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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The homeless can vote, how? Read on...


This is totally true. The Ohio Dispatch just ran this story.


Here is the whole article, it's short and sweet so you won't be too burdened by reading the whole thing:


Judge rules Ohio homeless voters may list park benches as addresses


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge in Ohio has ruled that counties must allow homeless voters to list park benches and other locations that aren't buildings as their addresses.
U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus also ruled that provisional ballots can't be invalidated because of poll worker errors.
Monday's ruling resolved the final two pieces of a settlement between the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.
The coalition agreed to drop a constitutional challenge to Ohio's voter identification law until after the Nov. 4 election. In return, Brunner and the coalition agreed on procedures to verify provisional ballots across all Ohio counties.
The coalition was concerned that unequal treatment of provisional ballots would disenfranchise some voters.


Personally, I think that being prejudice against any type of voter is wrong. Disagree?

In the U.S.A:
Women get the right to vote in 1920
African-Americans get their full rights as citizens (and the right to vote) in 1964
Homeless get the right to vote in Ohio in 2008

Also, considering how many Americans have lost their homes because of forclosure, expanding voting rights to the homeless in a necessary step forward. Oh yeah, you should also fix the housing crisis too!


We still have a long way to go baby, but keep up the good work Ohio, and Vote! Vote! Vote!

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