It's Christmas Eve, so to save time but still get the updates posted, I am posting the headlines that came to me via Yahoo keyword news. (I get notification of articles referencing Kenneth Blackwell delivered to my inbox.) By the way, this isn't
totally lazy of me, because the headlines and blurbs are coming to me without accompanying links (wonder if there's a setting somewhere I need to change) so I'm finding all the appropriate links before posting this.
Voting Problems in Ohio Spur Call for Overhaul
New York Times Thu, 24 Dec 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 22 - William Shambora, 53, is the kind of diligent voter who once assumed that his ballot always counted. He got a rude awakening this year.
Mr. Shambora, an economics professor at Ohio University, moved during the summer but failed to notify the Athens County Board of Elections until the day before the presidential election. An official told him to use a provisional ballot.
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Candidate asks federal court to preserve evidence
Ohio News Network Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:21 AM PST
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of two minor-party presidential candidates who paid for a recount of the Ohio vote has asked a federal court to control access to voting machines and election records used in the recount.
Strong paper trails needed
Ukiah Daily Journal Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:10 AM PST
Lawsuits and recount demands have piled up in Ohio and Florida ever since the November election. They charge everything from targeted disenfranchising of minority voters to computer hacking to denying voters enough time for mailing in absentee ballots.
Jackson says Kerry conceded too soon
Boston Globe Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:49 PM PST
Contending that Ohio's 2004 election results were more troubling than Florida's four years ago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said yesterday that Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry called it quits too soon.
Judge announces intention to seek state post
Ohio News Network Fri, 24 Dec 2004 3:51 AM PST
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A Franklin County Common Pleas judge says she intends to run for Ohio Secretary of State in 2006. Judge Jennifer Brunner, 47, said Thursday she won't officially declare her candidacy until next fall.
Mayors won't oppose each other
Akron, Columbus chiefs consider runs for governor
Cleveland Plain Dealer Thursday, December 23, 2004
Two big-city Ohio mayors often mentioned as Democratic gubernatorial contenders in 2006 don't plan to run against each other and indicate they will instead decide between them which one should be a candidate.