Local fallout from a federal appeals court ruling regarding voter eligibility remains to be seen. A Tuscarawas County elections official said Wednesday night it’s too early to tell what effect the ruling issued Tuesday to Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner will have. “It’s still unclear at this point what’s going to happen,” said Doug Wills, a county Board of Elections member and chairman of the Tuscarawas County Republican Party. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ordered Brunner Tuesday to set up a system that provides elections boards in the state’s 88 counties with the names of potential Ohio voters who apparently provided conflicting information on voter registration forms. Brunner estimated that an initial review found at least 200,000 potential voters reported driver’s license numbers or Social Security numbers that don’t match records in other government databases, said Kevin Kidder, a spokesman for Brunner’s office. The Ohio Republican Party contends the information will help prevent fraud. “Things already are in motion to comply,” Kidder said. “We’re working to establish these processes on how we can make this work. The computer work actually began last week.” Wills said county officials still are waiting for instructions. When contacted Wednesday night, Wills said he was on the phone, discussing the matter with county elections Deputy Director Sarah Kneuss. “The bottom line is that we have nothi ...
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