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CINCINNATI - When Ohio Democrats challenged the Republican secretary of state on how county elections boards should handle provisional ballots, the courts were thrust into a heated political dispute.Within weeks, a federal judge appointed by former President Clinton upheld the Democrats' argument. Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell appealed. A federal appeals court panel of two Republican appointees and one Democrat reversed the lower court decision and ruled in his favor.

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