In article ,
thunder wrote:


On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:12:36 -0500, John S wrote:


And the many extra voters we have here in Ohio, notably more registered
voters in four counties than those old enough to vote deserve to be
challenged. Is that intimidation or just being fair, one man (woman) = one
vote.

That question isn't that simple. Truly, it is one person = one vote. No
one should have a problem with that, but how do you challenge? I can
easily see, how a challenger in a minority neighborhood could become
obstructionist, challenging legitimate voters and causing long lines.

Why is it only in a "minority" neighborhood where such challenges would
cause long lines?

And what's wrong with long lines? People waited 4+ hours to vote early.
This obviously wasn't a problem, so why is it suddenly a problem if you have
to wait in line to vote Tuesday because your precinct has more people
registered than you have living in the precinct?

I see no problem with requiring people to produce positive identification in
order to vote which shows that they live in the precinct that they are
showing up at.

This requirement would pevent multiple votes from being cast by one person
and is a very reasonable check and balance on the process.

I am asked for my D/L every time I go to vote. I can refuse and instead
swear out of affidavit, but I don't see why its a big deal to just produce
the ID instead. That request is a valid check and balance preventing me
from registering in more than one state and/or county in order to be able
to vote more than once, and I see no problem with it.

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