Hamilton County Board of Elections

Hamilton County elections board sends two more voting cases to prosecutor

Ann Thompson — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:35:09 +0000

The Hamilton County Board of Elections is referring two people to the prosecutor's office for possible illegal voting, but the bigger question appears to be whether more than three dozen people who each voted a provisional ballot and absentee ballot are in the wrong.

Board Chair Tim Burke, a Democrat, said they should not be prosecuted and any decision otherwise will discourage people from voting.

"On this one, we are on a witch hunt that will scare the hell out of people," he said.

Ultimately, Ohio's Republican Secretary of State will decide that issue.

Partisan fireworks coming over vote fraud cases?

Howard Wilkinson — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

So far, during the months of investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2012 election, the two Republicans and two Democrats on the Hamilton County Board of Elections have, for the most part, played nice, with partisan bickering down to a minimum.

That could change very quickly Wednesday morning, when the board of elections next meets.

That’s when the board will take up the issue of whether to refer more cases of alleged “voter anomalies” – that is the polite word they have been using for cases of alleged voter fraud – to the Hamilton County prosecutor.

Three more indicted in vote fraud investigation

Howard Wilkinson — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:44:32 +0000

Three more persons have been indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury on charges of illegally voting in the November 2012 election, bringing the number charged with vote fraud up to six so far.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced the indictments Tuesday, saying, if convicted, they face the possibility of up to 18 months in prison.

They were among six cases referred to the prosecutor by the Hamilton County Board of Elections so far in a widespread investigation of vote fraud in last fall’s election.

The three indicted Tuesday are:

Case delayed for woman accused of voter fraud

Ann Thompson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:46:20 +0000

The Madisonville Recreation Center poll worker accused of voting twice, and casting ballots for seven other people in possibly three different elections, was not ready to enter a guilty plea on Wednesday.

Melowese Richardson, when interviewed by WCPO a few months ago, said she didn't do anything wrong.

On Wednesday, before Hamilton County Judge Robert Ruehlman, her attorney said she wasn't ready to issue a plea.

Widespread vote fraud - real or imagined?

Howard Wilkinson — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

So, is the election system in Hamilton County rife with fraud, with people voting twice and voting from fictitious locations and even casting ballots for dead people?

Well, yes and no.

Over the past several months, the Hamilton County Board of Elections has investigated dozens of cases of what they have called “voter anomalies.” But not enough to change the results of the election; and apparently not in any organized way.