Washington state felons to get ballots despite eligibility concerns

Investigative Reporters & Editors, Inc. ^ | 10/16/08 | Chris Halsne

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Despite questions about their voting eligibility, nearly 24,000 convicted felons in Washington state will receive ballots for November’s election, according to a report by Chris Halsne of KIRO-Seattle.

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[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

In 2006, the Secretary of State’s Office unveiled a program meant to identify and purge ineligible voters from the register, but the results are inaccurate. Those familiar with the election program said it was intentionally programmed to ignore felons who were convicted prior to 2006 because “it was going to be too difficult to research which ones can legally vote.” Based on a study by the Washington Department of Correction, it is likely that 65 percent of those felons receiving ballots have not completed the necessary steps to restore their voting rights. Of the the felons on the register, 6,812 are considered “very likely voters” because they have cast ballots in other election this year.

[BenLurkin]

This election isn’t going to mean much with all this Obama fraud across the nation.

[pepsionice]

This felon rule will eventually be taken back up to the supreme court. At some point, there will be a shift there, and it’ll be tossed.

The one key US principal that I see violated in this “ban the felon” vote...is “no taxation without representation”, which is part of our 1776 society and key to our entire form of government. If it makes perfect sense to deny them the vote...it ought to make added sense not to tax them either. And don’t waste a breathe telling me that felons don’t deserve a vote. As you go from state to state, to find a felony in one state is actually a misdemeanor in another...this national idea of fairness over this issue doesn’t work.

I’d rather not see the supreme court involved...but I think this will be eventually tossed by a court.

[Taxbilly]

The way they play the fraud game it’s going to take 40 years to get them out of power.

[XR7]

Don’t need no ACORN in Washington, they got plenty of nuts working right in the state government.

[Savage Beast]

40 years? You’re too optimistic, Bill. I think we’re witnessing a coup d’etat.

[goodnesswins]

No....I told my husband today....that if Obomba gets elected it will take a REVOLUTION....and probably not during OUR lifetime....

[abigailsmybaby]

I ask this honestly....when can we who value our freedom start an honest revoulution. Because that is the only option. Honestly, I’m done with the whining dem shit. When do the bullets starts flying? When do we start firing? When do we start fighting? When does Pelosi, Schumer, Dodd, Etc get the “rewards” for what they’ve done?

[Taxbilly]

You may be right, sad.

[Nathan Zachary]

"Despite questions about their voting eligibility, nearly 24,000 convicted felons in Washington state will receive ballots for November’s election,..."

Well, who else would vote "Democrat"? Besides, it wouldn't be fair if the constituents in Democrat riding's weren't allowed to vote. /s(I think)

[Blacksheep]

If you can deduct the cost of incarceration from their ongoing income my guess most of these felons would be in the hole for years.

Screw the criminals

“How about No Representation Without Taxation!”

[Nathan Zachary]

When you start “community organizing”. Unfortunately Obama has a few years head start, and a lot more money for weapons and ammo.
Best get started training your regional organizers, and getting “truth squads” marching through neighborhoods.

[tflabo]

So...jailed felons get to vote.

Illegal immigrants get to vote.

Dead people get to vote.

But toss out those military votes that arrive late from overseas.

My cesspool has more honor than leftist, marxist scum!

[JaneNC]

Well said.

The derelicts rule....

[I_like_good_things_too]

You are ABSOLUTELY right. And we’d better act fast.

[Hanna548]

It means much for more reason than that. The Democrats STOLE the Governor’s mansion from us in 2004 with just this kind of BS.

And now they are trying to say they purged the rolls. HA, I have PROOF they have not and I am going to hit them over the head with it. Oh I am sooooooooooooo ANGRY.

[abigailsmybaby]

Screw that. It’s too late. If we value our freedom a real revolution is at hand....if we have the guts to follow through.

Am I wrong Jim?

[Savage Beast]

Sad and scary. Our only hope is that enough voters come to their senses before November 4 to offset the massive Democrat voter fraud.

[Taxbilly]

Sad and scary. Our only hope is that enough voters come to their senses before November 4 to offset the massive Democrat voter fraud.

And the next step would be to put some people in jail and not there to gather voter registration cards.