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Updated: 1:13 PM Aug 15, 2010
Ohio Pushes Increase in Low Income Voters
More than 100,000 Ohioans signed up to vote through welfare programs from January to June in part of an effort to get more poor people involved in elections.
Posted: 1:13 PM Aug 15, 2010Reporter: The Associated Press Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- More than 100,000 Ohioans signed up to vote through welfare programs from January to June in part of an effort to get more poor people involved in elections.
The Election Assistance Commission says the number of people who registered to vote with public-assistance programs nearly doubles the annual average in 2007 and 2008.
The increase in low-income voters comes after a new set of rules went into effect in January. The rules make sure Ohio follows a federal law that says voter registration information has to be provided to people applying for welfare programs.
Since Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, states like Ohio focused more on tying voter registration to driver's license applications than to public assistance programs.
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Posted by: bubba
on Aug 16, 2010 at 09:51 PM
where do i sign-up i need more stamps
Posted by: Matt
on Aug 16, 2010 at 09:30 PM
Its pretty sad that taxpayer's money is being used to get people to vote. If someone doesn't have the gumshun to get off their butt and vote like a good citizen should, then they deserve thier lot in life. But this is just another example why we are taxed to death. This is just a waste of taxpayer's money.
Posted by: Concerned Ohioan
on Aug 16, 2010 at 12:04 PM
No surprise there, since Stricklin behind in the polls. Wonder why 99% of the voter irregularities involved democrats? Hmmm?
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