Voting Easy With Absentee Ballots
The IntelligencerEast Ohio voters have many reasons to participate in this year's general election. They range from important statewide issues to candidates and tax measures at the local level.
Fortunately, there is no reason why the vast majority of voters cannot cast ballots in the election. Though election day is scheduled for Nov. 3, the relatively new absentee ballot procedure makes voting easy.
Absentee ballots can be requested at county board of elections offices - and can be cast right after they are provided. They also can be requested and cast by mail. The deadline for voting an absentee ballot in person is Nov. 2. The deadline for requesting one by mail is three days before the election.
Here are the addresses and telephone numbers of East Ohio boards of election, according to the Ohio secretary of state:
Belmont County Board of Elections, 103 Plaza Drive, Suite B (P.O. Box 663), St. Clairsville. Telephone 740-526-0188.
Jefferson County Board of Elections, 117 N. Third St., Steubenville. Telephone 740-283-8522.
Monroe County Board of Elections, 47084 Black Walnut Parkway, Suite 3 (P.O. Box 270), Woodsfield. Telephone 740-472-0929.
Harrison County Board of Elections, 538 N. Main St. Extension, Suite B, Cadiz. Telephone 740-942-8866.
Voting is important. As the occasional race or levy proposal decided by a handful of votes reminds us, individual voters can be critical. We urge Ohio voters to take part in this year's general election, either on Nov. 3 or by taking advantage of the absentee voting process.
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BevHarris
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10-27-09 3:35 PM
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We heard that it was "easy and fun" to vote on paperless touchscreens in the beginning, and the same arguments are being used to promote an equally risky system, absentee voting. Most people are not aware that: 1. Absentee votes are counted electronically 2. The signature check is electronic, using computerized signature facsimiles -- You don't know: (a) if the voter reg sig image is the real one (b) whether sigs on the envelopes are real (c) if sig is being compared only to itself - Ballot printing is computerized, using the vast vote by mail databases which also contain political affiliation, voting history and sig facsimiles. - Incoming mail sorting is computerized, new Diebold program scans sigs off the envelope during the sort (no human eyes on envelope) - The signature comparison is done only on computers, and access to authentication database is controlled by an inside administrator and concealed from the public. Bev Harris - Director, BlackBoxVoting****
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ConservativeKaty
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10-23-09 1:56 PM
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Absentee voting is indeed easy, and if you register through ACORN and promise to select all liberals you can vote twice or thrice.
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wonderwhy
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10-22-09 8:40 PM
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Ellis- In an earlier post you said twice. wow, now it's grown to three. Would you please try to not listen to the smack from Beck and Limbaugh? please!
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beach1
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10-21-09 8:46 PM
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ELLIS,YOU STOLE MY THUNDER,THIS IS EXACTLY HOW OBAMA WON THE ELECTION,ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE VOTED TWICE AND BRAGGED ABOUT IT,THOSE AT OHIO STATE VOTED (ON CAMPUS POLLING BOOTHS) AND ALSO VOTED ABSENTEE FROM TEIR OWN STATE. THEN WITH ACORN AND 96% OF THE BLACK VOTE GUESS WHO CHEATED?
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EllisWyatt
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10-21-09 6:46 PM
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We need a national database. Too many college students have voted twice, once at college and the other, by absentee ballot to their home jurisdiction. I personally witnessed this from THREE different people who voted twice for Clinton in 1996. National ID Cards, National Voter Database. Take away voting rights from people who do not pay income or property taxes. Take away voting rights from people who cannot pass a simple history/civics/English/economics test. Voting was not a right listed in the Constitution. The Founders gave us a Republic; we have turned it into a Popular Democracy. Whenever you hear someone say "this is a Democracy", look at the person with scorn and tell them "you are a complete moron". The Founders did not set this up for mob rule. They did not intend for every idiot to have the right to vote. Also, do away with cross filing, straight party ticket voting, obstacles to third parties and mass TV ad buys.
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