Sparks Fly at Board of Elections Certification Meeting
Two heated exchanges punctuated the May 22 Geauga County Board of Elections meeting, with disagreements arising over recently changed absentee ballot rules and a board member’s potential conflict of interest in a judicial candidate petition review.
Two heated exchanges punctuated the May 22 Geauga County Board of Elections meeting, with disagreements arising over recently changed absentee ballot rules and a board member’s potential conflict of interest in a judicial candidate petition review. The first dispute began as board members reviewed late-arriving ballots. Under previous Ohio law, absentee ballots arriving after Election Day could still be counted if they were postmarked before Election Day and received within a four-day grace period. Recent legislation eliminated that grace period, requiring ballots to arrive at the board of elections by the close of polls on Election Day. The four-day grace...
