If you are a resident of Ohio's 87th District which consists of: Jackson, Vinton, half  of Lawrence and part of Ross, your current Rep is Clyde Evans. IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE!! We have seen jobs disappear at an alarming rate and we have been forgotten!!!! Come out, vote and put another Democrat into office! We need someone that lives our struggle everyday, someone that can relate, someone that understands what we need. WE NEED A VOICE!!!!! We need Shane Meldick for the 87th District!

Check out www.shanemeldick.com

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you would like to volunteer!

Kelly Copley

Meldick Campaign Event Coordinator 

  The Ohio Election Justice Campaign Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of StateBobbie Gilbert, Executive Assistant for Jennifer BrunnerErin Duffy, Scheduler for Jennifer BrunnerKellye Pinkleton, Director, Voting Rights Institute, Ohio Secretary of StateKathy Spinelli, Assistant to Kellye PinkletonMarc Dann, Ohio Attorney General<

Prosecutor says he's gonna give them a chance to rat out higher-up's before sentencing...

2 election workers convicted of rigging '04 presidential recount
CLEVELAND (AP) — Two election workers in the state's most populous county were convicted Wednesday of illegally rigging the 2004 presidential election recount so they could avoid a more thorough review of the votes. A third employee who had been charged was acquitted on all counts...(more)

A most thorough review of the fraudulent 2004 Ohio recount...

Do new Ohio recount prosecutions indicate unraveling of 2004 election theft cover-up? by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman January 19, 2007
Three criminal prosecutions in Ohio's biggest county have opened with strong indications that the cover-up of the theft of the 2004 presidential election is starting to unravel. Prosecutors say these cases involve "rigging" the recount in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), where tens of thousands of votes were shifted from John Kerry to George W. Bush, or else never counted. Meanwhile, corroborating evidence continues to surface throughout Ohio illuminating the GOP's theft of the presidency. According to the AP, County Prosecutor Kevin Baxter opened the Cuyahoga trial by charging that "the evidence will show that this recount was rigged, maybe not for political reasons, but rigged nonetheless."...(more)

I recently wrote a letter to the editor for the Columbus Dispatch:

The question of who one should vote for can often be complicated. Personally, this year, it has been a complicated experience for yours truly with regards to the race for United States Senate. The problem is that neither Sherrod Brown nor Mike Dewine deserve to be in the Senate for the next six years.

With Brown’s vote in favor of the War Commissions Act (H.R. 6166) and Dewine’s co-sponsorship of the legislation that will “validate” the Domestic Surveillance Program (S.3931); both have displayed a willingness to compromise our liberties in order to either preserve or advance their own position of power. Respect the constitution these men do not.

First the bad news:

Matthew Damschroder, Franklin County elections director, estimated that as many as 5,000 of the 100,000 absentee ballots expected to be submitted have ID problems and would not be counted.

Now the good part:

Thousands of Ohioans got a reprieve from having their absentee votes thrown out when a federal judge last night halted state voter-identification requirements.

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting this morning that a Federal Judge suspended Ohio's new voter ID laws for early, absentee voters. It also appears that Blackwell, solidly behind Ted Strickland for governor of Ohio, doesn't want any more controversy swirling around him. Blackwell, for the time being, has declined to appeal the case.

If you want to see the real cost of the War in Iraq go to this website:
http://nationalpriorities.org/auxiliary/maps_files/iraqsept06/OH.pdf

Out of $380 billion spent on the war, Ohio's burden has been $13.3 billion dollars. Our state has lost 123 service members to this "noble cause" and 868 have been wounded.

It is time to change the dynamics of our Congress and House of Representatives and get people in there who will question the motivations and fabrications of the current administration.

The Ohio Progressive Action Network (OPAC) works to restore the role of government as the instrument to better not only the lives of the citizenry but also to enhance and secure the electoral process in order to protect the  process for change. OPAC will strive to build the progressive base of the Democratic Party by supporting candidates and initiatives serving the general good of the people over the special interests at all levels of government: local, state, and federal.   We perform these lofty goals through the forming of coalitions among like-minded individuals, activists, grassroots groups, and issue oriented organizations to effect progressive, positive change, while grounded in the  recognition that the forces of the status quo, corporate and institutional, will attempt to undermine change for the sake of retaining power. 

Join us in A FREE SCREENING

WHAT: American Blackout

WHEN: Wednesday, October 18th, 6:30 PM

WHERE: Akron-Summit Public Library 60 S. High St., Akron, Ohio 44308

HOSTED BY: Progressive Democrats of America and the Ohio Progressive Action Coalition.

This event is FREE

For more details and to RSVP, please visit: http://blackout.bravenewtheaters.com/screening/show/6834