Posted on 03/28/2010 9:58:49 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Ohio voters who want to switch political parties in the May 4 primary must be challenged and must sign a form saying they support the party's principles, according to a new directive from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.
The only exception is if a voter asks for the ballot of the Libertarian, Green, Socialist or Constitution parties, because they were certified as minor parties for the first time this year, according to the directive issued late Friday.
Snip
Brunner said in an interview yesterday that Ohio law requires an automatic challenge anytime voters cross over to the other major party in a primary, even though not all counties have followed that interpretation.
Republicans and some county elections officials are crying foul, saying they think the law gives poll workers the discretion to decide whether to challenge a voter and that Brunner's directive could even discourage voting.
"I think it is unfortunate that the secretary of state is requiring a new hurdle for voters to clear to exercise their right to vote .....
...Some critics also note that the directive comes just before absentee voting starts Tuesday, and they suspect politics is at play because Brunner is a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate or is trying to discourage party switching.
"I'm just doing my job," Brunner said.
Snip
Republicans also aren't happy because Brunner issued a separate directive on Friday challenging an absentee-ballot application that the party recently mailed. It has an option to request a ballot for both the primary and general election, but Brunner said Ohio law allows voters to ask for only one ballot at a time.
"This is either a.... stunt to stir up publicity for her own Senate primary, or it's another ... attempt to suppress and confuse Republican voters," .... "Knowing Jennifer Brunner, it's probably both."
(Excerpt) Read more at dispatchpolitics.com ...
Maurice Thompson, a constitutional attorney who helped kick ACORN out of Ohio permanently, has written the amendment proposal for the state constitution and truly believes it has standing to nullify Obama-care. Here is the amendment language we circulated in the initial petition drive last weekend.
http://www.ohiolibertycouncil.org/media/pdf/HealthcareAmendmentText.pdf
In order to get the amendment on the November ballot we'll need to collect upwards of 600,000 registered voter signatures by the end of June.
We have no money and very little time. The odds of us collecting that ma=y registered voter signatures is highly improbable. Improbable -- but NOT impossible.
Our only hope lies in technology, organization, and the networking power of the Tea Party Movement.
1. The petition was submitted on Monday, March 22 and the AG could take up to 20 days to certify and give us the green light. We cannot collect signed petitions until that time. this may cost us 20 days of opportunity.
2. We have therefore set up a website (TheOhioProject.com) for people to pre-register to sign. Once we get certified we must hit the ground running, and pre-registration will allow us to quickly locate those interested.
Needing approximately 600,000 signatures which includes those that will be dismissed) and missing 20 days leaves us way behind! Therefore it is CRITICAL we get as many people pre-registered as soon as possible.
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107GovPercentChart.aspx
3. Along with needing 402,275 valid & certified signatures, we must also conform to specific percentage requirement from 44 of the 88 counties. From at least 44 counties we must achieve signatures totaling at least 10% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election (2006). Here's a link showing how many are need from each county. Right most column (10%). Using the database we will be able to sort by county and keep a running total of those interested. When we reach a specific number we will contact everyone in that area and establish a meeting place where they can come and sign the petition. We can have spreadsheets printed off and check off the voters, discovering who we're missing. We can then make arrangements to have someone drop by their home to get the signature. No more wasted time outside libraries or post offices, we can actually go door-to-door with those who have signed up. Again, without money or time, we need to conserve resources and be very focused.
4. We must use every available means to get this information out ASAP. Again we need approximately 6,000 per day and we cannot wait for the AG to start finding our supporters. Therefore, please use Facebook, Twitter, Meet-ups churches, neighborhood associations, family, friends, and neighbors to rally to http://www.TheOhioProject.com.
Additionally there will be Ohioans who are not connected to liberty groups or facebook but listen to talk radio. To multiply our networking power we need to have people call both national and state talk radio and let them know about the site and the importance to pre-register NOW.
Here is the list of national radio shows.
Rush 12-3pm 800-282-2882 Glenn Beck; 9am-12pm 888-727-2325 Sean Hannity 3-6pm 800-941-7326 Mark Levin 6pm-9pm 877-381-3811 Michael Savage 800-449-8255 Lara Ingram 800-876-4123 Lou Dobbs 3pm-6pm Neil Boortz 9am-12pm 877-310-2100 Phil Valentine; 800-618-7445
5. GOALS
By this Sunday, March 28, we hope to have 1,000 pre-registered patriots. If we can then encourage each of them to reach out and find 5 more, we'll have another 50k (total 60k) the following weekend. The incoming 50k can then recruit 5 each and bring our total to 310,000 in 3 weeks. One more turn of 2 people each and we've reached our goal.
For more information:&; Ohio Liberty Council
http://ohiolibertycouncil.org/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=115183303974
For registration count updates: Twitter.com/TheOhioProject
http://twitter.com/theohioproject
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ohio-Project/111490188868398
Ohio Ping
Please note comment section
Ohio voters who want to switch political parties in the May 4 primary must be challenged and must sign a form saying they support the party’s principles
Government = nazi
Sieg! Heil!!!
I expect this to be used by blacks to intimidate black voters.
Say WHAT? How can anyone make you sign a form pledging support for certain ideals?
Virtually NO ONE supports all of a party's principles.
We are becoming more totalitarian by the second (not minute)
This “operation Chaos” democRAT will make sure everyone nearby loudly hears the MANY reasons I am switching to Republican. I don’t think it’s a good idea for the rats to require this.
Oh I cant wait to make a huge scene...
Ohio AG pushing LOYATY OATH for a conservative voter...
And she wouldnt even prosecute ACORN...
In Calif, the stupid open primaries gave Calif Govenor RINO and gave the US, McCain the RINO for 2008.
Of course I support the Democrat Party's principles. The president himself has said that he won't take our guns, raise our taxes, or abort our babies. I'm sure he wouldn't lie about that, would he?
Ohio Visibility Ping.
Please read the info at the head of the thread. Cheers.
This pig is at it again.
She’s for a poll test.
How racist of her.
He also said he believed marriage was between a man and a woman, sitting in a church, where he also said that knowing when life begins is above his pay grade.
“...must sign a form saying they support the party’s principles...”
For me it’s never been so much that I support one party’s priciples, at least not all of them, as it has been that I oppose the another party’s principles, at least most of them.
Wasn’t she the crook who gave ACORN a free pass to cheat in the last election?
Yep.
...of trying to fix the vote for my communist buds."
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.