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Ohio SoS Jennifer Brunner cleans house

Since taking office, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has cleaned house at the Cuyohoga County Board of Elections.

[Brunner fired] all four members of the Cuyahoga elections board - two Democrats and two Republicans - because of a series of problems, including the criminal convictions of two board workers for their handling of a recount.

Among the casualties was Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett. Cuyohoga County - with over one million voters - is the biggest voting jurisdiction in the state that delivered the 2004 presidential election to George W. Bush.

Brunner is clearly taking on Ken Blackwell-era corruption. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that she is seeking return of over $80,000 in farewell bonuses issued by Blackwell before he left office. Attorney General Marc Dann has declared the bonuses illegal. Progress Ohio has the complete story.

Posted by Becky Bond on June 12, 2007 06:37 AM | Permalink

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