Voter Registration Swells In Major Ohio Counties

Voter Registration Swells In Major Ohio Counties

9/25/04 11:06:31 PM

Voter advocates say a late flood of new registrations will lead to a confusion and lost votes on Election Day.

Election boards in Ohio's largest counties are getting nearly double the number of registration cards submitted in 2000.

The scrambe is expected to intensify this wee, as the October 4 registration deadline nears.

Election boards have hired extra staff members, extended working hours, or both, to process registration cards.

Some boards are processing them 24 hours a day.

Dennis Lieberman, chairman of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County, says surveys show that the majority of new voters appear to be Democrats.

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