What’s wrong with a public high school loading a van full of students during school hours, showing them sample ballots that only include democrats and then taking them to vote?

Nothing, according to the Cincinnati Public Schools system. The school system “expressly denies” that it did anything wrong. For a healthy dose of confusion, they then promised never to do anything like it again.

So what now? A lawsuit, naturally. Republican Thomas Brinkman and the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending & Taxes have filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati Public Schools system. According to the lawsuit, the students who were all registered voters were taken to the polling stations “clearly with the intention of instructing [them] how to vote,” and then given free ice cream afterwords. Brinkman called the ice cream voter bribery, FoxNews.com reports.

Brinkman wants a permanent injunction issued preventing students from being “subjected to partisan political activities,” as well as the trip declared a violation of Ohio law and district policy. In addition, Finney wants the Cincinnati Public Schools to pay his fees, or at least $10,000.

It will be interesting to see how the alleged voter bribery case plays out. If the facts are as Brinkman alleges, it certainly does not look good for the Cincinnati Public Schools and any Democratic candidates involved. At the same time, it seems unlikely, though not impossible, that a candidate would put themselves at jeopardy for the sake of a couple dozen votes.

Related Resources:

  • Supreme Court OKs Voter ID Law (FindLaw’s Common Law)
  • Is It Time To Consider Mandatory Voting Laws? Worsening Voting Statistics Make A Strong Case (FindLaw)
  • Is “Ghost” Voting Acceptable? A Pennsylvania Legislator Allegedly Casts a Remote Vote, And Raises the Question Whether the Problem Is Remote Voting or Archaic Voting (FindLaw)

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