Ohio GOP poised to gut election protection... [Barf Alert. Voter ID - YES!!]

The Free Press ^ | 1/31/2006 | Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman

[Uncledave]

Lefty rag whining about voter fraud clampdown (which is long overdue). I haven't heard anything about this Ohio initiative.

[BenLurkin]

Great 'unbiased' copy -- I'm guessing this is NOT from Fox News . . .
;^)

[Juan Medén]

. . . discriminatory voter ID . . .

Yeah, it discriminates against illegal aliens. How RUDE!

[E Rocc]

One thing that could cause a problem is the way Ohio law requires that a driver's license (many people's only form of legal ID) be taken at the time of a DUI arrest (in other words before any conviction). The alternate "State ID" requires that one re-take the driving test before getting their license back.

-Eric

[Kenton]

Boy, these guys are just not having a good day...

[piytar]

"It will also virtually eliminate the homeless, elderly and impoverished from the voting rolls..."

because, you know, none of them ever have "a photo ID, a utility bill, a bank statement, a government check or other government document." Uh huh.

The real reason the libs are scared is that this will crimp the dead and illegal votes, core Democrap voting blocks.

[KarlInOhio]

It also discriminates against Mickey Mouse, who was registered to vote in Ohio in 2004.

[kpp_kpp]

very discriminatory indeed.

against illegals, dead people, and those who want to vote outside their district.

geez.

[bfree]

Section 35-05.18 of HB3 requires restrictive identification requirements for anyone trying to vote in an Ohio election. Photo ID, a utility bill, a bank statement, a government check or other government document showing the name and current address of the voter will be required.

This is the identical requirement used by UPS to pick up a package. Seems reasonable to me.

[JimRed]

It will also virtually eliminate the homeless, elderly and impoverished from the voting rolls.

Yeah, everybody knows that "those people" don't carry ID. Oh, wait a minute; don't they have to show something to cash their relief checks? < /sarcasm >

[mr_hammer]

bout damn time, everyone knows that the left truly hates accountability in Ohio.

[Leofl]

Would they like a litte cheese with that whine?

Dead people and illegal aliens can't vote? I'm Shocked!!!

[finnman69]

Fitrakis is a raving nutjob. He wants the heads of the Rat Senators who voted for cloture.

[ArrogantBustard]

"Restrictive"

Looks like it restricts people to voting only once per election, in their proper district, and only while still alive.

It's tyranny, I tell you!

[TASMANIANRED]

Dems. This is really gonna make it hard for us to cheat.

We won't be able to have someone vote for the dead.

We won't be able to bus people from precinct to precinct voting multiple times.

We won't be able to bus in people from out of state to vote.

It's really gonna suck to be us.

[TheCrusader]

Don't know how much of this story is true, but a driver's license or state issued ID should be enough. Requireing a bank statement and utility bill does seem ridiculous. What if your apartment fee includes utilities, or you simply don't have a bank account?

[mjwise]

My summary: "We should be allowed to cheat as much as we want!"

[mjwise]

"Photo ID, a utility bill, a bank statement, a government check or other government document showing the name and current address of the voter will be required."

[Phantom Lord]

The bill is designed to help end free elections and continue the process of installing the GOP as America's permanent ruling party. Because without the continued ease of voter fraud, 500 people registering as living at a vacant lot, and people voting 5 to 10 times each at every precinct, there is no way the democrats can win.

[Puppage]

Yeah, it discriminates against illegal aliens

Yeah, and the dead, too.