ELECTION-SYSTEM TIFF
Officials: Brunner shaking voter trust
Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:36 AM
BY MARK NIQUETTE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
One of the reasons Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner sought a comprehensive study of Ohio's voting equipment last fall was to address her top goal for the office: restoring trust in Ohio elections after the tumultuous 2004 election.
But some local elections officials are questioning whether she's doing the opposite instead, in the wake of controversy over her recommendations to address the problems found in the study.
"What she is indirectly doing is undermining the confidence of Ohio voters -- and I don't know why," said Barbara E. Martin, the Republican chairwoman of the Darke County Board of Elections.
"Changes at this late date into the '08 election cycle would further cause voter confusion, and I feel that would cause voters to question the accuracy of the entire voting process," Maggie Barth, a Democratic member of the Crawford County Board of Elections, wrote on a survey that Brunner conducted.
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http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/27/voting_confidence.ART_ART_01-27-08_B1_P4963GI.html?sid=101JUST A REMINDER THIS REPUBLICAN FISH WRAP ENDORSED * IN 2004.