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Ohio not asking to see ID to vote
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Posted on 11/04/2008 4:33:25 AM PST by dascallie

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Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northeast, Ohio Posts: 380 Poster Rank: #274 I voted Saturday & they didnt even ask for my i.d! First off I stood in line for 1hr and 15min before I got into the building to vote, when I got in the building and got to the desk, I had to fill out an absentee ballot, I had my drivers license out waiting for the woman to check it and you know what? She never even asked me for it! Then they made me go stand in a huge crowd of people for another 45 minutes, Im assuming while they checked my registration and then they just came to the desk and yelled out your name, mind you I seen people that I knew were not ahead of me getting called before me and my moms boyfriend who went to vote with me, was in line behind me got called 15 people after me! It was very disorganized and chaotic, I could have definetly got in line and voted again. Im gonna report this to Mccains website. I do live in Ohio and I can see now why theres so much fraud, in part b/c of Acorn and b/c the poll workers arent doing their jobs correctly. I thought about calling and asking if they check i'd's before you vote but it prob will fall on deaf ears! Anyhow I voted for Mccain Saturday and I felt dame proud! PUMA!


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To: a real Sheila

Ohio Law requires ID


61 posted on 11/04/2008 5:32:19 AM PST by intheheartland
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To: metmom

I don’t think I’ve ever been asked for an ID to vote. We live in a small town in Taxachusetts (<12000).


62 posted on 11/04/2008 5:32:23 AM PST by WilliamTreat
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To: DustyMoment
If the Obamessiah wins, it will be because of fraud. If McCain wins, it will be because he managed to prevail over the fraud.

EXACTLY and NOT one of the so called pundits on FOX etc is willing to state that fact

Of course those geniuses don't get out among the real people and believe what they hear in their elite bubbles
63 posted on 11/04/2008 5:33:18 AM PST by uncbob (es wouold realize that but iguess their arrogance)
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To: Yench500
An OUTSTANDING suggestion !

Spread it around on the live threads !

64 posted on 11/04/2008 5:35:55 AM PST by tomkat (handcrafted handmirrors)
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To: dascallie

making it so easy to vote early and vote often. They don’t ask for id at our polling place here in CA either.


65 posted on 11/04/2008 5:36:49 AM PST by uncitizen
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To: mommya

I live in south central OH (Dayton) and am always asked for ID.


66 posted on 11/04/2008 5:37:32 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: pissant
That is pathetic they don’t require ID. Actually, it is criminal, frankly.

Actually you're right - poll workers are supposed to be asking Ohio voters for ID.

Since early 2006 Ohio has had a voter ID law in place. It was recently challenged by some homeless advocacy group but upheld in court. It doesn't require a photo, but at a minimum, a utility bill identifying you and your place of residence.

67 posted on 11/04/2008 5:39:57 AM PST by agrace
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To: dascallie

I’m in Fla. They asked me for my driver license, checked the photo to make sure it was me, and then asked me to recite my address while they looked at the license.

Of course, if I had said “I don’t have a license,” they probably would have waved me thru.


68 posted on 11/04/2008 5:45:30 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: longtermmemmory

Specific details: It’s an area that’s been becoming suburbanized with the housing boom, but I’d say I’ve noticed maybe 5% black population tops. The early line to vote seemed about 30-40% black. I’ve never noticed that kind of percentage around the neighborhood or out shopping, at the post office, etc before. I’d say interpreting this while assuming both numbers to be accurate means as a bloc they’re particularly motivated this cycle.


69 posted on 11/04/2008 5:45:33 AM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: mommya
I live in Illinois and have never been asked for an ID.

Ohio state law requires you to show ID when you vote in person. You have to show ID when you sign in.

I'm a little confused about him saying that he had to fill out an absentee ballot. You have to provide either the last four digits of your SSN or your driver's license number, or some other documentation that I can't remember in order to get an absentee ballot. You also have to provide the same information on the inner envelope that the absentee ballot goes into. That's the method used to verify identities of voters using absentee ballots.

I don't know how the new early on site voting works. I voted by absentee ballot this year.

70 posted on 11/04/2008 5:53:15 AM PST by untrained skeptic
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To: a real Sheila
Ohio law requires ID, though not necessarily photo ID.

The law is a step in the right direction, but more reliable identification needs to be required, and it sounds like in this case they law may not be being enforced.

71 posted on 11/04/2008 5:56:20 AM PST by untrained skeptic
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To: dascallie

In NJ...they don’t ask for ID..you have to sign the book..so you can’t go back and vote again.


72 posted on 11/04/2008 7:01:03 AM PST by aquarianrealm
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To: dascallie
Fairfield County Ohio
Asked for ID
compared to list
allowed to vote
73 posted on 11/04/2008 7:01:14 AM PST by flyovercounrty1256
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To: a real Sheila

I live in Palm Beach county FL and voted early. They definitely checked my drivers license against the voter registration and then compared my signature as well. But then maybe that’s because they say the “R” next to my name :)

Go McCain-Palin!!


74 posted on 11/04/2008 7:01:17 AM PST by jupiterbob
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To: jupiterbob

My son voted first time in NYC. Reg by mail and by law should have had ID shown..not asked for ID!


75 posted on 11/04/2008 7:25:28 AM PST by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)
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To: Yench500

I just voted in our little CNY town.

Mr. mm said it was busy early this morning but when I went it was just me.

Course, if everybody eligible to vote in our town did it would only take a couple hours all told.


76 posted on 11/04/2008 7:40:15 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: a real Sheila
I don’t think any of the states require a photo ID, or any ID for that matter.

Texas does.

77 posted on 11/04/2008 7:52:03 AM PST by sockmonkey
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To: jupiterbob

I just voted.
I live in Ga. in a heavily Republican area.
NOBODY checked my ID or registration card, although they did check my husband’s and it was obvious I was with him.
We voted at 10:00 a.m. and there was no waiting, but we are not in a heavily populated area.
Ga. law says ID is required.


78 posted on 11/04/2008 8:03:16 AM PST by a real Sheila (John McCain may not be able to defeat Obama on his own but GOD CAN!)
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