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Husted Refers Elections Law Violation Claims Against Issue 3 Petitioners To County Prosecutors

Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has referred alleged violations against a group supporting Issue 3 on Tuesday's ballot to Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'brien. Husted says the county board of elections investigation found potential election law violations by The Strategy Network, which circulated Issue 3 petitions. Among the claims were signatures on petitions that appear to be "non-genuine," and irregularities in voter registration information. Husted says the investigation was separate from a statewide probe he started. ResponsibleOhio, the group backing the marijuana legalization amendment, says it "has always followed the letter of the law when collecting petition signatures."

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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