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To: Ouderkirk
"Uh..I believe that was photo ID, or.."

Then stay after school and read it again. It says:

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."

It lists four documents without using the word "or". The fourth document is a 'government check'. The word "or" does not appear until after 'government check', then it goes on to say that another form of government document will suffice to substitute for the 'government check'.

Also please note that utility bills and bank statements are not 'government documents', therefore in this structural content it can ONLY mean that the first three requirements are seperate from the 'government document' requirement. So excuse me for paying attention to grammar, sentence structure and content.

40 posted on 01/31/2006 1:40:43 PM PST by TheCrusader ("The frenzy of the mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" Pope Urban II ~ 1097A.D.)
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To: TheCrusader
Actually, if you take the time to go to the Ohio government website and review the actual bill as proposed (keeping in mind that it is a "Beta" copy) you will find your questions and challenges answered.

I went to this site to see the bill, then searching for 3505.18 I found myself able to see the section in question.

Here is the relevant text for those challenged by doing all this:

Sec. 3505.18. (A)(1) When an elector appears in a polling place to vote he, the elector shall announce his to the precinct election officials the elector's full name and current address to the precinct election officials. He and provide proof of the elector's identity in the form of a current and valid photo identification, a military identification that shows the voter's name and current address, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a notice of an election mailed by a board of elections under section 3501.19 of the Revised Code or a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections under section 3503.19 of the Revised Code, that shows the name and current address of the elector. If the elector provides either a driver's license or a state identification card issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised Code that does not contain the elector's current residence address, the elector shall provide the last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or state identification card number, and the precinct election official shall mark the poll list or signature pollbook to indicate that the elector has provided a driver's license or state identification card number with a former address and record the last four digits of the elector's driver's license number or state identification card number.

The section goes on at length to establish what is considered to be valid identification. From what I, a lowly mortal, can tell, this should be an airtight block to fraud but freedom to those eligible to vote legally.

41 posted on 01/31/2006 2:50:48 PM PST by egfowler3 (Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.)
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