The Associated Press reports:
A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff’s department will not be used for election security following a social media post by the sheriff saying people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democratic vice president wins the November election.
In a statement on the Portage County Democrats’ Facebook page, county board of elections chair Randi Clites said members voted 3-1 Friday to remove the sheriff’s department from providing security during in-person absentee voting.
A Ravenna Record-Courier story on the Akron Beacon Journal site reported that a day earlier, about 150 people crowded into a room at the Kent United Church of Christ for a meeting sponsored by the NAACP of Portage County, many expressing fear about the Sept. 13 comments.
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Department won’t provide election security after sheriff’s posts about Harris yard signs https://t.co/NjGDD25cNv
— POLITICO (@politico) September 23, 2024
It’s a full house at the Portage County NAACP’s meeting to discuss the controversial Facebook posts made by Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski. The people I’ve been speaking to say they are scared and feel threatened. More tonight on @cleveland19news at 10 and 11. pic.twitter.com/uXgC2kUPxR
— Kelly Kennedy (@KellyEKennedyTV) September 19, 2024
🚨As a government official, Sheriff Zuchowski’s threats against Portage County residents are unconstitutional.
Displaying a political yard sign is protected First Amendment activity.
He apparently needs to learn this in court. pic.twitter.com/7Ud2AbOP9d
— ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) September 19, 2024
Pictured at left is the biggest asshole in Ohio, posing with the second biggest asshole in Ohio; racist sheriff Bruce Zuchowski of Portage County.
Hopefully, the good people of Ohio will take out this trash in November. pic.twitter.com/seI4H67bE7
— Atticus Finch (@atticus20201) September 17, 2024
You got Portage County, Ohio, Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski, posting on Facebook telling his supporters to submit addresses with whoever has Harris/Walz signs in their yards.
That’s some real Nazi Gestapo shit right there.
Tell me again, who are the ones inciting violence?#MorningJoe pic.twitter.com/ryP2PEDBLD— Luke (@JDLuckenbach) September 17, 2024