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By Stephanie Warsmith
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 11:50 a.m. EDT, Sep 05, 2008
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner voted in favor of extended hours at Summit County's absentee voting site, siding with her fellow Democrats on the elections board.
Brunner released a decision this morning breaking tie votes by the board in favor of the Job Center, where in-person absentee voting will be offered for the November election, being open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Democrats on the board were in favor of the extended hours, saying they wanted to give people who work more of an opportunity to vote. Republican board members argued for more limited hours, pointing to the board and county's budget problems.
Brunner's decision wasn't unexpected, as she had already voted in favor of extended hours in Franklin County, which will also have a special site for people to absentee vote this fall.
This year will be the first presidential election in which anyone in Ohio can vote absentee for any reason. They can either vote by mail or in person.
To avoid the long lines and traffic problems that the Summit County elections board had in the March primary, board members decided to have an alternate location where voters can go to cast their absentee ballots. They chose the Job Center, a county-owned building on Tallmadge Avenue.
Absentee voting will begin Sept. 30.
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner voted in favor of extended hours at Summit County's absentee voting site, siding with her fellow Democrats on the elections board.
Brunner released a decision this morning breaking tie votes by the board in favor of the Job Center, where in-person absentee voting will be offered for the November election, being open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Democrats on the board were in favor of the extended hours, saying they wanted to give people who work more of an opportunity to vote. Republican board members argued for more limited hours, pointing to the board and county's budget problems.
Brunner's decision wasn't unexpected, as she had already voted in favor of extended hours in Franklin County, which will also have a special site for people to absentee vote this fall.
This year will be the first presidential election in which anyone in Ohio can vote absentee for any reason. They can either vote by mail or in person.
To avoid the long lines and traffic problems that the Summit County elections board had in the March primary, board members decided to have an alternate location where voters can go to cast their absentee ballots. They chose the Job Center, a county-owned building on Tallmadge Avenue.
Absentee voting will begin Sept. 30.
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