The progressive blogosphere is abuzz with news of alleged efforts by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted to โ€œdisenfranchiseโ€ thousands of Ohio voters by preventing election boards from counting provisional ballots that lack completed affirmation forms (used to verify that a provisional ballot is cast by someone who is eligible to vote and has not already voted). For a more sober, accurate, and even-handed account of what the Secretary of State actually did, and what is actually at issue, see this post from the Ohio State election law blog.