Ohio's Stalinesque Voting Czar OVERSEES OWN ELECTION race for OH governor's office... Ain't that sweet....
Overseeing one's own election
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That's what Ken Blackwell is doing in his role as Ohio's Secretary of State while running for governor. And that's something Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher would like to see changed:
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland and candidate for lieutenant governor Lee Fisher today called on Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell to step down from overseeing this year's gubernatorial election. Strickland and Fisher also called on Blackwell to reverse his recent decision to complicate and hinder traditionally accepted voter registration methods.
"Given his history, Ken Blackwell simply cannot be trusted to fairly administer an election in which he is a candidate," said Fisher, a former Ohio Attorney General, during a morning press conference at the King Arts Complex in Columbus. "His decision this week to suppress Ohio votes for personal gain is where we draw the line."
Several Ohio political leaders stood with Fisher as he called on Blackwell to reverse his decision to suppress votes by making it potentially criminal for individuals and organizations to conduct traditionally accepted voter registration activities.
"This is the latest in a pattern of decisions to complicate and hinder voter registration activity in Ohio," said Fisher. "Mr. Blackwell's history of disenfranchisement is a well-known, well-documented and shameful pattern of discouraging voter participation. From overly restrictive provisional ballot rules to seeking to disqualify new registrations because they were printed on the wrong paper weight, Ken Blackwell has shown a marked tendency to do or say anything for partisan gain or personal ambition."
"After all, this is the same Ken Blackwell who was for the TEL amendment before he was against it, who flip-flopped on taxes and who claims to oppose gambling even though he invested in a company that produces slot machines," added Fisher. "If we can't trust what Blackwell says as a candidate or what he does as Secretary of State, how can we trust this man to be our next governor?"
http://hughesforamerica.typepad.com/hughes_for_america/2006/06/overseeing_ones.html
That's what Ken Blackwell is doing in his role as Ohio's Secretary of State while running for governor. And that's something Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher would like to see changed:
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland and candidate for lieutenant governor Lee Fisher today called on Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell to step down from overseeing this year's gubernatorial election. Strickland and Fisher also called on Blackwell to reverse his recent decision to complicate and hinder traditionally accepted voter registration methods.
"Given his history, Ken Blackwell simply cannot be trusted to fairly administer an election in which he is a candidate," said Fisher, a former Ohio Attorney General, during a morning press conference at the King Arts Complex in Columbus. "His decision this week to suppress Ohio votes for personal gain is where we draw the line."
Several Ohio political leaders stood with Fisher as he called on Blackwell to reverse his decision to suppress votes by making it potentially criminal for individuals and organizations to conduct traditionally accepted voter registration activities.
"This is the latest in a pattern of decisions to complicate and hinder voter registration activity in Ohio," said Fisher. "Mr. Blackwell's history of disenfranchisement is a well-known, well-documented and shameful pattern of discouraging voter participation. From overly restrictive provisional ballot rules to seeking to disqualify new registrations because they were printed on the wrong paper weight, Ken Blackwell has shown a marked tendency to do or say anything for partisan gain or personal ambition."
"After all, this is the same Ken Blackwell who was for the TEL amendment before he was against it, who flip-flopped on taxes and who claims to oppose gambling even though he invested in a company that produces slot machines," added Fisher. "If we can't trust what Blackwell says as a candidate or what he does as Secretary of State, how can we trust this man to be our next governor?"
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