Poll workers clash at nursing home!
Police
and Elections Board investigate alleged assault over marked ballot.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - October 14,
2008 - Poll workers from opposing sides in the presidential race apparently
clashed in a physical altercation Friday at a Cuyahoga Falls nursing home when
one accused the other of improperly marking a ballot.
George Manos, the 75-year-old Republican, told police that Edith Walker, the 73-year-old Democrat, jumped on his back and struck him in the head three to four times with her fists. Manos said two other elections workers had to pull Walker off his back, according to a report filed with Cuyahoga Falls police.
Manos said it happened after he accused Walker of ballot tampering, and he wants to prosecute.
The incident, which occurred about noon at Gardens of Western Reserve nursing home, is being investigated by both the police and the Summit County Elections Board. The probe could lead to a closer examination of the other votes with which Walker was involved.
