Oberlin Voter Registration at 117%

Oberlin, Ohio, including Oberlin College, has a population of eligible voters that is smaller than the number that have registered. After subtracting children and others who aren't eligible from census data, only about 7,000 people are presumably available as registered voters. Astonishingly, the election board has received 8,162 voter registrations.

Robert Rousseau, Lorain County Republican Party Chairman and a member of the county board of elections, stated that the problem appeared to be "sophisticated fraud" by voter registration-drive organizations. In disagreement, Thomas Smith, Lorain County Democratic Party Chairman and elections board member, believes that the problem is simple miscalculation by the elections board or the U.S. Census Bureau.

Resolution? Who knows? Reading the article, I'm not convinced anything will be done. If next week's election in Ohio is contested because of a few thousand vote difference, I'd recommend taking a real close look at Oberlin.