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Ohio national leader in addressing voting machine concerns
By Jennifer Brunner
Guest Columnist
Ohio's recent election systems review conducted by my office has been called one of the most exhaustive studies in the nation. We were fortunate to have the cooperation of all voting machine manufacturers whose systems are used in our state, a team of both industrial and academic researchers who performed parallel testing, and a group of bipartisan election officials who were instrumental in the review of the report findings and the crafting of recommendations.
My job as secretary of state is to protect the interests of voters in fair and accurate elections in our state. The recent and ongoing debate on what is the best voting system for our state involves what I believe are the best intentions of Ohio's election officials, voting rights activists, nonprofit voting related organizations, members of the legislature and media, and most importantly, Ohio voters.
It is inevitable that, in this discussion differences of opinion will arise on what is best for our state. I welcome that debate, as it is essential for a healthy democracy.
Read Secretary Brunner's Full Column at Greene County Dailies
