Reply #13: OH-"Statewide system gives elections officials instant access"

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http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1134167345277550.xml&storylist=cleveland

12/9/2005, 5:21 p.m. ET
The Associated Press

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio's new statewide voter registration database is ready, Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell said Friday.

The system will give elections officials and voters in all 88 counties access to voter registration information. When officials in one county enter information, it will be immediately available to all Ohio election officials through a high-speed network database, Blackwell said.

"With this extremely secure and up-to-date voter file, we now can quickly resolve voter registration accuracy and duplication issues," Blackwell said in a statement. The $5.9 million project was funded through the Help America Vote Act, passed by Congress in the aftermath of Florida's chaotic 2000 presidential election. The federal deadline for the project is January 2006.

High-speed fiber optic lines connect the counties with the Central Voter Registration System at the secretary of state's office in Columbus. The network can also host secure video teleconferencing...

http://www.sos.state.oh.us