Like I said when a similar story arose in New York City:
If there were a welfare community in Iraq that could vote, I’m betting the ballots would have gotten there in time.
In Illinois, replace “welfare community” with convicts:
Over 35 counties in Illinois missed the deadline to mail military ballots to our soldiers defending America. But in Chicago, county election officials have taken special steps to ensure that no inmates at the Cook County Jail are unable to cast a ballot.
The Chicago Board of Elections hand delivers ballots to the jail. They don’t even wait for the inmates to apply – they bring the applications with the ballots! Over 2,600 inmates have cast ballots so far – strikingly similiar to the 2,600 soldiers who will likely not recieve a ballot for the Nov 2 election.
Another coincidence, I’m sure. It’s funny how these Democratic jurisdictions keep failing to get our soldiers their ballots, yet find the time to get ballots to Democratic strongholds.
20. October 2010 at 11:02 am
And probably the ballots will be pre-selected with candidates from the Democrat party.
I have a son in prison, and he was in a federal detention center in Phila, during the 2008 primaries and the last election. Those inmates who were eligible to vote (Unconvicted or misdemeanor prisoners- at least that was the premise) were gathered into the visiting room at off hours, and coached on who to vote for, then given a number by which to make their vote. But the number was specific to Obama, no other choice/number was provided. None for Hillary, none for McCain. At a PA state run facility, they had that same number taped to every pay phone in the facility. None for the other candidates, or for that matter for any other office but President.
Our soldiers are putting their lives on the line every day, and yet are being disenfranchized of their votes. Meanwhile criminals are getting royal treatment.