Ohio secretary of state must verify registrations

**Terri** · #1 10-10-2008, 09:28 AM

By TERRY KINNEY
Associated Press
October 10, 2008

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered Ohio's top elections official to verify the identity of newly registered voters by matching them with other government documents.

U.S. District Judge George C. Smith in Columbus ruled that Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner must perform verification required by the Help America Vote Act. That includes matching new registrants' information against information in databases maintained by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or the Social Security Administration.

The order was the result of a lawsuit the Ohio Republican Party filed against Brunner, a Democrat.

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MISSL · #2 10-10-2008, 01:39 PM

This just made my day

Now that will keep them real busy for the next 4 weeks..

After hearing that McCain won't go after Wright and company I needed this

clovers · #3 10-10-2008, 02:54 PM

What a boost! Sometimes, the good guys DO win!

LT