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Mahoning County commissioners hear public allegations that Board of Elections director was blocked from fifth floor
Summary
At the March 6 Mahoning County commissioners meeting, a member of the Mahoning County Board of Elections said the Board of Elections director was prevented from using the courthouse elevator to access a fifth-floor server/press area; county staff said they would investigate.
David Beatrice, chairman of the Mahoning County Board of Elections, told the Board of Commissioners on March 6 that Tom McCabe, director of the Board of Elections, was prevented from using the courthouse elevator to reach the fifth floor after bringing television equipment upstairs.
Beatrice said the access restriction, if true, amounted to retaliation for exercising First Amendment rights and asked that McCabe’s elevator access be…
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