By Laura A. Bischoff and Jessica Wehrman of the Dayton Daily News

Now that Marc Dann is no longer in office, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner says he should repay some of the money for the security system he bought with campaign money for his Youngstown home. Full Article.

By Mark Niquette and Jim Siegel of the Columbus Dispatch

A Senate committee voted yesterday for some but not all changes that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is seeking for the Nov. 4 election, while also adding some amendments aimed at actions Brunner has taken in recent months. Full Article.

By Mark Niquette of the Columbus Dispatch

It cost Ohio counties using touch-screen voting machines at least $358,000 combined to provide paper ballots for the March 4 primary, or about $27 per vote cast with those ballots, preliminary data show. Full Article.

By Mark Niquette of the Columbus Dispatch

Jennifer Brunner will receive a national award today that calls her courageous for trying to overhaul the state's voting system, but critics in Ohio call her plans costly and reckless at a time when Ohio is strapped for cash and the focus of another presidential election. Full Article.

By Laura A. Bischoff of the Dayton Daily News

Auditors expect to begin a routine audit of Dann's 2007 campaign contributions and expenditures this week, according to Curt Mayhew, campaign finance administrator for Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. Full Article.

By Mark Niquette of the Columbus Dispatch

The secretary of state is moving forward with a plan to allow Ohio to approve new voting devices for use by eliminating the need to have the equipment also meet federal standards for accuracy, security and reliability. Full Article.

By Bridgette Outten from the Dayton Daily News

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner kept her campaign promise to review Ohio's election system, a challenge that earned her a place among the 2008 recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Full Article.

By Mark Niquette of the Columbus Dispatch

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said last night that she's not very optimistic the legislature will provide the $64 million needed to replace all touch-screen voting machines in the state with paper ballots by the fall election as she wants. Full Article.

By Mark Niquette from the April 12 Columbus Dispatch

Despite former Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell's contention that he had state approval to give $80,000 in parting payments to employees, state auditors found no documentation or policy to support that, records show. Full Article.

By Stephanie Warsmith from the Akron Beacon Journal

Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner disrupted the balance of power at the Summit County elections board by taking a fellow Democrat's advice in making a Republican appointment to the board, according to a brief filed Monday with the Ohio Supreme Court. Full Article.