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In 2008, there were 1,158,301 total absentee ballots requested, 33 percent registered Democrat and 19 percent registered Republican—a 14 point gap. So far in 2012, 638,997 ballots have been requested, 29 percent Democrat and 24 percent Republican—only a five point gap.

Ryun, whose group has opened voter registration efforts in Ohio and other swing states, said that the Buckeye State’s efforts to clean up voter rolls has also played a part in tightening the gap. He said that 450,000 dead voters and duplicate registrations have been nixed, and the majority were Democrats
The Republicans have shrunk the gap nine percent overall since 2008, but when we examine key counties in Ohio, the numbers become even more dramatic.

—Champaign County: Was +3% GOP, now +23% GOP - 20 point shift.

—Columbiana County: Was +9% DEM, now +9% GOP - 18 point shift.

—Crawford County: Was +3% DEM, now +12% GOP - 15 point shift.

—Cuyahoga County: Was +36% DEM, now +30% DEM (GOP already has 6,000 more requests than in 2008) - 6 point shift.

—Erie County: Was +24% DEM, now +7% DEM -17 point shift.

—Franklin County: Was +5% DEM, now +5% GOP - 10 point shift.

—Greene County: Was +4% DEM, now +19% GOP - 23 point shift.
—Harrison County: Was +22% DEM, now +5% DEM - 17 point shift.

—Hamilton County: Was +7% GOP, now +13% GOP - 6 point shift.

—Licking County: Was TIED, now +16% GOP - 16 point shift.

—Montgomery County: Was +29% DEM, now +5% DEM - 24 point shift.

—Muskingum County: Was +1% DEM, now +16% GOP - 17 point shift.

—Pickaway County: Was +12% DEM, now +15% GOP - 27 point shift.

—Seneca County: Was +1% DEM, now +13% GOP - 14 point shift.

—Summit County: Was +33% DEM, now +6 DEM - 27 point shift.

—Wood County: Was +10% DEM, now +1% GOP - 11 point shift.