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US AG Holder: Prosecute Voter Rights Violations Immediately"In a last-minute directive issued Friday night that could disenfranchise thousands of Ohioans and tip the outcome of the election, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted changed requirements for submitting provisional ballots on Election Day. The directive requires voters, not election officials, to fill out a confusing form listing the type of ID they provided to vote. This new directive is a clear violation of Ohio law and puts even more votes at risk of not being counted. Secretary Husted has also instructed election officials to not count ballots where that part of the form has not been correctly filled out by the voter. Ohio Secretary of State Husted's high-handed actions are just one example of the rampant egregious violations of Consitutionally guaranteed and hard-won voter rights in this country today. The election's certified outcomes should be withheld until everyone's valid vote is counted. All obstructionists should be held to the fullest extent of our laws. This is a direct assault on America's democracy. No different than the voter suppression of the 1960's addressed by former Attorney General Robert Kennedy.10 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Colleen Jackson
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LGBT community demands equalityThe Lesbian,gay,bisexual, and transexual demands equality justice among average people. The fact that each of us are real humans also dont make us difference. We deserve our recognition equality and respect.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Troy Abraham
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SEC, Please arrest Paul RyanRyan made money trading financial stocks at the same time he was receiving confidential Congressional briefings regarding the mortgage crisis and records show he lied about those stocks being held in mutual funds. http:/www.examiner.com/article/paul-ryan-profited-from-knowledge-of-bank-bailouts-during-crisis-of-2008 http:/www.politicolnews.com/paul-ryan-insider-stock-trading/21 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Catherine McCoy
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Fire Jon Husted NOWFor months now Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has transparently and shamelessly manipulated Ohio's election laws with the clear and unmistakable goal of disenfranchising poor and minority (mostly Democratic) voters. He has repeatedly altered voting hours, and summarily fired Board Of Elections members who opposed him in doing so. He personally ordered the installation of new and untested software patches to thousands of Ohio voting machines. In an unprecedented move, Husted mailed out thousands of unsolicited absentee ballot applications. Confused voters who complete these applications then attempt to vote in person will be required to use a provisional ballot - and Husted has recently passed stringent new requirements for which provisional ballots will be counted. Husted's actions are in direct opposition to his duties as Ohio's Secretary of State. Governor Kasich's duty is clear - whatever the Governor's personal feelings, Husted must be fired immediately and his manipulations halted.15 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Brian Leahy
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Postpone Election 2012 until Millions of Storm Victims and Threatened States can Vote!We have only 2 Days to Postpone the 2012 Election so that Millions of people (numbers rising) without power, any way to leave their homes, apts., high rises, or get down stairwells, some having lost homes and/or loved ones - whose First Priority is food, heat and shelter - do not lose their Vote as well. Especially with one candidate proclaiming he 'doesn't care about Global Warming' - which caused this storm, with more on the way.9 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sita Stulberg
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No one should be making money on storm ravished peopleDear Pennsylvania SignOn member, We've recently heard from folks in Pennsylvania who condemn American Apparel for trying to cash in on the devastation of Hurricane Sandy with a 20% "Sandy Sale" to customers living in storm ravaged states on the East coast. This to me is despicable.28 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Connie Sills Klein
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NO REGISTERED VOTER SHOULD BE TURNED AWAY FROM THE POLLSIT IS A RIGHT FOR AMERICANS TO VOTE. PLEASE KEEP EARLY VOTING OPEN AND DO NOT CLOSE POLLS UNTIL EVERYONE ON LINE HAS VOTED2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Shirlane Ferrante
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End Apple's affiliation with the Foxconn manufacturing plant in ChinaEnd Apple's affiliation with the Foxconn manufacturing plant in China after numerous labor issues have come to light, including unpaid labor by underage interns, excessive overtime, and underpaid workers.89 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Robert Cowles
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Governor Scott, Please open the polls on Monday as well!My wife waited in line to vote at early voting and the burden on the state economy and poll workers will be crushing.3,144 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Bob Tankel
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Shop LocalThe average person in the U.S. every year spends more than $500 on holiday gifts and almost $200 on cards, flowers and food. By spending at least half that at an independent business makes a huge impact in your local community. That's because money spent locally is more likely to stay local, which helps support local schools, local police, local roads.15 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ester Venouziou
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Eliminate Daylight Saving TimeThe cost of continuing of Daylight Saving Time at the expense of the needs of our bodies is high. Studies have shown that early sunrise is vitally important to mental, physical, and spiritual health. These same studies have also shown that early sunrise benefits many people such as commuters, families, schools, farmers, people sensitive to depression and other mental health fluctuations, people with cardiovascular issues, and people with sleep issues. Daylight Saving Time takes the benefit of early sunrise away from the majority of the people who need it. Additionally, by beginning DST in March, sunrise is pushed even farther back than on the shortest day of the year, December 21. For anyone living on the western-most edge of a time-zone, this later sunrise can be even more detrimental for Americans. As studies have shown, Daylight Saving Time is unnecessary for the average citizen. Let us increase the quality of our lives by honoring our bodies' need for early sunrise and eliminating Daylight Saving Time.27 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Terry Shultz
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Stop Small Town PoliticsIndiana Government Officials and employees, including Judges, should adhere to and comply with the laws same as the citizens they compel to abide by laws or face personal and professional liability and sanctions; if they are found to have acted illegally, negligently, maliciously, incompetently and/or arbitrarily at variance with the best interests of their constituents, they should be held responsible and liable the same as regular citizens.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by N. L. Eggers