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Jon Husted

Ohio Governor Draws Opponent For 2014 Race

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics

Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald (D) confirmed months of speculation Monday and announced the first step in a campaign to unseat Ohio Gov. John...

Listening For Ohio Democracy

Troy Jackson | Posted 05.06.2013 | Religion
Troy Jackson

In a season of polarizing political rhetoric, with deliberate distortion and exaggeration the order of the day, people of faith are called to seek higher ground. We ought to move into authentic dialogue, and work on our individual and collective ability to listen to one another.

Former Governor Makes Big Decision

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 01.08.2013 | Politics

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) will not run for his old job in 2014. Strickland announced Tuesday morning that he would not challenge Gov. Joh...

GOP Voting Chief: Balance Not Politically Possible

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 12.11.2012 | Politics

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) defended his decision to limit early voting in the state, saying that voting places needed time to set up for t...

John Celock

Dems' Big Hope For 'Voter Surpression Poster Child'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.04.2012 | Politics

Kansas Democrats are using the threat of suing the state's Republican secretary of state over "voter surpression" as a new tactic to raise money. ...

Bring Back Same-day Registration to Fix Ohio's Provisional Ballot Problem

Mary Jo Kilroy | Posted 01.13.2013 | Politics
Mary Jo Kilroy

After my experience with the voter hotline, and seeking the advice and opinions from other volunteers there, I have a few suggestions for moving forward.

Swing State Sorrows: The Price of a Vote That Matters

Rana B. Khoury | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Rana B. Khoury

By November 7, we will have determined the course of the domestic and foreign policies of a global superpower. Very soon thereafter all will forget us, and then in four years wonder again why we are so fickle.

State's Last Minute Move Could Trash Legal Votes

Think Progress | Posted 11.03.2012 | Politics

A last-minute directive issued by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted could invalidate legal provisional ballots. Ohio is widely viewed as the most cri...

Judge Makes Decision On GOP Official's Controversial Firing Of Dems

Reuters | Posted 12.26.2012 | Politics

* Ohio is key battleground state in presidential election * Two officials were charged with breaking election law By Kim...

The Secretary's Setback: The Polls Will Stay Open in Ohio

Rana B. Khoury | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics
Rana B. Khoury

Our votes shouldn't be precious and fragile, susceptible to inconveniences and disenfranchisement. They are our right, and Ohioans know it like no one else.

Throwing a Yellow Flag at Election Officials

Mike Edwards | Posted 12.15.2012 | Politics
Mike Edwards

The NFL removes an official from a game for merely being a fan, and yet our elections are being officiated by the players themselves. This, of course, has consequences.

Obama Campaign Asks Court To Allow Early Voting

AP | Posted 10.13.2012 | Politics

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Barack Obama's campaign is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to consider an appeal in a dispute over early voting in the p...

Trymaine Lee

Ohio Secretary Of State Deepens Confusion With Early Voting Appeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 10.11.2012 | Black Voices

Earlier this week when Ohio's Secretary of State John Husted said he'd appeal a court ruling that would reinstate early voting on the last three days ...

GOPer Appeals Key Ohio Decision To Supreme Court

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANN SANNER | Posted 12.09.2012 | Politics

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's election chief on Tuesday appealed a ruling that reinstates the final three early voting days in the battleground state,...

Luke Johnson

GOP Official Talks About Need To 'Streamline' Voter ID Process

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 09.19.2012 | Politics

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, who has been fighting a lawsuit from the Obama campaign trying to restore early voting, said voter identification ...

Dems Fight Back Against GOP Firing

Reuters | Posted 11.11.2012 | Politics

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Two Ohio election officials fired for trying to extend voting in the final weekend before...

Luke Johnson

Ohio Official Makes About-Face On Controversial Voting Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 09.07.2012 | Politics

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday rescinded a directive that would have prohibited Ohio counties from setting hours for early voting on the...

Exposing Real Voter Fraud

Jim Worth | Posted 11.06.2012 | Politics
Jim Worth

Every American has the right to vote. Any attempt to suppress that vote should be met with a passionate rebuke of the offenders.

The Truth In Love

Troy Jackson | Posted 11.06.2012 | Religion
Troy Jackson

The prevailing wisdom is that the best way to win the day and win this election is by destroying the other. In this swing-state many believe most likely to decide the presidential election, the rhetoric can be particularly disheartening.

Luke Johnson

Official Refuses To Comply With Court Ruling On Early Voting

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 09.04.2012 | Politics

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Tuesday that the state would not comply with a court ruling and restore early voting in the final weekend...

A More Efficient Voting Experience

Jonathan Brothers | Posted 10.29.2012 | Politics
Jonathan Brothers

Since these new laws and hours worked in 2008, why chance the system for 2012? The question remains, are Ohio's voting hours being influenced by partisan attempts to disenfranchise certain groups of Americans?

Group Rallies To Restore Weekend Voting Hours In Ohio

Video the Vote | Posted 10.27.2012 | Politics
Video the Vote

Ohio has enjoyed early in-person voting since 2008, which allowed tens of thousands to vote before election day in order to avoid the long lines or po...

GOP Official Says Early Voting Process Should Not Accommodate Black Voters

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics

An Ohio GOP election official who voted against the weekend voting rules that enabled thousands to cast ballots in the 2008 election said Sunday that ...