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August 29, 2012

Ohio Secretary of State Fires 2 Officials Who Sought to Extend Voting Hours 
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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has fired two local election
officials who voted to extend early voting to weekends in Montgomery
County. The two officials were suspended earlier this month for
extending the voting after Husted, a Republican, announced all counties
would follow uniform hours for early voting on weekdays. But since his
order only applied during the week, the now fired officials, Tom Ritchie
and Dennis Lieberman, moved to expand voting times on the weekend.
Critics have said the state’s uneven hours benefit white Republicans,
while disenfranchising people of color. President Obama won Montgomery
County in 2008.

 

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