Cincinatti Enquirer: Connecticut Vistor Voted in Ohio

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November 2, 2008




The Cincinnati Enquirer-CINCINATTI-A Connecticut man who apparently registered to vote and cast a ballot in Hamilton County near Cincinnati while visiting during the so-called "golden week" when anyone in Ohio could register and vote at the same time. The man's ballot is being held at the request of a special prosecutor handling a vote fraud investigation in Hamilton County.[1]

Voter Fraud Allegations Probed towards Non-Residents

Hamilton County District Attorney Michael O'Neill sent a letter to the Hamilton County board of elections Thursday requesting the man's ballot be separated from other ballots, according to the elections board as his ballot was pulled out of the stack of 671 absentee ballots.[1]

The ballots of the other 670 voters who registered and cast ballots in Hamilton County during the normal period of voter registration from September 30 to October 6 will be processed as long as the board of elections can verify the voters' addresses. Mailed voter registration notices were returned as undeliverable in 17 cases. If those addresses can't be verified, the ballots will be separated for further investigation and may be regarded as a provisional ballot.[1]

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters launched the voter-fraud investigation earlier this month due to concerns over registration irregularities. Deters also said that his office had received complaints about people being bribed with money, cigarettes and alcohol which is another of a large string of voting fraud allegations in the Buckeye state.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cincinnati Enquirer", Connecticut Man Tries to Vote in Ohio, November 2, 2008
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