OH: ES&S and Blackwell KO Mike Moran

(apparently NOT a member of the infamous Moran family (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1400855#1406904 - or perhaps a black sheep in their eyes...)

Mike Moran is positive that he voted for himself May 2 as a Democratic committeeman from Hudson precinct 1C. He's sure that he not only wrote his name on his ballot next to ``write-in,'' but also filled in the oval on the ballot next to ``write-in'' -- both of which are required by Ohio law.

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Moran is one of 28 write-in candidates for precinct committee spots -- 25 Democrats and three Republicans -- who failed to get elected in the primary.

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In Moran's case, the memory card for Hudson 1C shows nine write-in votes, but there were no paper ballots returned in the write-in envelope for that precinct.

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The Summit County Board of Elections has the paper ballots. To Moran, the situation is a no-brainer -- go back and look at the them to find out. But Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell's office said no -- the ballots can't be touched.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14852113.htm

This is the same machine that initially gave the race to an overwhelmingly popular candidate in Iowa by 2 votes (http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16751509&BRD= ), when the actual win ended up being ~ 85% to 15%.

Maybe Blackwell's afraid the results of other races he is interested in might be upset if the paper ballots are let out of their box.

Surprise...surprise!

What if we ALL wrote in our names (particularly useful for uncontested Republican races) as Write-in Candidates across the country, then sought a verification of our vote in the tally?

A little mischief could go a long way. Hmmm...