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http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/31101144.html

Ohio elections chief appeals court ruling
By Associated Press

POSTED: 08:58 a.m. EDT, Oct 16, 2008

COLUMBUS: Ohio's top elections chief has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to
intervene in a dispute over whether the state is required to do more to help
counties verify voter eligibility, a spokesman for her office said Thursday.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, filed an appeal the high court
late Wednesday, said spokesman Jeff Ortega.

On Tuesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati sided with the
Ohio Republican Party and ordered Brunner to set up a system that provides
names of newly registered voters whose driver's license numbers or Social
Security numbers don't match records in other government databases.

The GOP contends the information for counties will help prevent fraud.

At least 200,000 newly registered voters have mismatched data, according to an
initial review by Brunner's office.

Brunner's office said Wednesday that she would comply with the lower court's
ruling. Ortega said the office would release a statement later Thursday on why
she chose to file an appeal.

Brunner has called the issue a veiled attempt at disenfranchising voters and
said other checks exist to help determine eligibility.

Ohio Republicans issued a statement calling the situation a shameful mess and
criticized her for initially saying she would comply with the earlier court
ruling.

About 666,000 Ohioans have registered to vote since January, with many doing so
before the contested Democratic presidential primary election between Sens.
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in March.

COLUMBUS: Ohio's top elections chief has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to
intervene in a dispute over whether the state is required to do more to help
counties verify voter eligibility, a spokesman for her office said Thursday.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, filed an appeal the high court
late Wednesday, said spokesman Jeff Ortega.

On Tuesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati sided with the
Ohio Republican Party and ordered Brunner to set up a system that provides
names of newly registered voters whose driver's license numbers or Social
Security numbers don't match records in other government databases.

The GOP contends the information for counties will help prevent fraud.

At least 200,000 newly registered voters have mismatched data, according to an
initial review by Brunner's office.

Brunner's office said Wednesday that she would comply with the lower court's
ruling. Ortega said the office would release a statement later Thursday on why
she chose to file an appeal.

Brunner has called the issue a veiled attempt at disenfranchising voters and
said other checks exist to help determine eligibility.

Ohio Republicans issued a statement calling the situation a shameful mess and
criticized her for initially saying she would comply with the earlier court
ruling.

About 666,000 Ohioans have registered to vote since January, with many doing so
before the contested Democratic presidential primary election between Sens.
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in March.

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