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Article: BRUNNER REIMBURSES COUNTIES FOR BACK-UP PAPER BALLOTS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 9, 2009
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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 ...