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Authorities deny online rumors of voter purge
LORAIN, OH -- Rumors started by the influential liberal blog The Daily Kos claim that scores of frustrated Lorain County voters are learning they have been disqualified from voting due to minor glitches as part of a giant Republican scheme to purge voters from the rolls.

“Rumors started by the influential liberal blog The Daily Kos claim that scores of frustrated Lorain County voters are learning they have been disqualified from voting due to minor glitches as part of a giant Republican scheme to purge voters from the rolls.”
Not so, say county election officials. Voters can't be purged in one election cycle, there are no pending challenges to voter registration, and yesterday at the elections board, there were only a few early voters -- none of whom were disqualified.

Elections board Chairwoman Marilyn Jacobcik said the rumor seems to have come from mailings the board sent to registered voters in September as part of the new requirements set by the state legislature. The letter informs the voters of their polling place and new voting requirements, and also verifies addresses. But voters who have moved and don't receive the mailings can still vote if they have a valid photo ID. If they don't have identification, they can still vote with a provisional ballot. ''No one will be denied a ballot,'' said Jose Candelario, executive director of the board.

Said Jacobcik: ''There are groups out there trying to create mistrust of the system.''

State Democrats said they are looking into the rumor, but they don't think it's very credible. ''There is no way that voters can be purged,'' said Randy Bontrager, spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party. ''The process to purge a voter takes years, and several federal election cycles.''
Posted by: Fred 2006-10-22
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