[HiTech RedNeck]

There were two things going on. First, Ken Blackwell, the Secretary of State, wussed out, and said that there could be only one challenger per polling place. Jim Petro, the AG, disagreed, and effectively filed suit compelling Blackwell to execute his authority (that's what a writ of mandamus does) to authorize one challenger per precinct.

The executive of OH has a spat with itself. Where was the governor on the matter?

[RightFighter]

Where was the governor on the matter?

If Ohio is like most other states, the governor would have no say in telling the Secretary of State how to do his job. SoS is an elected position, and is most likely not answerable to the governor. Maybe I'm wrong about this as it relates to Ohio, but this is most likely the way it is.