Posted on 09/29/2008 1:05:09 PM PDT by Obamalujah
There is a controversy concerning absentee ballots brewing in Ohio. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Republican lawmakers are concerned that Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has instructed voters to break Ohio law, which states that voters must be registered for 30 days prior to casting a vote to be considered a qualified elector. GOP officials claim that allowing Ohioans to register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day violates the law. However, Brunner claims that what controls under current law is when the ballots are counted, not when they are cast. She released a statement addressing the issue:
(Excerpt) Read more at blog1.thejtandbearshow.com ...
It’s POSSIBLE but doubtful that she is correct - this is a question for the lawyers.
But in common-sense language, a ballot is cast when a person votes a ballot, and not sometime in the future.
bttt
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