born february american politician democratic_party served ohio secretary state woman serve capacity took office sixteen years republican control included year terms predecessor oversaw united_states elections prior elected secretary state worked ohio secretary state served county judge ohio owned private practice private practice career focused election law campaign finance law represented broad range candidates businesses political parties committees quasi criminal matters secretary state actively involved evaluating adjusting statewide election systems efforts focused procedural election difficulties ohio known evaluated voting mechanisms instituted policy changes argued policy day voting privacy social security information related voter eligibility earned profiles courage award reform voting systems united_states elections involved court cases voter registration provisional ballots ballots february announced run united_states senate election ohio retirement incumbent end term secretary state lieutenant governor announced candidacy day defeated democratic primary announced february certified democratic candidate defeated incumbent judge general election career grew springfield ohio earned cum honors subsequently worked ohio secretary state deputy director legislative counsel administration years service brown responsibilities included working state legislators finance reporting laws campaign committees laws election procedures began statewide law practice gained years experience focusing election law campaign finance briefly worked represented held hearings testing ohio water supplies federal regulations agreed testing standards higher felt standards mandated expressed interest public service seat available following april death list candidates applied included applicants ballot represented client contested validity ballot proposal halt sale alcohol entertainment center treasurer citizens group attacked financial reports related ohio school district tax levy november ballot later represented property owners referendum represented casino gambling dispute wording ballot issue games chances private practice exclusively ballot issues served treasurer choice political action committee ran television commercials abortion positions ohio gubernatorial candidates funded primarily represented chairman battles ohio republican ohio industrialist state following census successfully brought claim seventh district representative brook park mayor circulating campaign literature containing false statements involved drawn case involving rights bars serve alcohol glass containers bars represented effectively business neighborhood residents passage ordinance challenged petition signatures similar matter case dismissed granted stay preventing receiving certified results stay allowed case heard won related case case overturned state law allowing liquor licenses revoked popular referendum ruling bolstered case bars represented approached judge declined successfully defended member position ballot challenged primary successfully represented house petition signatures challenged candidacy replace ohio secretary state represented group attempted block state issuing beer permit case dismissed appealed time represented vendors liquor licenses cancelled following vote poll workers allegedly acted bias got clients september ruling poll workers fact attempted influence voters month unable pair liquor option questions removed november ballot represented neighbors adult video store razed way mcdonald store affluent neighborhood obtained day order halt issuance certificate demolition building permits neighborhood hosts ohio governor mansion owned publisher limited chairman got citizens appear appeals board attempt stop construction citizens unsuccessful convincing change earlier decisions citizens unsuccessful board pursued remedy franklin county common pleas court addition court proceedings citizens sought attention city_council attempt preserve neighborhood keeping video store converted mcdonald april gained verdict clients interest avoiding traffic congestion pedestrian dangers mcdonald allowed build developer attempted appeal decision obtaining friend court surrounding municipalities overturned lower court ruling making way construction mcdonald clients appealed supreme_court declined hear case cases developers remained lower courts unsuccessful lower court victory hired oppose acre project applied vacant seat year represented battle proposed rule changes related new ohio campaign finance laws hired handle elections law cases successfully represented chairman case primary campaign violated ohio election laws involved residency challenge represented constituent state representative current state senator felt home family resides true residence challenge failed involved hanging controversy ballot november election income tax issue failed votes subsequently passed thirteen november automatic present court ordered second january evaluate remained hanging sufficiently count represented animal rights group attempted ban hunting mourning ohio ballot initiative group previously attempted petition state removed state game list ohio history protecting mourning dating hunting starting ohio population million legal prey states pro hunting wildlife group unsuccessfully challenged committee petitions actual wording ballot issue person shall hunt mourning dove contentious found issue wording confusing yes vote meant support hunting television ads opposing ballot issue contested issue statewide issue ballot ban proposal failed represented pro gambling interests track betting ballot issue allowed new betting party lines allow county wide referendum track betting republican secretary broke tie allowing referendum september appealed board decision allow voters chance city council represented challenged ohio gubernatorial election candidate campaign occasions race obtained probable cause television commercials dispute resolved ads ordered pulled air order october order lifted days later october lying commercials ruling candidates continued contest campaign ads days signed code ethics election period represented similar campaign battle state senator campaign advertising case represented charged opponent money campaign advertising funds felt montgomery disqualified election represented pair judge candidates charged misconduct elections able charges dismissed judge disciplinary panel recommended judge candidate pay fine actions judiciary represented pair individuals published election related literature challenged represented mall owner attempts block funding roads planned fashion place mall client able ballot issue placed oppose special financing television issue contested voters failed proposal prosecutors decided actions following determination ads false final cases private practice returned represent interested parties campaigning november election time represented restaurant risk losing sunday liquor license years representing controversial parties elections issues principal ran non controversial campaign making run office opposed incumbent appointed governor april replace retiring race contested race general division campaign fundraising margin early career elected term franklin county common pleas court reelected judges tested approved created separate drug court reduce addiction related judges recommend repeat offenders charged non violent stemming drug alcohol program targets repeatedly charged theft receiving stolen property writing bad checks prostitution drug possession addiction related crimes started court april years research december approved million settlement residents resulted explosion settlement controversial residents remained nearly year later handled cases ranging drug related death shooting interstate highway chase student drive shooting death international kidnapping case alcohol service domestic abuse sex rights case federal fugitive case state construction contract case ruling contract case involved billion school construction program ohio governor forced commission review contracts year period ruled person commission review contracts instead commission director approximately contracts reviewed 10th overturned ruling refused hear appeals despite having overturned supported found ethics violations involved controversy lawyer claimed contempt court resulted page debate resigned court september run secretary state ran unopposed democratic primary november defeated republican general election margin took office january office serves keeper public records histories candidates identity theft important issue campaign included received significant support secretary helped election secretary state ohio notorious election day problems state hours long lines polling places major cities fraud scandal includes cleveland led convictions elections workers rigging recounts takeover county board elections september announced extensive efforts identify correct problems security reliability voting machines time march ohio democratic republican million federally financed study released december reported results tests voting systems ohio systems major flaws study focused security reliability equipment systems software configuration procedures local officials security procedures seen problems security level computer equipment match contemporaneous levels security information sensitive industries advocated replacement ohio voting machines including direct recording electronic touch screen ones ohio counties supports paper ballots use optical scanning result study march paper ballots supposed available polling places voters preferred paper ballots served backup machine failures mandated paper ballot election november general election study problems faced election touch screen electronic voting machines republican controlled addressed subject funding paper ballot consequently addressing procedures instead inherent lack technical security january proposed plan allow counties recruit poll workers mail undertake paid training days work paid hour shift polls election day explained plan interview terms ohio happened presidential election crisis confidence election system ohio nationally state quickest ways repair sure adequate numbers poll workers suggested tool boards elections available recruiting poll workers looking similar recruit recruited weeks service asking days allow offer split shifts poll workers ohio polling places open thirteen hours essentially poll worker works fourteen hours average age poll workers tough day matter age option include trigger county certain percentage poll workers able use initial proposal decided wages paid refusing recruitment result penalties proposal decided established improve voter access elections ohio instituted vote program supplies voter registration forms graduating high school seniors partnered include voter registration forms government moving improve online ballot applications overseas military voters moved shield social security information private information public view millions online records coordinated prevent filing private information worked ohio county boards elections thousands poll workers ensure record voter turnout march presidential despite record turnout primary marred paper ballot shortages bomb threats ice storms power failures addition flooding forced relocation polling places southeastern ohio cleveland metropolitan area held open extra minutes paper ballot shortages claimed summit counties ballots ran number republicans voted democratic primary democratic ballots ran spoken election officials taking voting machines home days election actions allow makes transport delivery eventual polling place simpler elections officials feel system better elections officials eye machines days elections says poll workers cast ballots machines homes issued following directive matter want voters rest nation prepared transparent process transporting voting equipment ballots supplies begins security practices boards elections polling places documented chain custody procedures secure voting machine delivery ordered transport teams storage conditions humidity federal government cost mandate general election day voter registration ohio experienced consequence new statute resulted brief period overlap voting voting started close voter registration period ran september october newly instituted early voting policy august ordered county election board officials establish procedures enable voters register immediately issued ballot voter cell phone bill claim immediately vote ballots pool votes procedure rigorous scrutiny validity republican_party opposed day voting plan fought officials republican voters argued separate lawsuits ohio law requires voters registered days cast ballot september day lower state federal courts overruled objections day registration voting requests mandated ballot segregation cincinnati ohio rejected republican efforts stop plan united_states district court judge cleveland ohio ruled republicans issued order enforce plan columbus ohio district judge declined rule statewide challenge state supreme_court decision opened window register vote day ballot deadline october upheld decision republican november ballot replaced republican democrat chief justice normal roster republican lone democrat replacement cast tie breaking vote noted ohio constitution requires person register vote days voting ordered segregation day registration ballots counting election day november related proceedings september judge smith ohio columbus granted request order mandate election observers early voting prevailed court ruled district court abused discretion granting order day registration ballots subject standard ohio card protocol sent newly registered address assist determining validity address card comes marked return questioned marked voter rolls additionally boards elections submit new voter database office ohio secretary state information matched driver licenses database failing match sent pursue match help america vote act ohio colorado indiana michigan nevada north_carolina states expected heavily affected compliance help america vote act states voter registration applications government voter registration democrats anticipated confusion polling places challenges newly registered democrats ranks registered voters appears ohio social security information verify new voter registration federal law election officials supposed use database check registration application resort record found state according new_york_times article commissioner alerted sent letters states including ohio ensure compliance federal law stated filing republican officials attempt establish grounds ballots election day requires use provisional ballots persons october republicans granted order judge smith requiring perform voter registration according matching new information requirements challenges force use provisional ballots filed days prior election legal expert viewed ruling significant breaking news story interviewed record day interpreted ruling statement taking sufficient steps prevent voter fraud democracy interviewed day final verdict january mid october registered vote time updated voter information provided driver licenses numbers match government records voters heavily democratic newly registered voters result voter registration drives register voters barack_obama hillary_clinton march ohio democratic primary decision ruled october deciding extra steps taken majority opinion suggested voters cast provisional ballots historically provisional ballots thrown result ruling secretary state provide county list information provide direction proper course action federal laws barring voters election rolls days election issue considered partisan republicans favoring greater scrutiny justices voted party lines based united_states president appointed october overturned requiring provide lists registered voters county election board ruling means county boards elections ignore public record requests challenge information registration driver license social security number republican_party claimed ruling based merits arguments bennett said justices disagree argument failed comply federal election law merely said don right bring private challenge particular provision campaign said address violations ohio secretary state court ruled congress likely authorized private individuals political parties bring suit section requiring voter registration data matching ruling directly address issues republicans wanted determined filed similar case withdrew case issues month united_states election ohio severely actions half editorial new_york_times purported republicans try use lists block voters warned election boards involvement sufficient basis challenging entering office took immediate action republican county elections officials including chairman time writing columnist described partisan state official ohio recently accused secretary state opponent general election claims set policy order throw ballots likely cast john_mccain ticket supported republican argument sources claim advises influences general election expected marred electronic voting machines vote transfers local machines county election board headquarters types vote dropping eighty counties problematic touch screen electronic voting machines machines mysteriously crashed jammed elections feels electronic machines avoided achieve security standards computer equipment banking communications industries issued report premier election solutions subsidiary produce electronic voting systems severe security flaws specific efforts alleviate past voting difficulties ohio election permits voting matter preference justification need resulted record number ballots additionally voting machine closely studied hope long waits problem areas based past turnout new recent national voter registration act number ballot issues district supplied sufficient paper ballots accommodate number voters voted previous presidential election noted incarcerated convicted ineligible vote ohio persons incarcerated persons detained prisons awaiting new trials vote directly prison fall challenged pair cases involving september behalf judge september announcement disregard secretary issue ballot registered days board threatened action judge determined violate section voting rights act causing injury registered voters unable receive ballots october case homeless case district judge ruled concert states person fixed place shelter location person consistent regular person intention returning shelter location shall deemed person residence purpose registering vote order mandated secretary state provisional ballots rejected failing list building address provisional ballot envelope voter resides location address ruling states ohio counties allow homeless voters use non building locations park benches addresses time court ruled poll worker error valid reason reject provisional ballot time said brought handling provisional ballots counties previously exist october temporarily shut ohio secretary state website offense placed jurisdiction time announcement ohio governor noted subject threats noted office assaulted threats actual delivery abuse november involved legal battle supporters relates validity provisional ballots race ohio 15th congressional district time vote margin ballots counted case consolidated cases united_states request december supporters won ruling provisional ballots lacked signatures names signatures wrong places thrown campaign term ohio secretary state ends election ohio statewide offices january rumors eventually confirmed began circulating second term republican united states senator run election mentioned potential democratic candidate seat january ohio lieutenant governor met discuss possibility run confirm decision media february announced candidate ran fisher democratic nomination february significantly cash hand fisher likely general election opponent eventually win seat claimed need money win adding frankly economic environment people start millions hand polling late january showed competitive fisher general election matchup fisher democratic primary polling lost fisher party primary campaign certified sole democratic candidate running ohio tenth seat occupied incumbent judge appointed seat governor judicial elections notable number judges ballot stating time contested judicial seats appear ballot ohio democratic nominee seat running incumbent judge defeated elected year term appeals judge term general election international work worked consultant campaign finance elections ballot issues served adviser serbian court judges outreach strategies rebuild public confidence elections systems project named aims enable serbian government better detect prevent corruption government engaged serve adviser times trip serbia assisting serbian minister justice judicial reform served international election observer egypt egyptian constitutional referendum judge member prague sydney based respected works scenes conflict areas world personal resident columbus ohio husband married adult children foster parents children ohio served member group guarantees loans college students term ended republican governor appointed democratic seat existence october appointed columbus mayor appointed march given profile courage award presidential library museum earned award challenging reliability electronic voting order protect right vote ohio award announced march received award assumed office ordered paper ballots provided voter requested march primary called replacement state electronic voting systems november presidential election overhaul ohio voting system considered costly reckless election risk heralded press successful general election results
Jennifer Brunner