Ohio Election News – 4:30 p.m. – Election Day
Filed under: Jennifer Brunner, Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt
4:30 p.m.
Marion County ballot handling raises concern – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio reports heavy turnout; some confusion over provisional ballots – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Republican Party questions OSU students’ intentions
–Columbus Dispatch
Ready for prime time
– Columbus Dispatch
Calm before evening storm?
– Columbus Dispatch
Official thinks rush is over
– Dayton Daily News
Warren County elections website down, expects to be back up tonight
– Dayton Daily News
Ohio: big lines but no big problems
– Associated Press
Longest waits in Lucas County – Toledo Blade
Secy of State: Last voter rush expected – WHIO
Heavy early voting may lead to record turnout
– Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio GOP presents more complaints about Brunner – Wall Street Journal
Ohio Election Update – 2:30 p.m. – Election Day
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt
2:30 p.m.
So Far So Good, Except in Montgomery County (Dayton)
- Ringing off the hook – Columbus Dispatch
- Long lines but few problems mark day so far – Toledo Blade
- Fairfield County paper ballots being handled as provisional
– Columbus Dispatch - Elections chief reports no major problems in morning voting
– The Plain Dealer - Reports from NE Ohio bloggers – The Plain Dealer
- Things good so far with double bubble caveat – Blogger Interrupted
- Will Montgomery County (Dayton) take until tomorrow to report? – Buckeye State Blog
- Paper ballots could delay results until Wednesday – Dayton Daily News
- Miami County GOP files complaint
– Dayton Daily News - Some malfunctioning voter machines reported
– Dayton Daily News - Average voter waits less than one hour statewide
– Cincinnati Enquirer - Election Day a test for Ohio’s Secy of State – Associated Press
- Area Polls bustling from outset – Akron Beacon Journal
- Toledo police set with riot gear in case of election problems – Toledo Blade
Ohio Politics and Elections Coverage: Five Days to Election Day
Filed under: Barack Obama, John McCain, Presidential Campaign 2008, Sarah Palin
Recent Coverage by the Columbus Dispatch
- Clinton boosts Obama with Ohio appearances
- Obama dips but still has comfortable lead
- Down in polls, McCain tells Ohio crowd he’s coming back
- Feds won’t make Brunner reveal voter mismatches
- Schwarzenegger says McCain in uphill battle
- Palin revs up Chillicothe
- Local pastors emphasize duty to vote
- Agency head defends ‘Joe’ searches
Recent Coverage by Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Day of the Plumber
- FAQ on Casino question
- ‘Joe the Plumber’ joins McCain roadshow in Sandusky
- Secy State cancels cross-checking of Ohio’s voters
- McCain in Defiance, Ohio reverts to name calling
Recent Coverage by Toledo Blade
- McCain tells Defiance crowd he’ll cut taxes
- Rush Limbaugh blasts Kaptur
- Palin joins ‘Joe’ in Bowling Green
- Ohio elections chief: Scrap voter database
Recent Coverage by Dayton Daily News
- Ben Stiller ‘Rocks the Vote’ at UD
- Judge to rule Friday on Ohio man’s attempt to kick Obama off Ohio ballot
- Payday Lending pays over $3 million for signatures
- Joe the Plumber hires Nashville publicity team
Republican Domestic Terrorism Against Ohio Secy of State
I knew it was bad when last week someone sent Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner a package in the mail containing an unidentified powder with the words scrawled on the packaging: “Death to Obama Supporters.” Due to state security protocols and observant mailroom staff and the Ohio Highway Patrol, the package never got close to Brunner. In fact, the nutjob who sent it mailed it to the wrong building, albeit a state building.
This evening Gongwer News Service is reporting that the Secretary of State’s website has been locked down so that officials can determine if the site’s security has been breached. Brunner’s office also issued a short press release saying that phone lines and email of SoS staff have been barraged with threatening messages.
Looks like the Republicans want to turn the whole country into South Carolina circa 2000 when Karl Rove’s trashiest political tricks were on display. Whisper campaigns about Obama haven’t worked. Now they’re escalating to direct threats and scare tactics. Wonder how this display will play for independents?
How about Dewine, Bennett, et al. calling on their supporters to chill. Come on Bob and Kevin, this is your base! You can control ‘em.
Ohio GOP Loses Supreme Court Battle
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt
News Roundup
- SCOTUS: Justices rule against Ohio GOP – New York Times
- Ohio Democrats Win at Top U.S. Court – Bloomberg
- High court rejects GOP bid - Associated Press
- U.S. Supreme Court backs Brunner – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio News Update – Lots of Work for Jennifer Brunner, Marc Dann still paying piper for being unethical, More on State budget cuts, Obama and Ohio
Filed under: Barack Obama, Environment, Marc Dann, Ohio Economy, Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt
Brunner Makes Most News
- Republicans reject Brunner’s proposal on disputed absentee ballots – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Ohio GOP sues to block early voting – Toledo Blade
- Republicans file suit against Ohio Secy State – Dayton Daily News
- Brunner faces GOP suit; payday lending issues – Columbus Dispatch
- GOP Chief, Brunner clash over ballots – Columbus Dispatch
- Brunner may toss signatures on payday lending ballot issue – Columbus Dispatch
- State to go after former legislator – Columbus Dispatch
- Dann told to payback campaign for funds used on home – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Dann must pay campaign $40k – Columbus Dispatch
- Ash borer adds Licking County to its domain – Columbus Dispatch
- Editorial: Needless Nitpicking – Columbus Dispatch
- Federal housing program causes tension in SW Ohio – Dayton Daily News
- Local programs will feel state cuts – Dayton Daily News
- Obama’s economic focus credited with lead in Ohio poll – Dayton Daily News
- Officials monitor Scioto River for parasite – Canton Repository
- Op-Ed, David Skolnick: Reach out and touch a political spinner – Youngstown Vindicator
Ohio’s Voting Machines Have Glitch – I Hate Diebold
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner sued Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold) because they sold Ohio counties faulty machines. They said they didn’t. Guess, what they admit their machines have a problem in the “source code.” The source code is like, well, the brains of the damn things. A lot of people were critical of Diebold’s election machine business. It looks like for good reason. Oh, and why did they change the name of the company? Don’t want to soil Diebold’s reputation in other businesses? It’s one thing for Microsoft to put out buggy software. That’s just a pain in the ass and a reboot. But election software and hardware that can’t be trusted? That’s a WTF. What if everything got turned around because of technical error with voting equipment and we were all toiling under Governor Blackwell? That’s a ROTF WTF. The jobs in Hebron. Now this. I hate Diebold.
From the Columbus Dispatch, filed tonight:
Premier, formerly Diebold Election Systems, initially speculated that the problem was a conflict between its system and anti-virus software.
But in a letter Tuesday to Brunner, Premier President David Byrd admitted that further testing showed a source-code error that can cause votes not to be recorded when memory cards are uploaded to computer servers under certain circumstances.
“We are indeed distressed that our previous analysis of this issue was in error,” Byrd wrote.
Brunner is suing to recover the millions of taxpayer dollars spent to buy Premier touch-screens after she said an investigation this year showed that votes in at least 11 counties had been dropped in recent elections.
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