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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Justice Department pleased with how Brunner is implementing federal vote law
A day after President Bush forwarded to the Department of Justice a letter asking them to investigate whether Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is following a federal elections law, the Justice Department issued a statement saying they are “pleased” with how Brunner has been working to implement the law.
The Civil Rights Division has been in discussion with Ohio Secretary of State since earlier this week concerning what steps the Secretary has taken to comply with the provisions of the Help America Vote Act regarding state voter registration databases.
The division asked Brunner what her office was doing to ensure that voter registration applications under the name of dead people and duplicate voter registrations would be eliminated before election day.
Brunner, responding to the inquiry, issued a directive late yesterday stating that “no board of elections may suspend the duplicate resolution process for any reason.”
The directive ordered local boards of elections to “continue to investigate whether …. voters are in fact deceased by cross-referencing those names with the list of deceased persons your office receives monthly from the chief health officer.”
Civil rights division spokeswoman Jamie Hais said the department is “pleased” with Brunner’s cooperation. She said the department “will continue to monitor the situation in Ohio and take whatever action is deemed appropriate to ensure” that the Secretary of State complies with the Help America Vote Act.
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Grey’s Anatomy actress in Centerville today campaigning for Obama
Actress Kate Walsh (right) of Private Practice and Grey’s Anatomy and Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes of Grey’s Anatomy will campaign on behalf of Senator Barack Obama in a series of events throughout the Dayton area today, Oct. 25.
The pair will address campaign volunteers gathered at various events throughout the day dedicate to reaching out to Ohioans and making sure that they are informed of the state’s early vote window.
Here’s the info on how you can go:
Meet & Greet with Campaign Volunteers Campaign for Change Headquarters 1613 E. Main Springfield 12:45pm
Canvassing Wrap-up Event
Campaign for Change Headquarters
7925 Paragon Road
Centerville
2:15PM
Canvassing Wrap-up Campaign for Change Headquarters 55 S. Main St. Middletown 3:30PM
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Obama, McCain: Dueling Ohio rallies on Monday
Democrat Barack Obama will kick off the final week of his Ohio campaign for president with a rally on Monday, Oct. 27, in Canton.
Obama’s appearance in Stark County will provide Ohio voters with dueling rallies in the heated race for Ohio’s 20 electoral votes.
At about the same time Obama is due in Canton, Republican John McCain is scheduled to hold a rally in Kettering at the Trent Arena. See earlier blog post for details on that rally.
Obama’s event will be at the Canton Memorial Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for the 12:30 p.m. event.
This event is free and open to the public, however tickets are required. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis, at the locations below.
Tickets will be distributed at the following distribution locations:
Ohio Campaign for Change Office, Downtown Canton 111 2nd St NW, Canton, OH 44702 (330) 452-4746 Distribution Dates and Times: Saturday, October 25th (2-8pm), Sunday, October 26th (2-8pm)
Stark County Democratic Headquarters 4220 12th St. NW, Canton, OH 44708 (330) 452-4746 Distribution Dates and Times: Saturday, October 25th (2-8pm), Sunday, October 26th (2-8pm)
Ohio Campaign for Change Office, Downtown Massillon 35 Erie St N, Massillon, OH 44646 (330) 452-4746 Distribution Dates and Times: Saturday, October 25th (2-8pm), Sunday, October 26th (2-8pm)
Ohio Campaign for Change Office, Downtown Alliance 15 South Arch Ave., Alliance, OH 44601 (330) 341-9954 Distribution Dates and Times: Saturday, October 25th (2-8pm), Sunday, October 26th 2-8pm)
Limited public parking is available on site. Additional public parking is available in area downtown lots.
Public Entrance: McKinley Lobby Entrance, located between the Canton Arts and Entertainment Complex and the Canton Civic Center.
For public inquiries, please call: 330-452-4746.
