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Progress Ohio staff member Bret Thompson was in Dayton today capturing video of the Jon Husted residency hearing. Will post video this afternoon.  Until then, here’s the update:

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is tied on whether Jon Husted meets the residency requirements for State Representative under Ohio law.
As a result, the matter will go back to the Secretary of State for a second time. Secretary Brunner will cast the tiebreaking vote.

Republican Board member Jim Nathanson said he believes believes “maximum flexibility” should be given to the board and that he “emphatically” supported Husted’s residency claim.

Democratic member Dennis Lieberman asserted that “changes in the law changed the residency exemption for politicians and only covered those who were working outside of the state.”

Lieberman presented graphs showing Husted’s low utility usage in Kettering. Based on his utility usage, Husted’s family living in Columbus, his children attending school in Columbus, and other evidence, Lieberman said “Husted does not have a fixed habitat” in his district.

Democratic board member Tom Ritchey also voted against finding that Husted was a resident.

Rep. Jon Husted is the GOP’s 2010 candidate for Secretary of State, Ohio’s chief elections officer.

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