Posted August 6, 200618 yr Voter sticker's intent debated Wording has roots in program with ties to evangelist's tenets By Lisa A. Abraham Beacon Journal staff writer The ``I Voted Today'' sticker -- the seemingly innocuous emblem that voters slap on their chests after casting their ballot -- has been changed by Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell. Since last November, voters have emerged from polling places with a new sticker that says: ``I Voted Today -- Change Our World, Vote Your Conscience.'' While those words may seem equally innocuous, they have roots in what Blackwell calls a ``character-building'' program that has ties to a national ``character-building'' movement founded by Chicago-area evangelist Bill Gothard. More at: http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/15211297.htm
August 8, 200618 yr From the 8/8/06 ABJ: Board delays sticker vote in Summit Ohio secretary of state may have to break tie By Lisa A. Abraham Beacon Journal staff writer It's looking like Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell will get to decide whether Summit County voters will get the "I Voted Today'' stickers produced by his office this year that tell voters to "Change our world. Vote your conscience.'' The Summit County Board of Elections postponed a vote Monday on whether to use the sticker in the November election, because Republican board member Jack Morrison could not be present at the meeting. More at: http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/15223142.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_news
August 25, 200618 yr From the 8/23/06 PD: Summit vote panel scratches stickers Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Steve Luttner Plain Dealer Reporter Akron - Politics have found their way onto the seemingly innocuous "I Voted Today" stickers that are given to Ohio voters after they cast ballots. The Summit County Board of Elections voted Tuesday not to use the stickers provided by the Ohio secretary of state because they include messages that Democrats deem too political. Instead, voters in November will receive a sticker that says only "I Voted Today." No other county has voted to ban the phrase-laden stickers, according to the secretary of state's office. More at: http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1156321860285430.xml&coll=2
