Rush Limbaugh, Fifth-Degree Felonies, and You
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 3:30pm
An investigation of illegal crossover voting in the Ohio primary is underway, and there's more discussion of whether Rush Limbaugh's encouragement to Republicans to vote for Clinton was illegal:
While this all makes for great talk radio and sounds like fun, there is one catch: What Limbaugh encouraged Republican voters to do in Ohio was a fifth-degree felony in that state, punishable with a $2,500 fine and six to 12 months in jail. That is because in order to change party affiliation in Ohio, voters have to fill out a form swearing allegiance to that party's principles "under penalty of election falsification."
It is quite an interesting read if you're into things like election law.