FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 1, 2013

Secretary of State Husted Appoints Earl C. Kerr to The Wayne County Board of Elections

COLUMBUS –Secretary of State Jon Husted has appointed Earl C. Kerr as a member of the Wayne County Board of Elections. Mr. Kerr will complete the unexpired term of Dorothy Ginther.

State law requires bipartisan representation on each of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections. Each board is made up of two Republican members and two Democratic members, all of whom must be qualified electors in the counties for which they serve. The Secretary of State makes appointments to boards of elections based on the recommendations of the executive committees of the respective county political parties.

Earl C. Kerr was recommended by the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee.

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For more information, please contact Alexis Zoldan at (614) 995-2239.