Sat Oct 20, 2012, 02:29 PM

My Father's vote was just stolen in Ohio...

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My father had a stroke a few years ago, and he has trouble reading. He votes absentee, so my mother can help him with the ballot. Well, he sent in his ballot a couple weeks ago, and he did EVERYTHING as instructed. Everything was signed, documented, etc. Proper postage and everything.

Yesterday, he got a letter from the Butler County board of elections saying something was not up to snuff with his ballot, and he had to provide one of the following blah blah blah. One of the choices is his drivers license number, which he already included on the absentee ballot. It says he has to deliver it by hand to their office and his deadline is November 16th.

So basically they're only gonna count it as a provisional ballot. What really happened is they opened his ballot, and saw that he voted for Obama, and now they're not going to count it. I don't know who to contact. I'm so pissed I can't see straight.

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My Father's vote was just stolen in Ohio... (Original post)	Splinter Cell	Oct 2012	OP
Don't take it lying down	Samjm	Oct 2012	#1
First thing to do is obvious--call them and ask them to explain the letter.	flpoljunkie	Oct 2012	#2
DOJ Ph# listed further down 202-514-1412	Tigress DEM	Oct 2012	#105
Please report this to the press	abelenkpe	Oct 2012	#3
Unless he took the photo before he mailed it in, how could he possibly take the photo now?	LisaL	Oct 2012	#4
The board cannot destroy the ballot.... yet.	The Doctor.	Oct 2012	#64
The press is the only option since the GOP owns the OH govt. This is shocking.	Honeycombe8	Oct 2012	#96
The Republicans are stealing the election, one vote at a time.	AtomicKitten	Oct 2012	#5
From the DOJ website	octoberlib	Oct 2012	#6
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^, TOO!	Cha	Oct 2012	#58
Raise hell and keep us posted.	Baitball Blogger	Oct 2012	#7
If proper hell is raised, the OP will not have time to keep us posted.	MrMickeysMom	Oct 2012	#47
Ask your local news to go with you	elehhhhna	Oct 2012	#48
Go with me?	MrMickeysMom	Oct 2012	#89
lol no, directed at the op oops	elehhhhna	Oct 2012	#103
Do NOT let them get away with it.	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Oct 2012	#8
Damn. That is so wrong.	Ilsa	Oct 2012	#9
I suspect they are doing this to the elderly who they think will do nothing about it.	bkkyosemite	Oct 2012	#10
I think I'm just as mad as you..no I am just as mad as you.	bkkyosemite	Oct 2012	#11
Yes keep raising hell, and keep us posted.	hrmjustin	Oct 2012	#12
i betting what's happened is his signature doesn't match the one they have on file	NMDemDist2	Oct 2012	#13
They told him how to fix it. Father has to show up in person with a drivers' license.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#16
See the post below by	JustAnotherGen	Oct 2012	#17
ask them if a notarized letter with his new signature will suffice	NMDemDist2	Oct 2012	#21
I agree that this could be the easiest option, if they will accept it.	Travis_0004	Oct 2012	#110
+1	NMDemDist2	Oct 2012	#112
But notice the date November 16th aka vote doesn't count. nt	progressivebydesign	Oct 2012	#55
Not true...	rexcat	Oct 2012	#67
From another thread here:	abelenkpe	Oct 2012	#14
Fight!!!!!!	skeewee08	Oct 2012	#15
A good place for this piece of info:	TalkingDog	Oct 2012	#18
Do you live close enough	Iwillnevergiveup	Oct 2012	#19
Call an Obama election attorney, Chris Redferns office might be able to help n/t	Ninga	Oct 2012	#20
Do this!	SleeplessinSoCal	Oct 2012	#37
First of many.	Dj13Francis	Oct 2012	#22
Dont take this lying down please	outsideworld	Oct 2012	#23
Is it possible that since his stroke,	Mr.Bill	Oct 2012	#24
Then why do they want him to show up in person with his drivers license?	LisaL	Oct 2012	#25
If he is able to show up with his license, they can say he shouldn't	alfredo	Oct 2012	#71
No, that's absolutely false.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#73
Good.	alfredo	Oct 2012	#87
The "in person" is a new directive from SOS Husted as of 10/3	Ms. Toad	Oct 2012	#79
That doesn't change his identity	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#27
Of course it doesn't.	Mr.Bill	Oct 2012	#30
Ah, gotcha.	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#33
Fight them and enlist the help of local Obama office if possible. Write to liberal newspaper	JackN415	Oct 2012	#26
What most of you don't realize...	tonybgood	Oct 2012	#28
Go to Boehner's Office anyway	No Vested Interest	Oct 2012	#56
DOCUMENT with MEDIA when Boehner tries to NOT help - NELSON PIERCE JR. \| OHIO Community Journalist	Tigress DEM	Oct 2012	#107
Anyplace that is HEAVILY republican	islandbobbi	Oct 2012	#60
Welcome to DU, aloha.	mahina	Oct 2012	#78
So this is how they plan to steal it	Hutzpa	Oct 2012	#29
If your circumstances permit, publicize it with...	Maineman	Oct 2012	#31
Great idea, provided his dad feels up to it physically. nt	99th_Monkey	Oct 2012	#46
Does he personally have to deliver it?	wildeyed	Oct 2012	#32
Brilliant thought, wildeyed.	sevenseas	Oct 2012	#51
Bastards. Lot's of good advice in the replies.	geckosfeet	Oct 2012	#34
Raise hell, and keep raising hell..........	Faryn Balyncd	Oct 2012	#35
Get yourself to one the Obama campaign's offices and ask to see a lawyer.	SleeplessinSoCal	Oct 2012	#36
Take it to Reddit...	PsychGrad	Oct 2012	#38
THIS. ^^^	Duppers	Oct 2012	#84
****THIS****	Hosnon	Oct 2012	#120
This is how they win!	asjr	Oct 2012	#39
YES...They cheat....	sevenseas	Oct 2012	#53
Butler County has a bunch of idiots.	Norbert	Oct 2012	#40
This is typical in Florida too...	Sancho	Oct 2012	#41
Please do the following things:	Botany	Oct 2012	#42
This message was self-deleted by its author	BKW	Oct 2012	#43
NELSON PIERCE JR. \| OHIO Community Journalist CONTACT INFO:	Tigress DEM	Oct 2012	#106
Take it to the local Fox affiliate	GETPLANING	Oct 2012	#44
GO to this site, Election Protection for Ohio....	inamatteroftime	Oct 2012	#45
Republicans Can't Win Without Voter Suppression	itssimplestupid	Oct 2012	#49
And I Forgot	itssimplestupid	Oct 2012	#52
They destroyed the evidence. All data was to be kept for two years	alfredo	Oct 2012	#72
Contact the County District attorney first	Coyotl	Oct 2012	#50
Look at it this way...	Democratopia	Oct 2012	#54
Contact OFA	RomneyLies	Oct 2012	#57
They are aware of this problem	Ms. Toad	Oct 2012	#68
Splinter Cell	Diclotican	Oct 2012	#59
Contact the local AARP. They care if their members get to vote.	McCamy Taylor	Oct 2012	#61
ONE of the choices was drivers license number	julian09	Oct 2012	#62
In Ohio...	rexcat	Oct 2012	#70
This is the form that needs to be completed	Ms. Toad	Oct 2012	#77
And to think I was always taught that a SS # could only be tied to your Social Security....	Pachamama	Oct 2012	#99
Wow, indeed, National identification Card.	antiquie	Oct 2012	#102
K&R	Hubert Flottz	Oct 2012	#63
My Father's vote was just stolen in Ohio...	Gladys P	Oct 2012	#65
This is a new (relatively) directive from Husted	Ms. Toad	Oct 2012	#66
Who qualifies as a voter with disability?	LisaL	Oct 2012	#69
Here is what the text of the directive says:	Ms. Toad	Oct 2012	#74
Sounds good to me!	LisaL	Oct 2012	#75
They need to be stopped	JamesL2012	Oct 2012	#76
Call the board of elections.	barbtries	Oct 2012	#80
Reporting Voting Suppression Issues or Fraud	Me_Bushwacker	Oct 2012	#81
Fight this all the way	DebbieInOhio	Oct 2012	#82
The Ohio SOS issued the directive which required the local BOE to take the steps they did.	Ms. Toad	Oct 2012	#85
SOS Husted is the one doing all these things (ordering that a voter has to appear in person)	LisaL	Oct 2012	#92
Hopefully your local democratic party can help you with this	jimlup	Oct 2012	#83
Contact Rev Al	malaise	Oct 2012	#86
FYI I overheard someone in Roseville MN Eye Doctor's office	kickysnana	Oct 2012	#88
Probably the same thing-some imaginary error on the absentee ballot.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#93
UPDATE, election official resigned, staffer let go, posting on another thread to refer back to this.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#90
Turn The Tables	FXBGr	Oct 2012	#91
Swear out a complaint, send it certified with copies to MSNBC and the NYT	DFW	Oct 2012	#94
Please cool down, call that board of elections, and ask what to do. I am sure this can be solved.	RBInMaine	Oct 2012	#95
Dunno	Ohio Highlander	Oct 2012	#97
Call You Congressional Office and the local ACLU	j3161usa	Oct 2012	#98
They saw he voted for Obama?	Fla Dem	Oct 2012	#100
Ohio opens them early, so they can cut down the workload on Election Day.	riqster	Oct 2012	#114
This is a serious threat to our voting system and need to be fully investigated-not silenced..	midnight	Oct 2012	#101
The "something was not up to snuff" and "blah blah blah" parts kind of lost me	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#104
Do something constructive.	Don C. Nuttin	Oct 2012	#108
866-our-vote	EC	Oct 2012	#109
call your local democratic party...county chair or state chair...	MrsBrady	Oct 2012	#111
You have options!	riqster	Oct 2012	#113
UPDATE	Splinter Cell	Oct 2012	#115
Great to hear! Thanks for updating us.	writes3000	Oct 2012	#116
Good.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#117
That's terrific!	Tennessee Gal	Oct 2012	#119
This brings to mind my first voting experience in Ohio in the 70s	spiderpig	Oct 2012	#118
My Ass!	bigregg4838	Oct 2012	#121

Response to Splinter Cell (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 02:34 PM

Samjm (319 posts)

1. Don't take it lying down

Contact your local Dem office, and find out if there is a voter rights group in your state and contact them.

Also, I would at least TRY to speak to someone at the Board of Elections explaining your situation, and seeing if you can find some way that they will accept his vote.

But DEFINITELY go speak to the local Obama people. They are ALL over this kind of thing.

My Father's vote was just stolen in Ohio...

1. Don't take it lying down

2. First thing to do is obvious--call them and ask them to explain the letter.

105. DOJ Ph# listed further down 202-514-1412

3. Please report this to the press

4. Unless he took the photo before he mailed it in, how could he possibly take the photo now?

64. The board cannot destroy the ballot.... yet.

96. The press is the only option since the GOP owns the OH govt. This is shocking.

5. The Republicans are stealing the election, one vote at a time.

6. From the DOJ website

58. THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^, TOO!

7. Raise hell and keep us posted.

47. If proper hell is raised, the OP will not have time to keep us posted.

48. Ask your local news to go with you

89. Go with me?

103. lol no, directed at the op oops

8. Do NOT let them get away with it.

9. Damn. That is so wrong.

10. I suspect they are doing this to the elderly who they think will do nothing about it.

11. I think I'm just as mad as you..no I am just as mad as you.

12. Yes keep raising hell, and keep us posted.

13. i betting what's happened is his signature doesn't match the one they have on file

16. They told him how to fix it. Father has to show up in person with a drivers' license.

17. See the post below by

21. ask them if a notarized letter with his new signature will suffice

110. I agree that this could be the easiest option, if they will accept it.

112. +1

55. But notice the date November 16th aka vote doesn't count. nt

67. Not true...

14. From another thread here:

15. Fight!!!!!!

18. A good place for this piece of info:

19. Do you live close enough

20. Call an Obama election attorney, Chris Redferns office might be able to help n/t

37. Do this!

22. First of many.

23. Dont take this lying down please

24. Is it possible that since his stroke,

25. Then why do they want him to show up in person with his drivers license?

71. If he is able to show up with his license, they can say he shouldn't

73. No, that's absolutely false.

87. Good.

79. The "in person" is a new directive from SOS Husted as of 10/3

27. That doesn't change his identity

30. Of course it doesn't.

33. Ah, gotcha.

26. Fight them and enlist the help of local Obama office if possible. Write to liberal newspaper

28. What most of you don't realize...

56. Go to Boehner's Office anyway

107. DOCUMENT with MEDIA when Boehner tries to NOT help - NELSON PIERCE JR. | OHIO Community Journalist

60. Anyplace that is HEAVILY republican

78. Welcome to DU, aloha.

29. So this is how they plan to steal it

31. If your circumstances permit, publicize it with...

46. Great idea, provided his dad feels up to it physically. nt

32. Does he personally have to deliver it?

51. Brilliant thought, wildeyed.

34. Bastards. Lot's of good advice in the replies.

35. Raise hell, and keep raising hell..........

36. Get yourself to one the Obama campaign's offices and ask to see a lawyer.

38. Take it to Reddit...

84. THIS. ^^^

120. ******THIS******

39. This is how they win!

53. YES...They cheat....

40. Butler County has a bunch of idiots.

41. This is typical in Florida too...

42. Please do the following things:

106. NELSON PIERCE JR. | OHIO Community Journalist CONTACT INFO:

44. Take it to the local Fox affiliate

45. GO to this site, Election Protection for Ohio....

49. Republicans Can't Win Without Voter Suppression

52. And I Forgot

72. They destroyed the evidence. All data was to be kept for two years

50. Contact the County District attorney first

54. Look at it this way...

57. Contact OFA

68. They are aware of this problem

59. Splinter Cell

61. Contact the local AARP. They care if their members get to vote.

120. THIS

115. UPDATE