Perhaps you haven't kept up with the Kenneth Blackwell. He's the black, fundamentalist christian, Republican secretary of state in Ohio. He's the one who gave Ohio to the Bush in '04. He's running for governor.
His Democratic opponent is Ted Strickland, a congressman from the Appalachians.
There is a third, far left candidate in the race who had to qualify for the ballot by petition. Those petitions were certified by...Kenneth Blackwell, the secretary of state. Hmm. I wonder if a left-wing candidate would hurt the candidacy of a Democrat?
Further, it seems that a group of Republicans are challenging Strickland's eligibility as a candidate. It seems that he is registered to vote at with an apartment address but, aparently, he lives in a condominium elsewhere. Ohio law allows folks with two residences to register to vote at either one. But, in any event, this group is claiming that since Strickland doesn't live at his voter registration address, he isn't a legal voter and therefore he isn't a legal candidate. Did I mention that Strickland is currently leading Blackwell by 25%?
So the group's complaint went to the county election commission which had a vote on whether or not to investigate the claim. They split along party lines, 2-2. A tie vote means that the question of voter legitimacy is passed along to...the secretary of state's office.
Blackwell has said that he will recuse himself and let his deputy, hired by him, fireable by him, decide the matter. These people have no conscience. I'll bet cash that Strickland will have to go to court to stay on the ballot.
Oh, and then there's this little bit of electoral magic, if all else fails.
UPDATE: The Diebold magic has already been used. These people do not intend to give up power.
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