Hello:

Ken Blackwell might be gone from office, but Republican leaders haven’t given
up his old, cynical political tactics.

You may have heard that last Friday, the Ohio Republican Party filed a lawsuit
to block Buckeyes from casting absentee ballots if they register between
September 30th and October 6th — the exact period of overlap when voter
registration ends and absentee voting begins.

Once again, Republican political operatives are attempting to disenfranchise
Ohio voters.

But the Campaign for Change and supporters like you are fighting back —
standing up for the right of every legal Buckeye voter to cast their ballot.

And it’s up to you to reach out to your friends, family, and neighbors and
ask them to help take back the political process for ordinary Americans,
and stop the cynical politics of the past.

We’ve set a goal of knocking on 118,602 doors this weekend — one more than
the total number of votes John Kerry lost Ohio by in 2004.

Send a message that 2004 won’t happen again — not here, not now. Sign up
to help us reach our goal this weekend:

http://oh.barackobama.com/OHweeklywalks

Several weeks ago, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Attorney General
Nancy Rogers brought together election attorneys from both political parties
to reach an agreement to avoid costly, confusing litigation. I was in this
meeting.  

The Ohio Republican Party sent their attorney, Kari B. Hertel, who is responsible
for handling Election Day operations, and the McCain campaign sent their
chief counsel, Todd Steggerda. When given the chance to speak up about any
issues that Republicans or McCain had, they did not raise any concerns.

But late Friday afternoon, Republican operatives filed a last minute lawsuit
to suspend early voting — a blatant attempt to cut Buckeye voters out of
the political process.

The stakes are too high in this election to let the same old partisan playbook
stand in the way of your voices in Ohio.

Sign up now to help grow this grassroots movement for change and put an end
to the politics of the past:

http://oh.barackobama.com/OHweeklywalks

No previous experience is required to volunteer — Campaign for Change staff
will provide you with all of the support you need to succeed.

Thank you for all you’re doing from now until Election Day, November 4th
— we can’t win this without you.

Jeremy

Jeremy Bird
General Election Director
Ohio Campaign for Change

Donate: https://donate.barackobama.com/wecan

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:37:25 -0400
From: “Jeremy Bird, OH.BarackObama.com” info@barackobama.com
Subject: The ghost of Ken Blackwell