Posted on 10/23/2008 7:47:04 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama
I just came from the press conference where a representative of Vote From Home went on the record and apologized for registering and, in some cases, voting in Ohio.
Greg Nolan's statement is below:
Good day. My name is Greg Nolan. This is a statement written on behalf of the individual volunteers living at Brownlee Ave who registered to vote in Ohio. We came to Columbus committed to the ideal that encouraging people to participate in the political process is a vital and patriotic undertaking. While pursuing our goal, we began to feel we had made a home. We worked here, lived here, and made friends here. Feeling part of the Columbus community, we decided to register to vote.
Let there be no doubt, we firmly believed we satisfied all requirements written on the Franklin County Board of Elections Voter Registration Form.
Nevertheless, we did not understand the state's technical definition of "resident," and registered not knowing that. Our intention was to register in the community we had become so involved in, but because of our misunderstanding we will not be able to vote in Ohio and may not be able to vote in this election at all. We highly value the importance of a free and fair election, and hope that others will take the necessary steps to ensure they fully meet Ohio's residency requirements before registering to vote. Speaking directly to the people of Ohio, our mistake was an honest one, but it was a mistake nonetheless. Without reservation, we apologize to the community, which has been so welcoming to us, for the problems this misunderstanding has caused. Thank you.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said the 13 registrations will be revoked and the five votes that were already cast will be cancelled. O'Brien credited Palestra for bringing this case to light.
Right—all these honor students, including one admittee to Stanford law school, were just so taken with Ohio and so unable to comprehened the “difficult” requirements, they goofed.
Pardon me for thinking they were caught red handed and decided to come clean to avoid criminal proceedings against them.
Lib kids got caught and didn’t feel like spending time in the Ohio pound-it-in-the-@ss prison.
“Lib kids got caught and didn’t feel like spending time in the Ohio pound-it-in-the-@ss prison.”
-You got that right...why didn’t they just say “MY BAD!” and vote anyway. I am tired of this BS...we all know they are smart enough to know they had no Ohio status...they just think they’re smarter than everyone else and like Rhett Butler said to Scarlett, “Scarlett, you’re not sorry you stole. You’re just sorry you got caught!!”
Sounds like he found out that he could do jail time for a felony for this and that this is a major CYA speach probably wrote by an attorney for him. Isn’t it greatthat the little sh!t doesn’t get to vote because he wasn’t home in time to make sure he was registered? Poetic Justice!
Bull.
Speaking directly to the people of Ohio, our mistake was an honest one,
MORE BULL.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. When we win lets nail these bastards to the wall in a federal pound you in the ass prison bent over a bench without shorts for a few years and a rosin bag next to them instead of a jar of vasoline.;
Why was this removed from breaking news? Palestra.net is the college news org that originally broke this story.
Why was this removed from breaking news? Palestra.net is the college news org that originally broke this story.
That's real nice, too bad it's a statutory offense and you will face prosecution.
A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Vote or attempt to vote in any primary, special, or general election in a precinct in which that person is not a legally qualified elector; (2) Vote or attempt to vote more than once at the same election by any means, including voting or attempting to vote both by absent voter’s ballots under division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code and by regular ballot at the polls at the same election, or voting or attempting to vote both by absent voter’s ballots under division (G) of section 3503.16 of the Revised Code and by absent voter’s ballots under Chapter 3509. or armed service absent voter’s ballots under Chapter 3511. of the Revised Code at the same election; (3) Impersonate or sign the name of another person, real or fictitious, living or dead, and vote or attempt to vote as that other person in any such election; (4) Cast a ballot at any such election after objection has been made and sustained to that person’s vote; (5) Knowingly vote or attempt to vote a ballot other than the official ballot. (B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.
mostly marshall scholars several of whom were at oxford. All smart enough to know their defense is ridiculous.
Let’s not. I find it incomprehensible that people would make fun of the notion of prisoners being subjected to rape and sadism. Really. Repulsive.
ORC 3503.01:
(A) Every citizen of the United States who is of the age of eighteen years or over and who has been a resident of the state thirty days immediately preceding the election at which the citizen offers to vote, is a resident of the county and precinct in which the citizen offers to vote, and has been registered to vote for thirty days, has the qualifications of an elector and may vote at all elections in the precinct in which the citizen resides.
Wow, that’s confusing. What do they mean by “resident” and “thirty days?” I just cant puzzle it out. Can someone help me out here?
they’re all thinking, “Guilty as Sin, Free as a Bird, It’s a Great Country”
as Obama’s “guy in the neighborhood” said...
Even an Oxford scholar can figure it out.Sorry. Too hard for my wee brain. LOL
Gee Officer, I didn’t know I was going 65 in a school zone!
Yeah, right. Let me get this straight. These are people who have been totally immersed in the process of voter registration for a long period of time (long enough to make them “feel” like residents), yet they are completely clueless about eligibility?
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