Take that, Diebold - a slam from Montgomery County

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http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=159179&r=2&Category=11

No electronic machines for Stark voters
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Matthews, the director of the Stark County Board of Elections, was fit to be tied when he heard that 31 counties, including neighboring Tuscarawas and Carroll counties, will get money to buy machines to replace punch-card ballots, but Stark will have to wait until 2005.
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Blackwell’s office left Stark off the list approved by the Ohio Senate on Wednesday as part of House Bill 262 even though Matthews has been actively involved in the move to electronic machines for two years. He also regularly has defended Blackwell’s efforts to get the machines in place.
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“Sen. Schuring did his best,” Matthews said. “Why was someone from Montgomery County blocking Stark County? What is his motivation? Jacobson does not have Ohio voters in mind. He’s playing politics. This is not over. Money talks.”
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As written, the legislation does not allow any of the 31 counties that may drop out to be replaced by another. The only way Stark can now be included is if the House sends the bill to a conference committee. That seems unlikely because behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in Wednesday’s Senate vote was intended to prevent the bill from going to a committee, which would slow it from getting to Gov. Bob Taft’s desk for his signature.

This is significant because Stark county is the headquarters of Diebold. Montgomery county refused to certifiy any of the machines.

This is also good for AWD. His home county is Stark.

Tell me some more about Jacobson.

[Philostopher]

1. Jacobson's a Republican, if this is the right one:

http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/bios/sd_06.html

Wonder if he's part of the secret cabal that was plotting against the Republicans' favorite son, Ken Blackwell? The guy at the link did used to be a member of the Mont. Co. BOE -- I'll bet it's him. Must be one of Householder's buddies.

(edit -- danged apostrophe got in the wrong place)

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2. That would explain it

Let them devour each other.

[liberalnurse]

3. Jeff Jacobson will soon be the President

of the Ohio General Assembly....he is Majority Whip now.......A very savvy one indeed.