Stivers-Kilroy, 2 other races await ruling (Ohio 15th US congressional district)

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Franklin County was exempt from the statewide Nov. 25 deadline to certify election results as officials awaited the outcome of an appeal of last week's court decision that approximately 1,000 provisional ballots must be counted. The delay leaves in question the winner of the race for the 15th congressional district and two Ohio House races.

As of Nov. 24, Republican Steve Stivers led Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy by 479 votes in the congressional race, and the races for the Ohio House's 19th and 20th districts were too close to call without the results of the county's more than 27,000 provisional ballots. Those ballots cannot be counted before the appeals court issues a ruling, which was expected to happen by Thursday.

In question in the case are approximately 1,000 provisional ballots that did not include both the signatures and printed names of voters on the ballot envelopes.

Franklin County voters Dana Skaggs and Kyle Fannin filed a complaint Nov. 13 against Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on behalf of Stivers' campaign, requesting that those ballots not be counted.

U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley ruled last week that the missing signatures were the result of poll worker error and should be counted. The lawyer representing the voters immediately appealed.

http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/clintonville/stories/2008/11/25/1127cl15_ln.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=104

[Redbear]

1. Thanks for the update.

I hope they count all the votes.