Posted on 11/09/2005 5:53:37 AM PST by conservativecorner
A group of election reforms backed by liberal Daddy Warbucks George Soros has crashed and burned in Ohio, leaving Democrats unable to capitalize on a year's worth of complaints that the state's 2004 presidential vote was rigged.
Voters soundly rejected the four Soros-backed proposals, which would have overhauled the way Ohio runs its elections.
The initiatives would have opened absentee balloting to all voters, lowered the cap on individual campaign contributions and put boards, instead of elected officials, in charge of drawing legislative and congressional districts and overseeing the state's elections, according to the Associated Press.
With 25 percent of the returns tallied, the AP said the absentee ballot question was trailing 61-to-39 percent; the campaign contribution cap was losing 64-to-36 percent; and redistricting and election oversight were both trailing 67-to-33 percent.
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A coalition of unions and other Democrat-leaning groups organized under the name Reform Ohio Now wanted to wrest control of elections from Republican state officeholders. Critics said the ballot measures would empower special interests and encourage fraudulent voting.
According to Ohio's Journal News, three of RON's major donors are organizations funded by Soros.
Hey, Soros, you are just another Sore-Loserman!
Proudly voted NO on 1-5.
A depressed Californian reacting to good news from another state with a smile.
Heh=heh!
I feel your pain concerning California. It may have reached a point of no return to reality for this LEFT coast state. How so many whack jobs could be in one place is beyond me until I look at the northeast which is no better. I know they want to secede, but can we kick them out first? :>)!
It's good to see the lib-socialists trashed in an election. How does this victory portend for electing a conservative governor in '06?
Want to ensure there is no voter fraud here in Ohio? Make it manditory that a person must show valid identification at the polls prior to voting. Neither my wife, nor I, nor anyone else that we saw while we were there, were required to identifiy themselves in any manner other than verbally give a name. That's inexcusable, and almost seems criminal to me.
We Ohioans come thru again!!!! [There's nothing more satisfying than CRUSHING the Soros/MoveOn.org/DNC/MSM cabal!!!]
Ken Blackwell will be the next governor of Ohio!
Peter Lewis of Progressive Insurance was probably also involved. Another Capitalist who made his money on the backs of the poor trying to exert his influence. Did Progressive cover your Insurance claim properly?
AMEN BUMP! Way to go Ohio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These props. were what worried me the most this election day, glad they all went down big and soros and co. threw more money down the toilet.
Remember Einstein's insanity theorem? You Dims are living proof!
Ya had me there.
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