Ohio Elections Chief Takes Over Board

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Washington Post

Ohio Elections Chief Takes Over Board

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
The Associated Press
Monday, April 2, 2007; 7:26 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state's elections chief took control of the elections board in Ohio's most populous county Monday as part of her ongoing effort to change how the troubled panel is run.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner announced she is placing the Cuyahoga County board under state administrative oversight through the end of next year. That means Brunner must approve any changes to policy and procedure.

Brunner, a Democrat who took office in January, accuses the board of shoddy election work. She has forced three board members to resign and is fighting to remove a fourth, Bob Bennett, who is also the head of the state's Republican Party.


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[liberalnurse]

1. That is a very smart move....

The only way to clean things up is to do it your self!

[MissWaverly]

2. Go Brunner Go!

glad I contributed to your campaign, see justice done!

[Joanne98]

3. Go Jenny go.........

[farmbo]

4. Unbelievable... the WP makes no mention of the two criminal convictions...

...then lets the Republican spokesman accuse her of a partisan witch hunt.

Never mind shoddy election work...how about shoddy journalism.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Recount Violation and Bad Financial Management

A complaint Brunner filed against the board last week said it ignored warnings, including one by its own outside monitor, that a recount of the 2004 presidential election was being conducted in violation of state rules.

The complaint also said the board had failed to manage its finances and had underestimated the cost of last May's primary by $500,000.