Article: BRUNNER REIMBURSES COUNTIES FOR BACK-UP PAPER BALLOTS

The Ohio Secretary of State issued the following news release:

County boards of elections in Ohio have been reimbursed nearly $700,000 for their cost to provide back-up paper ballots during the November general election, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's office said Friday.

Using already budgeted federal dollars, Secretary Brunner's office sent checks totaling $692,691.25 this week to reimburse the 53 counties using electronic touch screen machines for the cost of back-up paper ballots, which are a nationally-recognized best practice.

"Back up paper ballots have proven to be a vital practice," said Jeff Ortega, a spokesman for Brunner. "In cases of natural disaster or emergency or in ...

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