There is still no word on what, if any, action Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner may take concerning 92 Lawrence County absentee ballots.

It was at the end of October when a special investigator looking into the matter turned over his report to Brunner.

About a month before the November general election, Lawrence County Board of Election workers noticed a number of applications for absentee ballots going to one of two post office box numbers. When voters apply for an absentee ballot, they are allowed to have the ballot sent to an address other than their home location.

However when elections board workers noticed the same post office boxes appearing repeatedly, they did a random check to see where voters wanted their ballots sent. On most of the calls, the workers found the phones listed on the applications were disconnected. However, those they did get in touch with said they wanted their ballot sent to their home address.

“Due to the discrepancy between the post office box address listed for delivery of absentee ballots and statements of those electors contacted by the board of elections staff, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has determined that this matter should be investigated,” according to an October letter from Brian Shinn, general counsel to Brunner’s office.

On Oct. 20, Columbus attorney Andrew Baker, the special investigator, came to the county’s board of elections to review those ballots.

Right now that report continues to be reviewed by Brunner and the attorneys in her office. The matter could be referred to a local prosecutor or the attorney general, according to Luisa Barone, spokeswoman for Brunner’s office.

“(The investigation) is ongoing and under review,” she said.