{"id":136227,"date":"2020-10-19T07:07:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T12:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=136227"},"modified":"2020-10-19T07:07:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T12:07:29","slug":"ohio-officials-discuss-election-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/10\/19\/ohio-officials-discuss-election-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio officials discuss election security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLUMBUS — Recently, the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) facilitated a virtual discussion between the Ohio Mayors Alliance, state agencies, and local law enforcement to prepare for the upcoming election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe state of Ohio wants to be prepared to assist our partners before, during, and after the November 3 election,\u201d said ODPS Director Tom Stickrath of the meeting. \u201cToday\u2019s meeting provided a forum for everyone to discuss ways we can increase Ohio\u2019s resilience in a collaborative environment with the common goal of keeping Ohioans safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ohio Secretary of State\u2019s Office, the Ohio National Guard, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio Homeland Security, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol presented to mayors, police chiefs, and senior teams from nine of Ohio\u2019s larger cities. Representatives from the Ohio Attorney General\u2019s Office, the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, and Buckeye State Sheriffs\u2019 Association also participated in the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion centered on potential issues surrounding the election and post-election timeframes. Areas of state expertise and resources available to local jurisdictions were discussed, including the correct protocols to request assistance. Presenters discussed polling location jurisdiction, experience with past demonstrations and civil unrest, and awareness of possible cyber threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“On behalf of our bipartisan coalition of mayors, we appreciate the opportunity for state and local leaders to plan for a safe election and prepare for the unexpected,\u201d said the Ohio Mayors Alliance Board of Directors. \u201cGiven the challenges Ohioans have faced this year, and the unprecedented nature of this election, we all must do our part to make sure that the voting process is accessible and safe, and that the traditions of our democracy are respected and upheld.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ohio Mayors Alliance<\/a> is a bipartisan coalition of mayors in Ohio\u2019s largest urban and suburban communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information COLUMBUS — Recently, the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) facilitated a virtual discussion between the Ohio Mayors Alliance, state agencies, and local law enforcement to prepare for the upcoming election. \u201cThe state of Ohio wants to be prepared to assist our partners before, during, and after the November 3 election,\u201d said ODPS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 22:58:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}