The Ohio Secretary of State’s office has placed the Lucas County Board of Elections under the highest level of administrative oversight after the county posted not a single Election Night result until just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, WTVG 13abc reported. The Toledo Blade, in reporting summarized by the Ohio CPA Society’s Week in Review on November 8, described the move as a Level 3 oversight process — the state’s most serious level of elections remediation.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose told The Toledo Blade, as summarized by the Ohio CPA Week in Review, that his office acted because of the board’s Election Night performance, when results from one of Ohio’s most populous counties lagged hours behind the rest of the state.
“Administrative oversight” is defined in Ohio Administrative Code Rule 111:3-2-01(E) as the highest level of remediation, involving direct administrative action, mandatory compliance steps, formal check-ins and close supervision to address persistent or significant issues…