Giuliani in Columbus joins Republicans critical of Brunner

COLUMBUS — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined the continuing chorus of Republican criticism aimed at Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and her decision to disallow observers from early voting sites.

“The Democratic Party here in Ohio wants to conduct secret balloting in a general election,” the onetime presidential hopeful told an audience near Columbus Saturday afternoon. “You can’t do that. This is part of a general election. The question is, what do they have to hide?”

Giuliani spoke to upward of 200 Republican Party leaders from across the state during a leadership summit, aimed at bolstering campaign efforts entering the final month before the November general election. He then joined former Republican attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine during a press conference spotlighting directives issued by Brunner on the same day voter registration/absentee ballot issue.

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