Douglas Preisse Was A Member Of The Franklin County Board Of Elections. [Franklin County, accessed 8/28/24]

2012: PRESSIE: WE SHOULDN’T CHANGE PROCESS TO ACCOMMODATE “AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTER TURNOUT MACHINE”

2012: Douglas J. Preisse Said "I Guess I Really Actually Feel We Shouldn't Contort The Voting Process To Accommodate The Urban – Read African-American – Voter Turnout Machine." “The comments from Doug Preisse, the Franklin County Republican chairman, were yet another salvo in the ongoing battle between Ohio Democrats and Republicans over early voting hours. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted last week issued a directive that excludes weekend voting, which Democrats say was politically motivated. Preisse told the Columbus Dispatch in a story published Sunday: ‘I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban -- read African-American -- voter turnout machine.’ Democrats this week said singling out a specific race was inappropriate and called on Kasich and other state Republican leaders to publicly denounce Preisse's comments.” [Cleveland.com, 8/22/12]