Posted on 09/30/2008 7:40:35 AM PDT by AUJenn
Large crowds lined the sidewalk outside the Hamilton County Board of Elections offices in downtown Cincinnati Tuesday at they prepared to cast their early ballots.
Tuesday marked the first time in a presidential election year that Ohio opened early voting.
Several dozen early voters actually camped out in tents on the sidewalk overnight, braving the cold and rainy weather, so they could be among the first to get ballots Tuesday morning.
The early campers came prepared, even bringing a camp stove and making bacon and eggs before the Election Board offices opened at 7:45 a.m. Many of them were part of "Get Out the Vote" efforts by the Cincinnati NAACP, Urban League and Tri-State union locals.
The Hamilton County Democratic Party even held an impromptu rally in front of the Election Board entrance to encourage voters to cast ballots for Congress and various judgeship races.
The first voter in line to complete a ballot was NAACP Chapter President Chris Smitherman. He says the three groups intend on running charter buses through neighborhoods Tuesday and into October to get people downtown to both register to vote and cast their ballots.
The beginning of early voting in Ohio this year allows people who are not registered to not only come in and register, but also to vote on the same day.
This is possible because through October 6, newly registered voters will still be registered 30 days before Election Day, even though they are physically casting their ballots a month before November 4.
The NAACP has set a goal of setting a record for the first day of Early Voting by having at least 1200 people cast ballots.
Meanwhile, Hamilton County Deputy Elections Director John Williams says he expects over 100,000 voters in the county to cast ballots at the Board, prior to Election Day.
He says that will be a big help in keeping lines at polling places down. Williams adds another good reason for emphasizing early voting is that with a two-page ballot of issues and candidates, many voters will need extra time to completely vote.
The Hamilton County Board of Elections plans on being open for registration and early voting weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Williams says after registration is over, the office will likely extend its early voting hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. after October 13.
County Boards of Elections throughout the state are expecting large crowds to vote early due to the fact that the Obama campaign and the Ohio Republican Party are helping to publicize the availability of early voting in Ohio this year.
Not asking, but wanting massive fraud. ACORN at work, insuring The Communist One is elected.
Gee. I wonder who for.
This will probably be like what the Dems pulled in 2000 and 2004: Offer smokes to the homeless in exchange for pulling the lever by the "D."
“Could you not bring false IDs and vote more than once?”
I’m sure ACORN is looking into that right now.
Even without fraud, Obama does seem to have put more effort into his ground game. McCain should be targeting retirement homes and Appalachia for early voting just like Obama is targeting black and young voters.
You know the answer ... Who was it that put the one day register vote plan in action, why that would be the Democrat in charge in Ohio. Stuffing the ballot box, win election — Just like they do in Kenya.
1) You must present a PHOTO ID. Names and addresses are checked, then confirmed.
2) To cheat, you'd have to know a person at an address who was out of the country, physically resemble them enough to pass, and have a phoney driver's license made up. Honestly, I don't think a lot of that is happening.
I live in Hamilton County. The McCain campaign has never gotten off the ground here.
Who are these people who were not already registered to vote???
Standing in line for the latest handout is probably the only work experience most of these voters have ever had
Correct title should be:
Voter Fraud Begins In Ohio...
Totally agree. Michelle O was here last weekend at a “voter registration rally” at FAMU - a predominantly black college (paper said 8000 turned out). I noticed he was spending much of his time in largely African-American areas.
Elderly voters are for the most part scared of Obama. I know several older folks who are literally frightened of him. I wish McCain would come down south more; I’m sure he knows he’s got the south locked up, but I think it would be a good morale booster overall.
From the Ohio Secretary of State site...for early in person or absentee voting: The last four digits of voter’s Social Security number; or driver’s license number; or
A copy of a current and valid photo identification, (i.e. Ohio driver’s license, state ID card, government ID). Photo identification must show name and address; or
A copy of a current utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document that shows the voter’s name and current address (including from a public college or university).
Expect LOTS of fraud!!!
And the Democrat game plan?
“Let the fraud begin.”
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