Ohio Congressionl Districts 1 and 18

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Voting Equipment by County
http://www.ohioelects.com/voters/?story=dispatch/2006/11/05/20061105-D4-02.html
The 1st District of Ohio
Hamilton County ......Hart PCOS/Hart DRE
http://www.hamilton-co.org/boe/

Butler County....Diebold DRE/
http://www.butlercountyelections.org/index.cfm?page=liveResults
and portions of
Hanover
Morgan Diebold DRE/ [phone]
Reily
Ross ES&S DRE/
Ohio’s 18th District. Zack Space
The district consists of 16 counties,
1.Carroll County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
2.Coshocton County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
3.Guernsey County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
4.Harrison County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
5.Hocking County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
6.Holmes County, Diebold DRE/
http://www.holmescounty.com/gov/board_of_elections.htm link not working
7.Jackson County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
8.Knox County, ES&S DRE/
http://www.knoxcountyohio.org/election/general2007.html
9.Morgan County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
10.Muskingum County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
11.Tuscarawas County, Diebold DRE/
http://boe.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/html/BOE.htm
12.Vinton County, ES&S POS/ES&S Automark
http://www.vintoncounty.com/Board_of_Elections.htm
and portions of
13.Belmont County, Diebold DRE/ [phone]
14.Licking County, Diebold DRE/
http://www.lcounty.com/boe/results/current_results.php
15.Athens County, ES&S POS/ES&S Automark
http://www.athenscountygovernment.com/boe/
16.Ross. ES&S DRE/
http://www.electionsonthe.net/oh/ross/

Voter Information- government links-news media links
http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/11/07/oh/state/

Live election results available from CinciNow after polls close for:
• Butler • Clermont • Hamilton • Warren
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=newselection
Statewide from the Secretary of State Webpage at http://www.state.oh.us/sos

Greater Cincinnati Area
http://wcpo.com/specials/2006/elections/
9News Democracy 2006 Polls
Keep checking this website for the latest November 2006 election-related polls. This page will not be updated after the election.

Ohio News Now
http://www.ohionewsnow.com/
Complete Election Coverage from all around Ohio Plus Live Election Results on-air and on-line

http://www.exit-poll.net/election-night/stateraces.html

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1. more...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/latestpolls/

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/politics/main250.shtml

http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=25360

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/Election%20Polls%202006.htm

http://www.electoral-vote.com:2006/

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x19390.xml

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2006.html

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2. Legal challenges live, die on eve of Ohio election

Nov 6, 9:57 PM EST

Legal challenges live, die on eve of Ohio election

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
AP Statehouse Correspondent

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Lawyers and judges scrambled Monday to wrap up key election lawsuits that pertained to Tuesday's election.

In a brief ruling, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Timothy E. McMonagle provided the wording for Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, the Republican governor candidate, to use in informing the state's 88 county election boards that observers can freely be added, deleted or substituted. McMonagle had also given Democrats additional time, beyond a 4 p.m. Monday deadline, to put in observer requests.

Blackwell's office, however, released a directive saying its position is that McMonagle's jurisdiction in the case applies only to Cuyahoga County - where the lawsuit was filed and where the judge's court resides.

Spokesman James Lee said the state suggested that other counties consult with their county prosecutors before allowing observers to enter polling places on Tuesday.

Chris Thorman, one of the attorneys representing the Democrats, said Blackwell's directive, as well as his delay in issuing it, defied McMonagle's order. He said the judge late Monday granted the lawyers' request to schedule a hearing on whether Blackwell's office was in contempt of court.

Blackwell claimed the judge's order did not apply statewide even though the judge's order said so, said lawyer Subodh Chandra, who represented the poverty and labor groups that last week settled a lawsuit challenging Ohio's new voter identification law.

© 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.

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4. New rules, machines frazzle poll workers

By ANICK JESDANUN, Associated Press Writer 42 minutes ago

Programming errors and inexperience dealing with electronic voting machines frustrated poll workers in hundreds of precincts early Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana, Ohio and Florida and leaving some with little choice but to use paper ballots instead.


In Cleveland, voters rolled their eyes as election workers fumbled with new touchscreen machines that they couldn't get to start properly until about 10 minutes after polls opened.

"We got five machines — one of them's got to work," said Willette Scullank, a trouble shooter from the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, elections board.

Other problems had nothing to do with machines. A location in Columbus, Ohio, opened a few minutes late because of a break-in at the school where the precinct is located.Other problems had nothing to do with machines. A location in Columbus, Ohio, opened a few minutes late because of a break-in at the school where the precinct is located.

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9. Scattered Problems Reported At Voting Precincts

UPDATED: 4:20 pm EST November 7, 2006
Scattered Problems Reported At Voting Precincts
An apparent computer error prevented voters from casting ballots in 75 precincts in Delaware County this morning. County Clerk Karen Wenger said start cards that activate the push-button machines for voters were programmed incorrectly by the company that installed the software.

All of the machines are working now, although the polls will stay open late because of the delay.

In Marion County, paper ballots had to be used in more than 100 of the 914 precincts where touch-screen machines were not working.

Meanwhile, the secretary of state's office hasn't received reports of voter turnout around the state. And spokeswoman Jen Fenger said the office hasn't received any complaints about the voter ID law.
http://www.wlwt.com/politics/10262293/detail.html

The Hot Issue: Tell us about your experience voting at the polls today.
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday, November 7, 2006

http://www.dispatch.com/issue/issue.php?story=225000&RS=11
Nov 7, 2006 04:10 pm
I voted in Granville Ohio at the First Presby Church, Precinct B. The Poll workers were very nice, but very frustrated as I, along with others, waited in line for about 50 minutes because 2 of the 4 machines were broken. A person finally came and repaired them when I was voting but this was the second time he had had to come and repair one of the machines. What was frustrating to me was that there were others in line who had to leave due to time constraints. I would have waited as long as necessary, but it made me wonder how many others in the state of Ohio had to leave due to long lines from malfunctioning machines and were not able to get back to the polls to cast their ballots!

Nov 7, 2006 04:09 pm
Voted in Grove City at 3:00pm. Half the machines were broken and there was a tech onn site. When I began voting I noticed it wasnt printing anything on the page and i asked a poll worker about it who assured me that was normal. i finished voting then as walking away noticed other machines printing correctly. the tech had to call another tech and they told me the one that could fix this would not be there until after the polls closed, and that the paper ballot doesn't matter anyway! I'm not pleased.

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3. Cleveland Heights....DU'er BobcatJH reports...

BobcatJH
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2934269

At 10:15 a.m., I was the first person to vote electronically at my precinct in Cleveland Heights. Having arrived at 6:30 when the polls opened, we were immediately told by poll workers that none of the five cards voters use to vote electronically were functional. In fact, I'm fairly certain that the majority of the cards came up as dead on arrival. If you're unfamiliar with how the process works here, when voters sign in, they're handed a card that looks much like a hotel key card. Then, they go to the machine, cast their ballot and bring the card back to the poll worker, who takes it and prepares it for the next voter.

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5. 9News a rundown of the local voting experience so far:

http://cincinow.com/news/2006/local/11/07/vote_morn.html
HEADING TO THE POLLS

Reported by: 9News
Web produced by: Liz Foreman,
Candice Terrell
Photographed by: 9News
First posted: 11/7/2006 9:18:52 AM
Last updated: 11/7/2006 11:32:47 AM

Here's a rundown of the local voting experience so far:
Red Bank Road and Woodford @ 10 a.m.
Lines are very long at this Cincinnati neighborhood precinct - The Church of Christ. One caller told 9News they had been waiting for an hour.

Lakeside Park, Kentucky @ 10 a.m.
WCPO production manager Mike Pretot relayed his experience voting this morning at Lakeside Emanuel Church. He heard that if someone enters a write-in vote and doesn't do it correctly, it will jam up the machine. His precinct had already called the voting machine repair person before his arrival for write-in voting incident.

Dater High School @ 10 a.m.This is in the second district in Ohio. One of the machines is broken and votes are being put in envelopes to be hand counted later.

Oriental Wok in Ft. Mitchell @ 10 a.m.
The restaurant was double-booked for election day, said one caller to 9News. Apparently, the restaurant is hosting a card party this morning and consequently, all of the voting machines are in the hallway. There's no wheelchair access and things are very cramped, said the caller.


Symmes Township "B" Precinct @ 8:15 a.m.
9News' Deb Haas voted this morning at the Lake Isabella boathouse on Loveland-Maderia Road. She said one of the machines was not scanning the ballots, so poll workers were helping voters put their ballots into envelopes that will be brought downtown and counted by hand. Deb said turnout was high, and when she voted at 8:15 a.m., she was the 91st voter at that precinct.

Universalist Church on Newtown Road in Anderson Township
Leslie Hoekzema works for the Kenton County Public Library. Here's her experience: "Voting was very slow. I arrived right after the polls opened and the parking lot was already filled. Putting five precincts in one location may have been the problem. Lines were at each of the precincts, and one of the scanners stopped working after the sixth voter."

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6. Enquirer Voter Hotline

The Cincinnati Enquirer is tracking reports of voting problems in Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont Counties. With new voting systems, identification requirements, competitive races and an expected high turnout, the conduct of Ohio's 2006 election is expected to receive national scrutiny.

If you have had difficulty voting, please contact us at 513-768-8412 or e-mail [e-mail]. Tell us as much as you can about the problem, including the precinct, polling place, address and ZIP code.


Not notified of change
Updated 11:26 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
Butler County moved my polling place without notifying me. I have received a total of 2 polling place notification cards in the 11 years I have been at my residence. One of these was last year telling me to vote at the location I went to first this morning. This is the second time they have changed polling places without notification. The first time it was changed several years ago, it took me several hours to find the proper polling location. This time, it was moved back to the original location, and voting went smoothly from there.

I was in line with another person from my street who had the same problem and, like myself, did not receive a post card telling her where to vote.



Zach Pittsenbarger
Military ID not good enough
Updated 11:22 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
Pat Esswein called in to say that when she went to vote in Union Twp. (on old 74) she was astonished to learn that her military I.D. was not sufficient identification to be able to vote. Luckily she was able to produce another form of identification, but she said, "It's a real shame that poll workers will not accept a Military I.D., which is a very secure form of identification, but they will take a phone bill!"


Long wait at Mason Precinct 131-01
Updated 11:13 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
Mason voter Bill Weidus writes:

I waited for 1 hour and 10 minutes to vote this morning at Precinct
131-01 in Mason, ZIP 45040. They only had four booths available to vote
in. The line was VERY long. This is at Mason Methodist Church, 773 S.
Mason-Montgomery Rd. I arrived at 7:00 am. There are two precincts
there. One had no line at all, but we were not allowed to use the open
voting machines for the other Precinct. We "Had" to wait for our four
booths to be open. It was crazy. When I left the church the line was
twice as long as when I arrived.


Broken scanner, growing lines at Drake
Updated 10:29 AM
By Gregory Korte | Enquirer staff writer
From voter Neil Goeppinger:

I voted at Drake Hospital (Springfield Township Ward CC)

I had ballot #17 – the e scan indicated that there were only 14 votes counted to that point – and then the machine broke requiring a call to technical support

The staff was distributing emergency ballot envelopes to the growing line as I was leaving


Reporter threatened with arrest
Updated 10:28 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
Enquirer reporter Janice Morse and photographer Tony Jones were threatened with arrest this morning at a Butler County polling place, while attempting to photograph and interview Congressman John Boehner as he voted.

Boehner had told the media he would available for interviews this morning, but Jones and Morse were told by poll workers that they could not come into the polling place, which is at the Church of the Nazarene on Tylersville Road.

West Chester Township police had arrived at the church and were talking with poll workers. More details as we get them.


Scanners down in Milford G
Updated 10:20 AM
By Gregory Korte | Enquirer staff writer
Voter Sam McKee reports:
The scanner for the G district in Milford was down at the Five Points Building. It was up a half hour later. The ballots were put into another slot on the machine and the workers said that they would be counted at the board of elections. Seemed kind of odd to me.


Scanners not working
Updated 9:30 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
I voted this morning at approximately 6:50 a.m. at Golden Leaf Baptist Church. I am in the Cincinnati 23-H precinct. The optical scanning machines were not working, so I had to place my ballot in the side slot without seeing it scanned. I am worried that my vote will not be scanned and counted.

In addition, the poll workers stated that there were not enough booths, as some of the ones they had been given had broken legs and could not stand upright.

Thanks,
Jane Hamilton


Scanners not working in Clifton
Updated 9:29 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
I voted at 6:30 this morning at 15F in Clifton. It took me 1/2 hour and I was only the 6th person to vote. The front door was stuck so we couldn't get in, the scanners weren't working so we had to fill in all those little boxes and we didn't want our votes not to count so we were diligent about filling them in solidly, and the polling place was already running out of pens at 6:45 a.m.!!!

Most people there were fairly upset and I can imagine what it will be like later in the day.

Jo Taylor


Problem with Newport voting machine
Updated 9:20 AM
By DaveH | Enquirer staff writer
Luann Gibbs, Administrative Assistant/Business-News, reports:

I arrived at Newport High School's voting facility this morning at 6:15 a.m., to find there are already problems arising with the touch-screen voting booth.

There are only two booths at this facility: They are both Direct Response Electronic systems, one being similar to a lever machine but with buttons instead of levers, and the other is a touch-screen machine designed for those with disabilities. The first person to use the touch screen machine at 6 a.m. voted, and the machine immediately began to smoke, emit a foul electrical smell, and the touch screen went blank. Poll workers were already on the phone trying to get it fixed when I arrived, and the gentleman who used the touch screen machine was still there, trying to verify that his votes will be counted. He asked for a provisional ballot in case they could not get the machine repaired but the four poll workers were flustered and no one could agree on whether or not he should have one.

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7. Cuyahoga encounters voting problems

Tuesday, November 07, 2006
11:14 a.m.
More than 40 polling places in Cuyahoga County reported problems when the polls opened this morning, a spokesman from the Board of Elections said.

Forty-three of the county’s 573 voting places either failed to open on time or couldn’t get some or all of their electronic voting machines to work, Alan Melamed said.

At Boulevard School in Shaker Heights voters who showed up first-thing were turned away temporarily because electronic voting machines were not working. The poll workers later reverted to paper ballots and began welcoming voters, Melamed said.
By Susan Vinella, [e-mail]

Pair threatened with arrest
THE ENQUIRER

Enquirer reporter Janice Morse and photographer Tony Jones are now being permitted to enter a Butler County polling place after they were threatened with arrest earlier this morning while attempting to photograph and interview Congressman John Boehner as he voted.

Boehner had told the media he would available for interviews this morning, but Jones and Morse were told by poll workers that they could not come into the polling place, which is at the Church of the Nazarene on Tylersville Road.

West Chester Township police had arrived at the church and were talking with poll workers.

Meanwhile, a videographer with WCPO-TV (Channel 9) was challenged by pollworkers about 6:30 a.m. after he shot video of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt voting in Clermont County. Bob Morford, news director, said authorities cited law regarding polling procedures. The crew member left with his video, which the station plans to use. WCPO is pursuing further legal advice.

Enquirer.com will continue to update this story.http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061107/NEWS01/311070012

Associated Press
Nov 7, 10:43 AM EST

Long lines, problems with voting machines reported across Ohio

By CONNIE MABIN
Associated Press Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Long lines, problems with ballot-reading machines and some frustrated voters who left polls without casting ballots were reported early on Tuesday in Ohio's first punch-card free general election.
All 88 counties for the first time used electronic voting - either touch-screen machines or paper ballots read by optical scan machines as voters selected candidates for governor, Congress and statewide offices.
Voters also were required to show identification for the first time.
In Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and elsewhere, lines more than 30 people deep formed at polling places. In Athens County in southeast Ohio, the prosecutor warned voters to be leery of fraudulent calls claiming their voting precinct had been changed.
James W. Marquart of Cleveland said he left an elementary school polling place without voting because his name wasn't on the rolls even though he had a postcard from the elections board showing that's where he was to vote.

Rep. Jean Schmidt was the first person to vote at a polling place in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, but the machine could not read her paper optical scan ballot. Poll workers couldn't solve the problem, so her ballot and others were to be scanned later.
Similar scanning troubles were reported in Akron.
On the Net:
Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_ELN_PROBLEMS_AT_THE_POLLS_OHOL-?SITE=OHONN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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11. more.....Enquirer Voter Hotline

http://www.cincinnatidatadesk.com/pages/voter.html
Conflicting information
Updated 6:03 PM

Fred Ragland of Delhi Township said the scanner broke down at Precinct M at the Delhi fire station on Greenwell.

Ragland said poll workers told him his ballot would be counted later with provisional ballots.

He called the board of elections, which said the uncounted ballots would be scanned tonight at the board of elections, Ragland said. He was unhappy with the confusing answers.

"We'd be better off with hanging chads than this stuff," Ragland said.

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Forced to vote provisionally in Hamilton
Updated 5:07 PM

Voter Kevin R. Maxfield writes:

When I arrived at the polls this morning in Hamilton, OH I was told that my
voter registration card was reported as "undeliverable" even though I had received the card at home. They told me that I had to vote by provisional ballot. After filling out the ballot and sealing it in the envelope, they provided, I gave it back to the poll worker. When my wife finished voting and we were discussing our votes I realized that they had only given me the first page of the provisional ballot meaning that I did not get to vote on several of the State issues.


Scanners not working at Lake Isabella
Updated 4:41 PM

David Johansenn reported that the scanners were not working at Lake Isabella polling center. Poll workers were taking the paper ballots and putting them into envelopes to be taken downtown to the Board of Elections.



University of Cincinnati researcher gets ID hassle
Updated 3:56 PM

The following complaint is remarkable in that the author, as the director of the University of Cincinnati's polling and research institute, has more than a passing familiarity with election procedures:

I vote in the "Columbia G" precinct in Columbia Township at the Mariemont Florist Showroom on Wooster Pike.

I went to my polling place this morning at around 8:00. I showed my Ohio driver's license with the card BMV 2523 issued to me by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The card reads, in part, "The name and address on the front of this card shows the changes that have been made to your Drivers Record at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Please carry this card with your Drivers License....Thank you, Franklin R. Caltrider, Registrar."

A poll worker then attempted to give me a provisional ballot and told me that I had to use it because the address on the original license was different from their voter rolls. I explained to her that, in Ohio, this is how the state changes the address on one's drivers license; they don't issue a new license, but, instead, issue you this card and you use it with the original license to show your current address.
She told me (repeatedly) that the law had changed and they would not accept my documentation. I explained that I knew that the law had changed, but that these two documents together are the state-issued positive identification with my correct home address and that they should be accepted so that I could "vote like they are" (I said this while pointing to the people using regular ballots in the booths.). A man who seemed to be supervising the poll workers backed her up, but I stood my ground and said that I had a right to vote and that I was not going to vote with a provisional ballot because I was entitled to vote the regular way.

After a few minutes they asked me to step out of line and she and he continued to tell me that I must vote with the provisional ballot they kept trying to give me. I asked them repeatedly what kind of documentation they would accept and told them that I would go home and get it and come back and vote. They never answered that question; they showed me the law and I kept telling them that I understood the law and that my documentation met the law's requirements and that I wanted a regular ballot. I also asked them several times how they dealt with people who had no drivers license at all, but they did not answer that question either.

After about thirty minutes of disagreement, they tried to give me the provisional ballot again and pointed out the phone number I should call later to 'see if my vote was counted'. I refused the provisional ballot again and told them that they should call the number because it was not just my vote that was being affected; undoubtedly there would be more people throughout the day -- including my husband who had not been in to vote yet -- who would be affected by their misunderstanding of the law. At that point, the man in charge placed the call, explained the documentation I had provided, and in just a moment (apparently acting on what the person at the other end of the line had told him) hung up and turned to the worker who had been denying me my ballot and said, "Give her the ballot." I was then given my regular ballot and I voted. As I was leaving the polling place, the woman who had initially refused to give me the proper ballot thanked me for helping them.

Later my husband went in to vote and a poll worker tried the same thing with him until another poll worker told her that "this is the same as the other one" and let him vote with a regular ballot.

Beth Walter Honadle, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Institute for Policy Research
University of Cincinnati
47 Corry Boulevard
Edwards Center 1, Suite 3110
PO Box 210132
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0132

Lyn Loughlin, 55, of Clifton, writes about her problems voting:

I am a 55 year old white female who has been a registered Democrat for as long as I've been voting (some 30 years now). For the past nine-plus years I've been the resident of a predominantly Democratic neighborhood (Clifton's Gaslight District).

In that time I've voted at the same location (The Unitarian Church 320 Resor Ave.) with no difficulty. This morning, as I attempted to vote, I was informed of the following:

1. My polling location had changed (Clifton United Methodist Church -3416 Clifton). There was no prior notice of this by mail or any other means.

2. That I was not on the voter list at this new location.

3. After going on-line, I discovered that I WAS NOT REGISTERED, PERIOD. I find the timing of this interesting and maddening for the following reasons:

1. Those going through this same difficulty, at BOTH polling locations, appeared to be my age or above.

2. For many, the weather, change of location, and the new voting method, were voiced as extremely problematic.

3. I'm concerned as to whether these instances were experienced across party lines and counties or restricted to Democratic/Independent demographics.

4. Am I to assume that these same "difficulties" are to be expected when attempting to vote during the upcoming Presidential election?

If this were an isolated incident I'd have been tempted to cast my provisional ballot and let the matter rest. However, as we're all well aware, it is not. I'm incredibly dissatisfied with the Republican handling of this country and will not have my voice tampered with - content to write the event off as a bureaucratic, coincidental glitch.

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8. Butler County

http://www.butlercountyelections.org/index.cfm?page=liveResults

Election Summary Report
Butler County, Ohio
General Election
November 7, 2006
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races

Zero Report 11/03/06
10:21:50



Registered Voters 236969 - Cards Cast 0 0.00% Num. Report Precinct 297 - Num. Reporting 0 0.00%

GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR
Total
Number of Precincts 297
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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BLACKWELL/RAGA REP 0 N/A
FITRAKIS/RIOS 0 N/A
PEIRCE/NOBLE 0 N/A
STRICKLAND/FISHER DEM 0 N/A
Write-in Votes 0 N/A


ATTORNEY GENERAL
Total
Number of Precincts 297
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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MARC DANN DEM 0 N/A
BETTY MONTGOMERY REP 0 N/A


AUDITOR OF STATE
Total
Number of Precincts 297
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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BARBARA SYKES DEM 0 N/A
MARY TAYLOR REP 0 N/A


SECRETARY OF STATE
Total
Number of Precincts 297
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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JENNIFER L. BRUNNER DEM 0 N/A
JOHN A. EASTMAN 0 N/A
GREG HARTMANN REP 0 N/A
TIMOTHY J. KETTLER 0 N/A


TREASURER OF STATE
Total
Number of Precincts 297
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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RICHARD CORDRAY DEM 0 N/A
SANDRA O'BRIEN REP 0 N/A


UNITED STATES SENATOR
Total
Number of Precincts 297
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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SHERROD BROWN DEM 0 N/A
MIKE DEWINE REP 0 N/A
Write-in Votes 0 N/A


REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS - 1ST DISTRICT
Total
Number of Precincts 25
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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STEVE CHABOT REP 0 N/A
JOHN CRANLEY DEM 0 N/A


REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS - 8TH DISTRICT
Total
Number of Precincts 276
Precincts Reporting 0 0.0 %
Total Votes 0

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JOHN A. BOEHNER REP 0 N/A
MORT MEIER DEM 0 N/A


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10. Ohio Democrats Filing Lawsuit To Keep Polls Open Late

Ohio Democrats Filing Lawsuit To Keep Polls Open Late
The Ohio Democratic party is filing a lawsuit to keep polling locations in Cuyahoga County open late, ONN affiliate WEWS reported.

Four poling locations did not open until about 7 a.m. The Democrats are not happy that they did not open on time.

They are asking a judge to keep them open. The same thing happened in the May primary.

The Democrats want to give voters extra time to cast their ballots.

They are also concerned about the security of the paper ballots that had been cast when electronic machines weren't working Tuesday morning.

The Board of Elections is preparted to argue the case in front of judge.

Voter Turnout

Early reports on voter turnout shows a lot of people stayed away from the polls early Tuesday.

According to 5 On Your Side chief investigator Duane Pohlman, voter turnout was 13 percent at 2 p.m. in Cuyahoga County. Voter turnout in Ohio was expected to be at more than 50 percent.

However, several problems were reported at the polls Tuesday and that may have contributed to the low turnout, NewsChannel5 reported.

Forty-three polling locations had some serious problems -- that's 6 percent of all polls in Cuyahoga County.

The problems are similar to what happened in the May primary. Electronic voting machines didn't work, there were long lines and poll workers and technicians didn't show up.

Copyright 2006 by NewsNet5.http://www.ohionewsnow.com/?sec=&story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200611/1944340540.html

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12. Cleveland Polling Locations To Stay Open

Nov 07 2006 6:59PM

A federal judge has ordered an Ohio county to keep 16 Cleveland area polling locations open until 9 p.m. because of long lines and earlier problems with voting machines.

Stay tuned to Ohio News Now and OhioNewsNow.com for more information.

Copyright 2006 by NewsNet5.http://www.ohionewsnow.com/?sec=&story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200611/1944340540.html

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13. IF anybody happens upon this thread...

live election results will be on all the above gov.county links and at the Ohio News Now link, for capturing..downloading ...whatever.

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14. .................

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15. RESULTS FOR DISTRICT 18

RESULTS FOR DISTRICT 18
42 OF 631 PRECINCTS REPORTING
7% IN
66% 8,877 VOTES
Zack Space
34% 4,625 VOTES
Joy Padgett

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16. AP: Democrat Zack Space Wins Ney's Seat

Nov 07 2006 10:31PM

According to the Associated Press, Democrat Zack Space has won the Republican-held House district of disgraced former Rep. Bob Ney.

Stay tuned to OhioNewsNow.com for more information.
http://www.ohionewsnow.com/?story=sites/ONN/content/pool/200611/1024080426.html


Congressional District 1
Last updated: 11-07-2006 10:36PM


2% of precincts reporting Votes Percent
Steve Chabot (R) - Incumbent 13,989 58%


John Cranley (D) 10,098 42%
http://www.ohionewsnow.com/?story=feeds/elections/webresults.php&racegroup=onn

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17. Okay...I have no idea what the fuck I am doing...

and I'm getting just a little bit cranky. I have saved so much crap and have no idea what half of it is. I have an entire pdf file of the Hamilton County results that include undervotes and overvotes. Then there's screen shots from Butler County, at various stages...I don't really know when. So, .. I'm so about done. I concentrated on the !st, and the 18th, because the Senate was done so early. The 18th was called relatively early as well...but the 1st district is being troublesome. Curiously, Butler County, has 100% of their vote total in? Whatever...

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20. Hang onto it, we have math geniuses here on DU who can help you

Butler is using DREs, optiscans should take longer

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22. thanks Rosebud...

it's over....

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18. good night...

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19. shit...

Congressional District 1
Last updated: 11-08-2006 12:14AM

67% of precincts reporting Votes Percent
Steve Chabot (R) - Incumbent 70,657 52%
John Cranley (D) 65,516 48%

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21. Ohio !st

Precincts: 99%
619/622
OH 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DIST.
Updated: 11:51 PM
Projected Winner Steve Chabot 53%
John Cranley 47%