Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Best-selling Author Ford Due to Lose Tennessee Voting Rights
Posted by Jackson Baker on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Ford's last public appearance in his erstwhile home was on August 18, when he addressed an audience at Davis-Kidd Booksellers and signed copies of his book. On that occasion Ford told his attentive audience that his political days were not over — though presumably they will have to continue in New York, both as candidate (earlier this year, Ford briefly considered a run for the Senate there) and as voter.
Ford was until this week a registered voter in both Tennessee, where for some time in 2008-9 he considered a run for governor, and the Empire State, where Ford now lives with his wife and which he considers his residence.
The circumstance of dual registration had been brought to the attention of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett by a complainant, with the result that Ford will likely be purged from the ranks of Tennessee voters. Or so Blake Fontenay, a spokesperson for Hargett, has indicated.
The status of Harold Ford Sr., also a former Memphis congressman, had been questioned as well but is regarded differently. Ford Sr., who like his son maintains a Memphis address, has apparently not registered to vote in Florida; therefore, his Tennessee registration is still good.
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That's a non-story unless you can show evidence that he voted in 2 states.
He hasn't been been stripped of any voting rights by the courts, he simply moved.
How many other people who move bother to have their names taken off the rolls?
By that standard, it would be equally accurate to run a headline that says 'Jackon Baker found legally ineligible to vote in 49 states!!!'.
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Actually, I manage to vote in every state except Alaska. (The electronic machines up there are too cold to touch in November. Ugh!)
Seriously, Neon, I can dig it. No impropriety is being charged here. The two pieces of news here (bestseller list, voting rolls) are being reported here because they're being reported elsewhere. Updates, pure and simple.
Btw, I have tweaked a line or two with your concern in mind.
I find it hard to believe his dribblings have reached number four.
I, for one, recently sent my TN voter registration card back. Several years ago, when I informed the election commission that my parents had moved out of state, I was told that they couldn't remove anyone from the rolls unless that person informs the election commission in writing.
Shouldn't there be a minimum age to pen a memoir.
"My 15 seconds of relevance" by Jr.
One of these commenters does not appear to know where the bodies were buried in 2006.
The point regarding Senior is this: he does not RESIDE in Tennessee and therefore is NOT a qualified voter here. See the statutes I collected at http://dailydocket.blogspot.com/2006/10/th…
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