Blackwell trying to suppress exit polls *again*

[adeshell]

News groups sue over Ohio exit polling directive
Associated Press
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:28 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coalition of national news organizations has challenged Secretary of State Ken Blackwell in court over his revised directive allowing exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place.

A lawsuit brought by five television networks — ABC, CNN, CBS, Fox News and NBC — and The Associated Press asks U.S. District Judge Michael H. Watson to move immediately to force Blackwell to clear up confusion over their legal rights to interview voters as they leave polls Nov. 7.

“The October 13 directive is, in a word, an outrage,” the lawsuit filed Monday states. “In the face of this Court's decree that ?Ohio's loitering statutes … cannot be interpreted to prohibit exit polls within the 100 foot designated area around polling places without violating the United States Constitution,' the secretary has told Ohio election officials that they can be.

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=221787

This is incredible - almost as if he doesn't want exit polls because they *may* show a different number to the actual votes.... 'Oh look, there are no exit polls to verify Blackwells amazing turnaround from 20 points down...'

[democraticinsurgent]

1. I will be an exit pollster in Columbus

As in 2004, I signed up to be an exit pollster for Edison-Mitofsky. Heck, it's a paying gig and I get to hang around the polls all day and be part of history.

I'll be in the New Albany area of Columbus, Ohio. Should be interesting to see how close I can get. They (E-M) have already told me I'll likely be outside all day. Brrr...

Rick