Boehner Statement on Ohio Secretary of State Continued Refusal to Comply with Federal Election Law

24.10.08 - 21:34 ... source : John Boehner - 8th District of Ohio

... Share This Page Slashdot Del.icio.us Google Digg Reddit Newsvine Furl Yahoo Facebook Oct 22, 2008 Washington - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement regarding Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's continued defiance of federal voting laws that require her to provide local election officials with access to resources to verify voter registrations: "In the wake of widespread allegations of voter fraud and election abuses in Florida during the 2000 presidential campaign, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was signed into law to restore confidence in our electoral system and to establish the minimum standards to oversee a fair election. Secretary Brunner has shown no interest in conducting a fair election, instead refusing to provide HAVA-required access to a statewide database to verify voter registrations despite reports of voter-registrat ...» Next (HTML)