Heads-up for Ohioans and all DUers following races in OH

[liam_laddie]

Besides SNAFU and FUBAR descriptors, here's some useful info, I trust.

The SOS website has a "voter information search" tab; I just checked whether I am registered in the "centralized
registration database." <http://www.sos.state.oh.us:80/sosapps/elections/voterquery.aspx> I did NOT appear.
However, earlier this week I picked up my absentee ballot at the (Cincinnati) Hamilton County BOE, where
I DO exist. I've been at this address for 35 years and have always voted, including Dem primaries.
The discrepancy between the local and Columbus database disturbs me. Nay, alarms me greatly. I am in the
process of trying to discover the root of the problem. Is it because I have a "D" after my name?

There is a 26pg pdf file of the Voter Information Guide <http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAffairs/eVIG0606.pdf>
which answers many questions I've seen here and other blogs/sites. I'd suggest printing it out if you plan to work
polls or just FYI.

For C-Span aficionados.
1) - the last (?) Strickland/Blackwell debate will be on C-Span (one) tonight, Fri., Oct 20, at 10 p.m.

2) - the Dr. Vic Wulsin rally with Rep John Murtha, which occured last Saturday, Oct 14 here in Cincinnati at the IBEW Hall, is being shown on C-Span (one) at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct 22, and once more overnight Monday a.m. Assuming they show the entire event, it features a beautiful introduction by very recent Iraq vet Tom Cassady, remarks and observations by Air Force vet, attorney, mother and superb candidate for the Ohio House, 28th District, Connie Pillich - you can contribute through her website. Then soon-to-be US House Rep Dr. Victoria Wulsin is introduced and gives a very effective and energetic presentation. Finally, Rep. John Murtha gives us the real scene as only a long-serving Member can. Lots of foreign press, video and print, were there. I was there...will be taping it, it was that good.

HTH to those interested...

[WCGreen]

1. Just put the name of your street and do not inculde street, ave

road or any other qualifier...

[liam_laddie]

5. I did fill out the inquiry accurately...but no record returned.

I tried several times, using Jr and not (I'm a "Jr.") plus other possible variants.
No cigar. I believe there are serious issues here. The "E-Link" which is
a web-based system installed by Blackwell in June 2001, connected to all
88 BOE's, may be an "https" secure site, but no way to tell for sure from outside.
I think this does give him the capability to purge remotely. Am I right or wrong?
I don't put nuthin' past the wingnutz...

[jimshoes]

2. I too had the same problem

with Ohio SOS site. I did not come up in the search of my or my wife's name. We have always voted and have lived at the same address for 15 years. I did call the Cuyahoga County BOE to see if my request for our absentee ballot's had gotten there yet. It has been a week and the requests had not been processed yet. The lady took my information and promised to send the app in a couple of days. Now I don't know if I will have enough time to fill out the app, mail it, and then get the absentee ballot and mail it back in in time. I am still registered (the lady was able to verify that at least) even though I did not turn up in the Ohio SOS search.

[ellacott]

3. I went to Cuyahoga County's Website

I did a search to verify that I was still registered. To make sure I had the most up to the date info I also called them and asked them to check.'

Fortunately I'm in the database.

[liberalhistorian]

4. It seems that I left Ohio just in time!

I finally moved away last summer and, except for missing family and friends, especially my son and my parents, I haven't regretted it for one moment. You know it's bad in Ohio when living in South Dakota is much better by comparison.

And none of this shit surprises me in the least, I'm actually surprised that anyone is surprised by it. Twelve years of solid GOP stranglehold on the state and the clueless impotence of the OH Dem party has done its damage, no question. I just called my mom this morning and told her to check her voter registration ASAP and to tell all of her friends to do the same. At this point, I wouldn't put ANYTHING past the OH GOP fuckers, especially since their guv candidate is the guy responsible for the state's elections and he didn't resign from his position. That alone should be enough cause for suspicion.