That will keep that useless bitch busy for a while. On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 5:33 AM, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is breaking federal law by > not giving county elections boards the chance to determine whether new > voter registrations are fraudulent, a federal judge ruled tonight. > > It is hard to imagine a public interest more compelling than > safeguarding the legitimacy of the election of the president of the > United States," said Judge George C. Smith of U.S. District Court in > Columbus, in upholding the Ohio Republican Party's request for a court > order. > > Smith, appointed by President Reagan, said the Help America Vote Act > requires states not only to verify the identity of newly registered > voters with the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the federal Social > Security Administration, but to provide counties with the names of new > voters whose records did not match. > > Brunner's office had been doing the verification but had not made the > names available to county elections boards. The judge gave her a week > to comply. > > However, the judge said he lacked the authority to order the counties > to clean up the voter rolls once they had the list. > > Smith cited the "millions of qualified electors across the state of > Ohio whose > confidence in the electoral process will be undermined if new voter > registrations are not verified in accordance with HAVA, and if > unqualified individuals are permitted to cast votes. This would demean > the voting process and unlawfully dilute the votes of qualified > voters." > > Brunner's office said she is filing an immediate appeal with the 6th > U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. > > "My office will do everything within its power to ensure that the > state's 88 county boards of elections can continue to allow early > voting to proceed uninterrupted and to assist them with their > preparation to ensure a smooth election for the voters of Ohio," she > said in a statement. > > Smith said speed is necessary because next Thursday is the deadline to > challenge absentee voters; on Oct. 25 elections workers can remove > ballots from envelopes that contain the only identifying information > about who cast them. > > He specifically cited questionable activity of one group that > registered thousands of new Ohio voters: the Association of Community > Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. > Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine said the ruling > spoke volumes about Brunner, a Democrat. > > "Her refusal to comply with federal law raises serious concerns about > her ability to objectively oversee this election. It's especially > troubling in light of her connection to ACORN and that group's > stunning confession this week of fraudulent registration activity > happening right here in Ohio," he said. > > > http://blog.dispatch.com/politics/2008/10/brunner_must_check_for_voter_f.shtml > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
