LOTS of issues with ID/Provisional ballots here in Franklin County, Ohio

[The Straight Story]

Here is the incident matrix
http://eirs.cs.net:8080/EIRS_WEB/Reporting/displayCountyIncidents.do?county=franklin,state=ohio

Seems quite a few people not allowed to vote traditional way because of things like their driver's license address does not match their current address.

Here's a few quickies from the matrix:

1. Individual from Columbus League of Young Voters called to inform that voters were required to vote provisionally because driver's license had wrong address. She spoke to the poll workers there and tried to explain the law correctly but they informed her that they were trained otherwise and would not act contrary to their training.

2. Voter was wearing a political t-shirt when she went to vote. The pollworkers threatened to not let her vote. The voter demanded to vote, claiming that she had a right to wear whatever she wanted. They eventually let her vote, but it took quite a long time.

3. Caller provided Ohio driver's license, which showed former street address (two blocks from current address). Caller was told by poll workers that the form of ID was not adequate. Fortunately, caller had a parking ticket with current address on it and was allowed to vote using that as ID.

[kitkat65]

1. I almost had to vote provisional because of different address on driver's

license but, figuring why chance it, brought an electrical bill with the current address. The first poll worker seemed unbending but before any arguments could start another poll worker came over and said the electrical bill would suffice.

[The Straight Story]

2. I am heading out soon to vote, my addy does not match license

taking a bill with me as well. Will let you know how it turns out!