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[Republican] Crossover voting was heavy -- and maybe illegal: Ohio
Cleveland Plian Dealer ^
| March 08, 2008
| Amanda Garrett
Posted on 03/08/2008 7:20:22 PM PST by rface
It started a few weeks ago when conservative radio powerhouse Rush Limbaugh suggested that his Republican following cross over during the primary to vote for Clinton. Clinton, Limbaugh argued, would be easier for McCain to beat in November......
A staggering 16,000-plus Republicans in Cuyahoga County switched parties when they voted in last week's primary.
At least one member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections wants to investigate some Republicans who may have crossed party lines only to influence which Democrat would face John McCain.
Anyone who crossed lines was supposed to sign a pledge card vowing allegiance to their new party. In Cuyahoga County, dozens and dozens of Republicans scribbled addendums onto their pledges as new Democrats.
"For one day only."
"I don't believe in abortion."
A Plain Dealer review of thousands of records showed few of those who switched were challenged by poll workers.
Ohio voters are allowed to switch party affiliations on the day of a primary election but only if they sign a pledge vowing to support their new party - and mean it.
Lying on the pledge is a felony, punishable by six to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.cleveland.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: crossovervote; hillary; oh2008
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To: rface
Lying on the pledge is a felony, punishable by six to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine.
ROFLMAO! Yeah, that will stand up in court.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:34:48 PM PST
by
bill1952
(I will vote for McCain if he resigns his Senate seat before this election.)
To: rface
Anyone who crossed lines was supposed to sign a pledge card vowing allegiance to their new party
Consider, please, my Screen Name, and please pardon me for shouting:
Shouldn't that Party (ahem, both of them) and its Candidates vow and MEAN allegiance to the UNITED STATES FLAG and CONSTITUTION?!?!?
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:36:11 PM PST
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: Magnum44; rface
proving this in a court would be near impossible and a huge waste of resources Well if you switched affiliations to DemocRAT but donated money to the RNC and Repuplican candidates, it would be pretty easy to demonstrate bad faith. All it would take would be to cross reference the voter roll database to a political contributions database.
To: rface
Lying on the pledge is a felony, punishable by six to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine. It would really be fun if they did prosecute a bunch.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:38:43 PM PST
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: cripplecreek
Does this negate or highlight the freaking busloads of Massholes, New Yawkahs, and newly minted Vermont lunatics who voted in New Hampshire? I saw them all crossing the border, everyone else saw them over the weekend..
does this mean Mitt actually won NH but we don't get a “re-Do” because we are Not Sleaze-o-crats?
Maybe that Moter-Voter same day registration is biting you in the ass now.... Howard.. Howard Dean.. please pick up the white courtesy scream phone
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:39:08 PM PST
by
acapesket
(never had a vote count in all my years here)
To: JoanneSD
How about a dem crossing over and voting for Mc Cain.... no problem with that? Not the same thing, they are still voting for a democrat!
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:39:55 PM PST
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: rface
“Your Honor, when I signed the pledge, I meant it before I didn’t mean it.”
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:40:13 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: rface
As a resident of Medina county (Ohio), I was fourth in line to vote when I arrived at my local polling station. All those in front of me declared their party affiliation as required
all were democrats. When my turn came, I declared myself Republican. You could have heard a mouse fart with all the sudden silence that ensued, it was most deafening. ;-)
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:40:41 PM PST
by
doc1019
(God is in control ... not Global Warming.)
To: rface
The only way to deal with this problem is to put thousands of Ohio Republican crossover voters in jail and let the murderers, robbers and rapists go free.
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
Huh. I walked up and was asked if I was voting democrat or Republican. That was it.
To: doc1019
Same here lol. It was funny.
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
Shouldn't that Party (ahem, both of them) and its Candidates vow and MEAN allegiance to the UNITED STATES FLAG and CONSTITUTION?!?!?
You've got to be kidding.
Neither party wants patriots, they both want and need brain dead lemmings regardless of the cost.
The age of flag and country is long dead.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:47:32 PM PST
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Mohammedanism - Bringing you only the best of the 6th century for fourteen hundred years.)
To: rface
It’s a good thing that this was not Chicago or Philly! Half of the dead folk there would have crossed over!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:47:56 PM PST
by
ErieGeno
To: rface
It’s only “illegal” if Republicans do it. However, when they crossed over to vote, they became DemocRATS for that day. Therefore, no crime.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:48:49 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(With all this voter fraud, being able to vote has become overrated.)
To: Dr.Zoidberg
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:48:52 PM PST
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: CindyDawg
“It started a few weeks ago when conservative radio powerhouse Rush Limbaugh suggested that his Republican following cross over during the primary to vote for Clinton. Clinton, Limbaugh argued, would be easier for McCain to beat in November......”
Limbaugh never said this. He wants Republicans to crossover to help wreak havoc in the dim party and he hopes that they will have a contentious convention whereby Hitlery steals the nomination. He has never said the she would be easier to beat than Obambi the Obamalyptic candidate.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:49:34 PM PST
by
appeal2
(r)
To: doc1019
My grandparents, who live in the Cleveland area, would have fits if they knew I was a Republican.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:50:20 PM PST
by
darkangel82
(If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
To: rface
Ohio voters are allowed to switch party affiliations on the day of a primary election but only if they sign a pledge vowing to support their new party - and mean it. I dare them to try to make that argument...I HIGHLY doubt the wording in the regulations stipulates "and mean it"...LOL.
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:51:16 PM PST
by
highlander_UW
(illegal alien is to an undocumented worker as a drug dealer is to an unlicensed pharmacist)
To: Cicero
Coming from the same party who gave us “It all depends on what the meaning of the word is is.” this is rich!
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posted on
03/08/2008 7:51:16 PM PST
by
Deaner59
(Department of Redundancy Department)
To: appeal2
I didn’t post that. I seldom listen to Rush.
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