Interesting article on Blackwell from 2002

[VTGold]

http://www.citybeat.com/2002-09-12/bq.shtml

(snip)

"Our elections system in Ohio is one of the worst in the country," he says.

The Chicago Tribune concluded Ohio threw out more ballots in the 2000 election -- 2 percent -- than any state but Illinois and Florida. Those states have spent money on their systems, but Blackwell is waiting for federal funds for new equipment.

"He's not doing anything," Flannery says. "He's kind of sitting there."


(snip)

Flannery also questions whether Blackwell is committed to the secretary of state's job. He chaired Steve Forbes' 2000 presidential campaign and spent eight days in Florida during the presidential voting crisis. Blackwell's Web site has a long list of organizations he's been involved in.

"He's done well looking for other opportunities," Flannery says.

Blackwell learned a lot in Florida that applies to Ohio, Lee says.

Flannery is appealing to voters' sense of fairness. Aside from the state supreme court, Ohio Democrats haven't won a statewide office since 1990.

"In Ohio, things don't go well when you have one-party rule," he says.

[Nothing Without Hope]

1. I really hope Blackwell is disgraced, indicted, and convicted N/T

[texpatriot2004]

3. I'll second that. Blackwell seems to have been doing this for

awhile now eh?

[RevCheesehead]

2. Award for the most obvious statement of the year:

"Blackwell learned a lot in Florida that applies to Ohio, Lee says."

Hindsight's a bitch, ain't it?

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

4. Kick...

...eom

[rehema]

5. Blackwell knew the game to play

"Blackwell has spent a lot of time visiting boards of elections and learning about their problems so he can come up with the best solution, Lee says. He cites two reasons for ballots being thrown out: over-voting, when too many holes are punched; and under-voting, when too few are punched."

Hmmm..interesting