Bob Taft
Bob Taft
Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft IIIis an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was the 67th Governor of Ohio between 1999 and 2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 January 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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My understanding is that the challengers, at least the Republican challengers, will only be witnessing; they will not be directly asking the election officials to challenge voters, but they will be witnessing the process and then reporting any concerns thereafter to election officials,
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