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Brunner calls it a smooth election
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said during a 9 p.m. press conference at the Statehouse that it looks like voter turn out in Ohio did not hit the predicted 80 percent but will end up hitting at least 60 percent.
“We were very pleased with how the voting unfolded,” said Brunner who reported no major problems. “The key was preparation.”
She reported that there have been some concerns about provisional ballots and voter identification. “We’ve had some difficulties with the poll workers being a bit over zealous on the identification requirements. The statute indicates if a person uses their driver’s license or state ID card they do not have to have the correct address on that. There have been poll workers who have not understood that distinction, thinking that the correct address has to be on any form of identification acceptable when it’s really on those documentary forms” such as utility bills or bank statements.
Brunner said she issued directions Tuesday afternoon to boards of elections about how to handle this.
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