My experience in the 2008 Ohio election: exit polling
by Doug Todd
I worked as an “exit poller” at Jones Middle School in Upper Arlington. This is an old middle school in the heart of the Columbus suburb. The “hall of fame” in the School’s entrance includes alumni such as Jack Nicklaus (the golfing great) and Sam Devine, a conservative Central Ohio Republican congressman who held the seat for most of his adult life.
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Video the Vote Columbus - Moving forward
by J.R. McMillan
First and foremost, thank you for your persistence, patience and dedication yesterday.
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Video the Vote - Election Protection volunteer kicked out of polls
by Diane Roller

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Ohio Election Day Watch Report: Early afternoon election problems in Ohio
by Bob Fitrakis
Columbus, Ohio, 2p.m.: In Franklin County, there have been three reports of vote flipping by Free Press election protection volunteers – at Jones Middle School in Upper Arlington where a voter reported a vote flip from Obama to Nader – and two others not verified yet.
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Ohio Election Day Watch Report: Further election problems in Ohio
by Bob Fitrakis
Columbus, Ohio, 10:45a.m.: Election observer Werner Lange reported from Trumbull County that there was a “major problem in my precinct, 3A.” Lange wrote, “All of the votes cast using a paper ballot between the hours of 6:30-8:15am (when I pointed out the flaw to the pollworkers) are invalid because none of the voters were asked, as required, to sign the pollbook.” Lange estimates that anywhere from 30-80 voters lost their vote due to a pollworker’s “colossal mistake.”
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