Tag Archives: Jon Husted

Jon Husted’s Voter Fraud Crusade Gets Results!

Posted on May 24, 2013 at 12:45 pm by Bob Cesca

Teeny-tiny statistically insignificant results in Ohio. Via TPM: In January, Husted directed the 88 county boards of election to investigate all claims of voter fraud. The county boards and Husted’s staff found 625 cases of irregularity. Of those cases, names … Continue reading →
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Six Hour Lines and Voter Suppression in Florida and Ohio

Posted on November 5, 2012 at 7:07 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column. Voter suppression and Voting Rights Act violations in Florida and Ohio: For the last year or so, I’ve been tracking the Republican effort to suppress voting rights by passing various Jim Crow style “Voter ID” laws. The … Continue reading →

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Balancing the Budget

Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Will Romney call for increased defense spending again tonight, or will he pretend that he never did to begin with? Who knows? Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s … Continue reading →

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Extensive Webs of People

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced today that he plans to appeal the recent ruling that restored early voting during the final three days of the election.

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In Over Your Head

Posted on September 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – John Darkow In other news, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s request for a stay on the order to resume early voting was denied. Husted requested the stay after backing down from his order to restrict early voting.

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Poker Face

Posted on September 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Chris Weyant In other news, a new study out today shows that one year after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), dogs and cats are not living together and there is no mass hysteria. Also — … Continue reading →

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Jon Husted Called On His Bluff, Backs Down

Posted on September 7, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — faced with the prospect of appearing in court to explain himself, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has rescinded his order to continue restricting early-voting hours. Husted also issued a formal apology to the court for Directive … Continue reading →

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Obama Campaign Challenging Jon Husted’s Hubris

Posted on September 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

According to the Obama campaign, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted doesn’t actually have the authority to arbitrarily override the lower court’s ruling on early-voting rights, and they have filed a motion asking a federal court to enforce the lower … Continue reading →

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Jon Husted Continues to Defy Voting Rights and the Courts

Posted on September 5, 2012 at 11:52 am by Bob Cesca

The current secretary of state in Ohio is making Ken Blackwell look even-keeled. Husted has refused to acknowledge a court ruling that re-instates early voting. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said in a memo Tuesday that he wouldn’t restore … Continue reading →

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Ohio’s Husted Continues War Against Voting

Posted on August 29, 2012 at 9:05 am by Bob Cesca

The Secretary of State in Ohio, Jon Husted, has upped the ante in his attempt to disenfranchise Democratic voters: The two Democratic members of the Montgomery County Board of Elections have been fired, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said … Continue reading →

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