just when you think that it can't possibly get any worse in ohio . . . it gets significantly worse. things couldn't be this bad is
jennifer brunner was trying to give this election away. oh, wait.
and why is that stray sentence about brunner being the subject of threats in the story?
most.incompetent.sec'ystate.ever.
on edit : this is a week old story, by the way. it happened 10/22
Ohio election Web site shut down after hacked
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - The Web site of the Ohio state agency that handles voter registration and other election information was shut down briefly after it was hacked, an official said on Tuesday, vowing to guard against fraud in the key battleground state in the Nov. 4 presidential contest.
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said the agency temporarily took the Secretary of State Web site at www.sos.state.oh.us down on Monday after "one or more" security breaches were detected.
The site was restored to partial service on Tuesday after technicians worked overnight to ensure that no information could be compromised.
"Our focus is and has always been to protect the vote of every eligible Ohio voter from any kind of fraud, be it voter registration fraud, illegal voting or vote suppression. This action has been taken to detect and prosecute any illegal breach of our voting infrastructure to maintain voter confidence," Brunner said.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, said in a separate statement that Brunner and her family had been subjected to "repeated serious threats."
With 20 of the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidential election, Ohio is a central front in this year's White House campaign between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. Ohio was the state that secured Republican President George W. Bush his 2004 re-election victory.
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