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Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state
Boston Globe via The Spartan Truth ^ | Terry Kinney

Posted on 10/10/2008 10:47:42 PM PDT by Gator_that_eats_Dems

CINCINNATI—A federal appeals court sided with Ohio's top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly registered voters.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set aside a federal judge's order a day earlier that Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner institute the means to verify voter registration information and make it available to Ohio's 88 county election boards.

Brunner argued that it would take two to three days to create the necessary computer programs, and that nothing in the Help America Vote Act required her to do what the lower court ordered. A three-judge panel of the appeals court agreed in a split decision.

"With less than a month until the election, and less than two weeks until the beginning of counting absentee ballots, the secretary cannot be required to undertake the extensive reprogramming and other changes to the election mechanics without complete disruption of the electoral process in Ohio," the majority said in its opinion. "The irreparable harm to the voting public caused by the district court's order is equally clear."

On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge George C. Smith in Columbus ordered Brunner to verify new registrations by matching information on them against a database maintained by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or the Social Security Administration. He also ordered her to establish a process by which the county boards can access the information generated by the checks.

Brunner praised Friday's decision, saying there are sufficient systems in place to verify new-voter registration.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2008; acorn; corruption; democrats; election2008; elections; fraud; rats; voterfraud; voterregistration
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1 posted on 10/10/2008 10:47:42 PM PDT by Gator_that_eats_Dems
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.

- Joseph Stalin


2 posted on 10/10/2008 10:49:45 PM PDT by Chet 99 (Vote McCain/Palin, or this will be our future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTb5EFZmgbs)
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

Hello Supreme Court!


3 posted on 10/10/2008 10:50:28 PM PDT by Danae (Read my Lipstick: I AM Sarah Palin)
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

Wake up America..they are desperate to steal this election..and our beloved Nation!


4 posted on 10/10/2008 10:50:55 PM PDT by loveitor.. ("I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours..." Ronald Reagan)
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

So what, maybe 100,000* bogus votes for Obama for the time being and it’s on to the Supreme Court?

*just a wild number


5 posted on 10/10/2008 10:50:57 PM PDT by unspun (Web search: "Cloward-Piven AND Obama" - get the truth out to all GOP officials & conservative media.)
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To: Chet 99
Talk about luck, the 6th court is heavy GOP and HUSSEIN gets 2 rats on a 3 judge panel.

They should bring it to the full court.

6 posted on 10/10/2008 10:51:34 PM PDT by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

Paging Justices Thomas or Scalia. Please pick up the red courtesy phone.


7 posted on 10/10/2008 10:51:39 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (Palin 2008 (oh yeah, and McCain too))
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

Think the Supreme Court would take this issue up?


8 posted on 10/10/2008 10:52:02 PM PDT by Styria
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

OK OHIO IT IS YOUR TURN TO SHOUT!

YOU MUST STAND UP AND START PETITIONS....THIS IS AWFUL!


9 posted on 10/10/2008 10:52:16 PM PDT by Texas4ever (!WHO IS OBAMA?)
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To: Danae

Yes, the USSC...will be moving quickly on this...


10 posted on 10/10/2008 10:53:43 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems

At least a third of Acorn registrations are fraudulent. Don’t know how a court could side with the Ohio SOS. Ohio voters should take to the streets with pitch forks.


11 posted on 10/10/2008 10:54:20 PM PDT by Miles the Slasher
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To: Gator_that_eats_Dems
A three-judge panel of the appeals court agreed in a split decision.

Rhetorical question: Why is it that every time it's a decision the MSM agrees with, you don't hear the party of the judges? They just call it a "split decision."
But if the liberals don't like a decision, the first 3 paragraphs of the article will be about the party makeup of the court and who appointed the Conservatives.

12 posted on 10/10/2008 10:59:22 PM PDT by PressurePoint
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To: Rome2000

I believe the full court can throw out the decision.


13 posted on 10/10/2008 10:59:56 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Styria
Think the Supreme Court would take this issue up?

Naaah....it's just about the integrity of our electoral process. No big deal.

14 posted on 10/10/2008 11:01:32 PM PDT by Mogollon ($5/gal Gas....Kick the Jacka$$es Out!)
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To: Red Steel

When?


15 posted on 10/10/2008 11:04:27 PM PDT by tomymind
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To: shield

Before it goes to the to the USSC, the whole 6th court will want to look at it, where it will overrule the 3 court panel.


16 posted on 10/10/2008 11:06:03 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: tomymind

I suppose the Ohio Repubs will file an appeal.


17 posted on 10/10/2008 11:07:47 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Our election process and legal system is a complete joke. The easiest things my 8 yr old could decide on as logical is ruled the opposite and we as a society all stand idly by.


18 posted on 10/10/2008 11:13:25 PM PDT by smith288 (Maverick - Barracuda 08! Http://www.cafepress.com/smith288)
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To: Danae
Hello Supreme Court!

Supreme Court is not going to touch an election case. Nope, they are not going to get near it.
19 posted on 10/10/2008 11:13:38 PM PDT by Arkinsaw
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To: Red Steel

Will they?


20 posted on 10/10/2008 11:14:32 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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