“I’m a convicted felon but want to vote in the Presidential election. Will you help me?”

[1Hippiechick]

Could you answer that question in Ohio?

What color is your state in the link below?

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/exoffenders/statelegispolicy2007.html#text

[Kukesa]

1. During the 2004 Kerry-Edwards campaign in Ohio

we registered convicted felons -- who had served time and paid their debt and were out of prison.

[AngryOldDem]

2. Seems to me that Ken Blackwell was largely responsible for spreading that lie.

That was one of the biggest sources of confusion back in 2004 -- the rumor that if you were a convicted felon, you could not vote.