Election Workers Sentenced to Prison

(Cleveland, Ohio) Two Cuyahoga County election workers were sentenced today to 18 months in prison for Improper Conduct in Recount during the 2004 Presidential Election.

From Ohio.com:

Jacqueline Maiden, 60, an election coordinator who was the board's third-highest ranking employee when she was indicted last March, and ballot manager Kathleen Dreamer, 40, each were convicted of a felony count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee.

Maiden and Dreamer also were convicted of one misdemeanor count each of failure of elections employees to perform their duty.

Common Pleas Court Judge Peter Corrigan allowed the two to remain free on bail to allow for appeal of the case.