Posts Tagged ‘Election 2010’
Howe & Demagall fired
Reported earlier on Toledo Free Press LINK to story. Three board members of the Lucas County Board of Elections voted to terminate Lucas County Board of Elections Director Linda Howe and Deputy Director Jeremy Demagall after meeting in executive session on March 25. Democrats Rita Clark and Ron Rothenbuhler voted for termination of the two [...]
Husted ignored part of Brunner directive
It's being reported that Secretary of State Jon Husted has ordered the firing of Lucas County Board of Elections Director Linda Howe and Deputy Director Jeremy Demagall over 114 provisional ballots that were counted that were in the right polling location but wrong precinct. What's interesting is only part of former Secretary of State Jennifer [...]
Provisionals Review shows insufficient questionable ballots
Report I worked on for Toledo Free Press has been put online tonight - Review shows Sarantou lacked enough questionable ballot envelopes to change election outcome. I reviewed the provisional ballot affirmation identification envelopes from the Nov. 2 election, then talked with Stephen Hartman the attorney who represented Carol Contrada during [...]
Sarantou drops election challenge
Toledo, OH) --- George Sarantou, longtime Toledo City Councilman and candidate for Lucas County Commissioner in 2010, issued the following statement today after dismissing his Contest-of-Election challenge in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. “Today I made the difficult but correct decision to stop my challenge to the Lucas County [...]
Redfern on Senate rejection of Strickland appointees
Chairman Chris Redfern Statement on Senate’s Shameless Rejection of Strickland Appointees COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern issued the following statement in response to the State Senate’s rejection of 78 Strickland appointees: "This partisan act dripping with political overtones will not soon be forgotten. [...]
Elusive transparency in campaign donations
Darrel Rowland of the Columbus Dispatch writes a highly recommended article about campaign donations, the law and how Even names on campaign reports tell little about where cash is from For those of you who have expressed concern about the Supreme Court ruling making transparency harder and more elusive? Appears we were right and both parties [...]
Taylor Senate Run?
ODP to Mary Taylor: Take One Office before You Seek Another COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio Democratic Party responded to Mary Taylor’s comments that she has “not ruled out” a run for U.S. Senate in 2012. Her comments come before she takes office as Ohio’s next Lt. Governor. “It’s not surprising that Mary Taylor hasn’t even taken [...]
Updated: Sarantou to file in court to contest election
George Sarantou, longtime Toledo city councilman and candidate for Lucas County Commissioner, issued a statement today saying he will file a Contest of Election in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on Monday regarding the outcome of the commissioner's race. Mr. Sarantou issued the following statement on the upcoming filing: "Based [...]
Ohio rail funds to go to other states – reaction from Strickland & Budish
Ohio’s Rail Funds will be Given to California, Florida, Others to Create Jobs Columbus, OH – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today expressed his deep disappointment that Ohio’s rail funds will be given to other states as a result of Governor-elect John Kasich’s strong opposition to Ohio’s passenger rail plan. In a phone conversation [...]
Brown: Voters want Democrats and Republicans to work together to create jobs
By Sen. Sherrod Brown The full meaning of the midterms will be debated for a long time. But one thing is clear: Voters want Democrats and Republicans to work together to create jobs for Americans. One way we can do that is to pass legislation that cracks down on Chinese currency manipulation. Democratic and Republican senators joined in March [...]