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Sunday, March 09, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - Heightened interest in Indiana primary has its downsides
So writes Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Washington-based political columnist Sylvia A. Smith today. One example:
Clinton’s performance Tuesday means the Democratic Party will not have a nominee before the August convention, and that means Indiana will get the TV ads, the candidate visits and the national media attention normally reserved for States That Matter.Yee-haw!
But it’s not all political hog heaven.
• The state also will be on the receiving end of heightened scrutiny of its electoral process.
Voting machine problems, the truncated Election Day (hardly any other state cuts off ballot access at 6 p.m.), the requirement for voters to produce a picture ID – all are topics that will become fresh news.
Some of these policies don’t put Indiana in the best light. The voter ID issue is already before the Supreme Court. It’s not inconceivable that other policies could lead to costly legal entanglements: Think the Clinton campaign’s protest over the execution of the Texas caucuses.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 9, 2008 12:49 PM
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