The dog ate my homework continues: inter-office Ohio Board of Elections email prompted by SAVE THE BALLOTS website gives a glimpse into the attitudes of Ohio election officials

A record request of August 6, 2007 made to the Director of Franklin County’s Board of Elections, Matt Damschroder, has turned up some very interesting records.

Additional proof that all of Ohio’s Boards of Elections knew that they should retain the 2004 election records. Deputy Director Denny White was in attendance at the time of the delivery of the request. I now am in the possession of interoffice emails where they discuss the records, and their repulsion for those of us that seek to know what the story is, which only the actual documents can tell.

A beautiful nine-year-old girl named Kelly, with whom I shared some of the stories of missing Ohio 2004 Election Records, posed this question, "If they know they need to keep them, then why don’t they? Kelly was concerned and said, "It is not right". Many statements and questions came from a child that seems more trustworthy and capable than many those who run Ohio’s 56 Boards of Elections (BOE). Those same BOE’s which have missing, lost, taken by the Mahoning Green Team, misplaced, unintentionally discarded into a Rumpke dumpster, intentionally destroyed, accidentally destroyed, shredded, coffee stained and then destroyed, deliberately flooded, and other problems with retaining "the people’s records". Kelly asked, "Why would anyone try to hide the files if they know the rule and know they will go to jail?"

My idea for the record request began because of a letter I became aware of. It is here for the world to see. "Thank You" to Jacqueline Neuhart for asking the question. We still don’t know how far it will go, do we… All the way to the illegal occupants at the White House, I hope.

mailto:guernsey@sos.state.oh.us]

http://savetheballots.org/

The website gives the story of these weary ballots and election records, likely the most fought after, most abused, most desired, and most intentionally destroyed election records in the history of our country. After reading this, I wondered who responded to Jacqueline’s email? Here are the letter letters that I have so far on the subject of "Save the Ballots". I wonder what United States District Court Judge Algenon Marbley would think about these counties and the people running the elections there?

From the original DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK list, the lame, pathetic, felonious reasons for not having our 2004 election records is listed below, along with the person or persons who signed their letter of explanation. Unfortunately for you, my gentle readers, Lorain County, they sent no letter to explain what they had done with the records.

Lets return to what nine year old Kelly asked, "Why would anyone try to hide the files (ballots) if they know the rule and know they will go to jail?"

The five BOE’s who participated in this email, should all stand up and acknowledge they knew… they knew they should have kept those records. Keith Cunningham of Allen county claims to have "destroyed on or about August 20, 2006, only 13 days after this email exchange, for which he put in three letters, for which I know about. Regarding protecting the 2004 ballots, once again, here is what Keith said,

"I'm sorry, I'm just a little too busy trying to figure our how the government killed John Kennedy to deal with this." KC

Lets hope the wheels of justice in Ohio, are not too busy to deal with Keith, according to Judge Marbley’s ruling, this is a fourth degree felony, and he can be held in contempt of court.

From the Toledo Blade, August 2, 2007 – Associated Press Matthew Damschroder, director of the Franklin County Board of Elections and President of the Ohio Association of Election Officials, also said counties did nothing intentionally wrong (in regards to destruction of Ohio’s 2004 election records)

To view the inventory, records, and letters in regards to this issue, click on this link: (http://freepress.org/ballot/BOE.pdf)

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