Posted on 10/01/2004 1:55:22 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle
After nine months of intense voter-registration efforts focused on Franklin County, the number of people signed up to cast ballots in the Nov. 2 election has surpassed U.S. Census estimates of those eligible.
There are about 815,000 Franklin County residents older than 18, according to the most recent census estimates, for 2003. As of yesterday, Franklin County Board of Elections officials counted more than 817,000 registered voters, and forms are still coming in at the rate of 8,000 per day as Monday’s registration deadline approaches.
One county official in Ohio called the Franklin County figures "bizarre."
One state official called them troubling.
Franklin County election officials called them easily explainable.
"It’s not a cause for alarm," said Board of Elections Director Matthew Damschroder. "It’s not an indication of fraud."
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Franklin County has added about 6,500 residents a year since 2000. More than 90,000 new voter registrations have been processed by the Board of Elections so far this year.
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IT'S CALLED VOTER FRAUD!
This has the potential to make the debates, the 527s, and all else total irrelevant. Very,very troubling.
*raising my eyebrows*
Not an indication of fraud?
"Nothing to see here. Just activating the 'Fairness' feature for the Democrats. Let's all move along now."
This kind of nonsense is a huge worry for November.
Again, I hope their are some noisy prosecutions announced late this month.
/their/there/
I LOVE Kenneth Blackwell! The man will be our next Governor and perhaps our first Black President.
135% of new voters are voting for Kerry!!
Having lived in Chicago during the reign of King Daley I, I am getting a very uneasy feeing about this election.
The Dems are going to steal it right in front of our eyes, laugh about it and there is nothing the spineless RINOS will do about it. Not one thing.
I wonder if I am the only one who thought, when reading that, "Democrat."
"It’s not an indication of fraud."
Move along nothing to see here.
If that is true, time to stock up on ammo...
What the percent of dems on these new registrations? 110%, like the number of voters registered?
Not an indication of fraud???? Who are they kidding?
I live next door to Dodge County Georgia, where politics is a shooting sport, and no one can get elected unless they carry the cadaver vote.
IMHO, this sounds a little suspicious. Perhaps cBS should send Dan Rather to investigate.
remind me please but what state is this? Ohio?
Considering that this type of story is becoming a daily happening, I am starting to worry.
Yes because it's completely normal for EVERYONE eligible in a county to register to vote. Uh huh, sure. Makes sense.
If you're a crook I mean...
I can see the smoke-filled room now, as the local Democratic Party leadership says, "Well, let's see -- if we can register 120% of the eligible voters, then get a 200% turnout, well we just might beat the Republicans!!!"
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