Events

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (D-Columbus) has been a stalwart champion of free and fair elections. Without her there would have been no EVEREST Report that revealed security flaws in electronic voting machines, no move toward optical scanners with their verifiable paper trail, no shakeup of the dysfunctional Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, none of the many other actions she has taken to help improve elections. She has put forward her recommendations and directives without flinching at partisan opposition.

For all this she was awarded the JFK Library Foundation Profiles in Courage Award, and very appropriately her re-election campaign is planning a reception to congratulate her in Columbus on May 20th.
Details after the flip.

Chris Dole, county commissioner candidate running as an independent, will speak at the May meeting of the Blue Ash-North East Democratic Club. The meeting is set for Tuesday, May 20 at 7 PM at the Blue Ash Golf Course, 4040 Cooper Road.

Dole, a long-time Democrat and Crosby Township trustee, decided to run after learning that county Democrats would not field a candidate against Republican Greg Hartmann for county commissioner. In exchange, Republicans agreed not to endorse a candidate running against Commissioner Todd Portune.

Dole said the deal between the two parties was “an abuse of the electoral system. As Americans, how can we let anyone take our vote away from us?”

Many rank-and-file Democrats were also upset by the two-party deal, but the Hamilton County Democratic Party refused to officially endorse Dole in his race against Hartmann.

The May 20 meeting is an opportunity for area residents to meet Chris Dole and learn about his campaign plans, said Carol Heideman, president of the Blue Ash – North East Democratic Club.