Kenneth Blackwell
Kenneth Blackwell
John Kenneth "Ken" Blackwellis an American politician and activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1979 to 1980, the Ohio State Treasurer from 1994 to 1999, and Ohio Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007. He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006 and got 37% of the vote against the eventual victor, Ted Strickland. He was the first African American to be a major-party candidate for governor in Ohio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 February 1948
CountryUnited States of America
I would anticipate that the Electoral College will be held on the 13th of December, and our 20 electorate votes will go to the certified winner.
The reason it takes us from November the second to December the sixth to certify is because we have a very tedious, very comprehensive process where we audit by precinct, across the state, every vote that was cast to make sure that every vote that was legally cast is counted.
Like I said, we had 45,000 square miles of geography, 88 counties, board of elections, 50,000 folks that ran a great election on election day.
Keith, I think what happened is that Jesse Jackson ran around the block and tried to get out in front of a parade that was already on the march.
The president wouldn't have carried Ohio if the issue (to ban same-sex marriage) hadn't been on the ballot driving out the base, ... not going to evaporate, they're not going to retreat, and they will be a real and influential and sustainable force.
We are, in fact, abiding by the law, which basically says that once there's a certification, you have five days to ask for a recount.
And what I've told people today is that Elvis is dead, and I'm not gonna fret over Jesse Jackson's misinformation and confusion.
And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election.