Ohio Battles Over Tuesday's Early Voting

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/28/politics/main4483617.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_4483617

A battle over early voting in Ohio has brought a law passed by that state's Republican-controlled legislature three years ago to be challenged by the GOP before a federal court, while a separate lawsuit brought before the Republican-dominated Ohio Supreme Court is expected to be decided Monday.

The prize could be thousands of traditionally elusive voters in hard-fought Ohio who would have the chance to register and vote on the same day.

The one-stop voting Tuesday through Oct. 6 would be especially convenient for those Democratic-leaning voters who have traditionally had more trouble getting to the polls.

It's a reality not lost on two parties locked in a tight race four years after President Bush's 118,000 vote victory in Ohio gave him a second term.

Ohio is one of more than 30 states that allow registered voters to cast an early ballot. Eight states allow voters to register and vote on Election Day, while North Carolina allows the practice during early voting.

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1. Bruner and Strickland should be prepared to defy the court if they strike down the early voting

I mean, what are they going to do, arrest the governor and secretary of state?

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2. Hey you republican fuckheads,

do not fuck with my vote. This is a demand, not a request.