Critics see voting loopholes in new rules

[davidnc76]

With Ohio expected once more to play a deciding role in the presidential race, the battle over state voting rules that plagued the 2004 election has begun again in earnest.

Republicans are raising concerns about Ohioans registering to vote and immediately casting absentee ballots during a five-day window after absentee voting starts Sept. 30 and before the deadline for registration Oct. 6.

Normally, there's time to process a new registration before voting starts. The GOP is expressing concern that ineligible voters will be allowed to fraudulently register and cast ballots on the same day during that five-day period.

A voting-rights group, meanwhile, is worried that a state law will make it easier to unfairly "cage," or challenge, Ohio voters when the official mailed notice of the coming election is returned as undeliverable.


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[RC]

1. Voter fraud is not the problem, it is Election Fraud by Republicans.

[Triana]

2. Repiglickins: all in a flap about "voter fraud" that doesn't exist...while Democrats..

...completely IGNORE the election fraud that DOES (election fraud committed by Repiglickins and their corprat buddies)

[SoCalDem]

3. It's all so irritatingly simple..

Every citizen is automatically "registered" at age 18..kids show birth certificates when they enter school..

NO party afiliation..just a VOTER ID..

commit a felony, your "card" gets revoked.. complete your probation/sentence./parole, it's automatically restored (unless you were convicted of a voting-related crime.

males still have to "register" for the selective service at 18, why not make voter registration an automatic 18-yr old thing..Before long, MOST people would be registered..

When people vote for the first time they identify D or R or I or L or whatever, but in general elections, it does not even matter what party you are..