BB said:

What I fear is the influence on some to vote according to the desire ( given the human desire to please those who are doing something for us) of the ones providing the service, and the possible voting of those not permitted to vote under other circumstances ( felonies, residency, etc.)

Exactly! That is of course the purpose of assistance given to people in get-out-the-vote drives. You don't tell them how to vote, and of course they know that you'll not know how they voted, but you establish you and your organization as their friend. Some good number of them will vote "right".   And even without that hoped-for advantage, the reason that Vote Today Ohio is working with this population is that they know the statistics of that population are for a higher than average Democratic vote.

That is why Democratic forces are plumping for a big vote, and why Republican forces (except in heavily Republican areas) are putting every roadblock possible in the way of a big turnout.

Dave Oesterreich