Wednesday, May 31, 2000
State hearing delayed
Councilman also faces criminal action in vote-fraud case
By Earnest Winston
The Cincinnati Enquirer
FAIRFIELD — The Ohio Elections Commission has delayed a June 8 hearing for Jon Saylor because the Fairfield councilman is the target of a criminal investigation of voter fraud.
Mr. Saylor, who last week was named in a 68-count indictment in Butler County, is accused of creating sham voters and falsifying absentee ballots. About a dozen questionable ballots were cast in the November election, which he won by more than 100 votes.
“It was (commissioners') belief that it would be inappropriate to have him face this process while he was also undergoing the other criminal proceeding,” said Philip Richter, executive director of the Ohio Elections Commission.
No new hearing date has been set.
Mr. Saylor, whose trial is set for Sept. 25, is out of jail after his parents posted a $5,000 bond.
Mr. Saylor's attorney, Peter Swenty, said he requested a continuance because his 27-year-old client's testimony “might adversely affect his position in the criminal proceedings.”
The seven-member commission usually grants continuances to give counsel time to prepare a case or if there is a conflict of dates. But this is the first time, Mr. Richter said, the commission has granted a continuance because of a pending criminal case.
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