Reply #68: HUGE: Ohio SoS to take possession of the 2004 ballots and other key documents

[L. Coyote]

Two big victories boost Ohio's election protection movement
by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman
April 5, 2007

Preservation of the ballots is a HUGE step. Another important development is State Attorney General Marc Dann representing Brunner in these matters.
From the FREER PRESS:

As the new Secretary of State, Brunner has now agreed to a joint motion as defendant in the King-Lincoln suit. The motion effectively transfers the custody of "…all ballots from the 2004 presidential election, on paper or in any other format, including electronic data,…" from the counties to Ohio Secretary of State's office.

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's office is representing Brunner.

In a Memorandum in Support of the Joint Motion, the parties state: "To lessen the burden on the respective boards of elections and to provide a central repository for records, the parties are jointly requesting that an order be entered in this matter requiring the 88 county boards of elections to transfer to the custody of the Secretary of State all ballots from the 2004 presidential election…."

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In a victory for election protection activists, Ohio's powerful GOP Chair Bob Bennett will be forced to face a public hearing on his removal as Chair of the Cuyahoga (Cleveland) Board of Elections. And in a second triumph, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has agreed, as part of a legal settlement, to take possession of the ballots and other key documents from the disputed 2004 election that gave George W. Bush a second term in the White House.

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Excellent coverage of recent events. MUST READ. - http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2525