Press Release from Ohio Secretary of State Brunner

Columbus, OH - Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner released Wednesday to Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly a cost-effective blueprint for enhancing Ohio’s elections. The recommendations resulted from a several months-long bipartisan process, including the Ohio Elections Summit and Conference.

Editorial from the Columbus Dispatch

The General Assembly has a golden opportunity to rise above partisan gamesmanship and reform how the state conducts its elections.

The framework for reform is contained in the final report from two elections summits conducted in December and March.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner released Tuesday the official 2008 Post General Election Report to Gov. Ted Strickland and the leaders of the General Assembly.  The report documents the preparations, in partnership with bipartisan boards of elections, which led to the 2008 elections being widely hailed as the most successful in a generation.

By Ohio Joint Audit Working Group (working with CASE Ohio)

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner published directives that led to the first post election audits in Ohio. Directive 2008-39 specified voluntary pilot audits after the March Primary election and Directive 2008-113 called for all counties to do audits for the Presidential contest after the November General election. Performing regular post election audits is a vitally important step in measuring and improving election processes in Ohio as well as restoring voter confidence in these processes. Secretary Brunner and all Boards of Elections (BOE’s) that carried out these audits are to be commended for their efforts.

The Audit Review includes

• Summary of observer comments by County
• Findings and Recommendations based on the observer comments
• A review of Directive 2008-113

Full Report
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