Licking County OH: R Mayor Candidate named Diebold with Diebold DREs

[mod mom]

Here's a WEIRD one. Licking County (next county over from Franklin in Central Ohio) will feature a Republican candidate, Bob Diebold. The voters in the primary will be asked to choose a candidate whose name appears on the voting machine they will be voting on.

2007 Municipal Candidate Questionnaire2007 Municipal Candidate Questionnaire
MAYOR CANDIDATES – REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
MIKE BLOWERS BOB DIEBOLD
S = SUPPORT O = OPPOSE U = UNDECIDED
City Of Newark

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http://www.lickingcountychamber.com/contentment/applications/edocs/docs/2007SpringQuestionnaire.pdf

Licking County is a Diebold DRE county and those DREs have the name
"Diebold" plastered on them.

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. THAT will inspire voter confidence in the machines!

I wonder if Blowers could claim that the tabulators represent illegal campaigning in a polling place?

[kster]

2. KICK ,FOR ONE MORE "R"

PLEASE.

[Stevepol]

3. If the votes are counted correctly, he'll lose because of name recognition.