.

[thingumbob]

After the polls were open for an hour and and a half (I always vote about that time) we only had 59 voters......not many for my precinct...

In 2004 it took 2 hours to vote when I walked in at that same time then.

Until the results are in I'll be freaking out......

[You Dirty Rats]

THE TRUTH, folks, is that these are all extremely detailed issues written in bizarre LEGALESE.

Totally unfit to be amendments to any constitution, much less ours. I voted NO NO NO NO NO!

[xzins]

Not big lines...just very slow moving.

[xzins]

The entire US constitution isn't a whole lot longer than these few issues.

[Doogle]

...but I duzzin understand..I feel abandoned and misinformed.It's too much trouble for me to read. I threw my example ballot out with my empty bottles. Why are they making this so hard? Where's my ride to my sister's voting place? I want a carton of cigarettes. Don't they do this over the fome yet?

...give it a week

Doogle

[CitadelArmyJag]

Already voted.... No on 1-5

Lets hope none of these pass!

[MissNomer]

My husband and I both voted this morning at about 7:30. Hardly anyone else was there. We have the new touch-screen booths--no trouble at all to operate, unless you're from Florida.

That first proposed amendment had some problematic language related to eminent domain as well. It defined "public use" WAY too broadly. I already knew to vote "no," but that clause really rocked me back on my heels. The nerve, after Kelo v. New London! The nerve!

I fear for my state.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Another phrase that I didn't like so much from Issue 3 was this one:

· Permit labor unions, and other nonprofit unincorporated membership organizations, to contribute funds from regular membership dues paid by the organization's individual members to a small donor action committee. The small donor action committee is not required to report the names of individuals who contribute in this fashion.

[chadwimc]

As soon as I realized that the union that represents me(AFSCME)was in favor of the issues, I decided to vote NO. If AFSCME is for it, I'm agin' it...