Waiting until late in the evening on Monday to release a ruling that will surely ignite a political firestorm, the consequences of which may not be known for some time, Ohio's chief election officer, Ohio Secretary of State (SOS) Jennifer Brunner, broke a tie vote by the Montgomery County Board of Elections (MCBOE) by ruling that State Sen. Jon Husted of Kettering, the candidate the Ohio GOP recently endorsed to run for her office next year, is not a resident for purposes of voting of his district, and therefore is not a qualified elector for his senate seat.