Scanning of ballots to begin

[POAS]

From the Beacon Journal

CLEVELAND - All 88 Ohio counties can start scanning absentee ballots before Election Day, a Cuyahoga County judge ordered Friday, overruling a state order that had banned early scanning.

The ruling by Common Pleas Judge Dan Gaul came after Cuyahoga County said it wanted to start scanning the ballots sooner because a new law that allows anyone to vote absentee is expected to lead to a crush of ballots.

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Republican board member Alex Arshinkoff expressed concern over scanning ballots before voting begins on Election Day.

``It's a heck of a thing to be counting ballots before Election Day,'' he said.

``It would be a heck of a thing to be counting ballots three days after Election Day,'' Democratic board member Wayne Jones countered.

[BillORightsMan]

1. Is there a lawyer in da house?

How can a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge issue a ruling that overrides a state order AND compel all 88 counties to begin early voting "scanning"?

This makes no sense to me. If anybody can explain the "chain of command" for these judges, I'm all ears.

:grr:

[Eurobabe]

2. Warren Co. better be scanning my ballot immediately

That's a FUCKING ORDER!!!