http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041025/ap_on_el_pr/voter_registration_challengesCOLUMBUS, Ohio - State Republicans withdrew thousands of more than 35,000 challenges to new voter registrations because of errors in their filings apparently caused by a computer glitch.
Over the weekend, the party withdrew about 4,700 challenges in Hamilton County because the names and addresses on the GOP list did not match voter rolls, and Franklin County officials in Columbus rejected two-thirds of about 4,200 challenges filed.
It is too late to file a new challenge under the statute the party used, John Williams, election director in Hamilton County, said Monday. There appeared to be an error in the database program used to print the challenges, so that addresses were not matched with the correct names, he said
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