| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Sep 27th, 2008 at 9:59 am EDT |
A legal battle raging in Ohio could decide whether thousands of vets and service members have their votes counted this November, and we need you to make your voice heard.
This is not a partisan matter. Regardless of who they cast their ballots for, thousands of servicemen and women could find their votes thrown out.
Voting Rights of Ohio Veterans and Deployed Troops Under Attack
You wouldn't think that anyone would knowingly threaten the voting rights of our nations' deployed service members and hospital-bound veterans. But an attempt is being made right now that could risk the absentee ballots of thousands of troops and veterans from and in Ohio.
Existing Ohio law allows citizens to register to vote and cast an absentee ballot on the same day, as long as it happens 30 days before the election. But a ridiculous new lawsuit brought against Ohio's Secretary of State is trying to prevent the two actions of registering to vote and submitting an absentee ballot from happening simultaneously. If the lawsuit succeeds, it could nullify the votes of potentially thousands of veterans in VA hospitals and deployed military personal that took advantage of this opportunity to register and vote at the same time.
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