in

Ohio primary vote halted at last minute amid coronavirus court battle

Health officials step in after judge refuses Governor’s recommendation to postponing in-person voting

Heath officials in Ohio have postponed the state’s primary vote just hours before polls were set to open, an 11th-hour decision that came after a judge denied the Governor’s request to postpone the vote because of the coronavirus.

Health director Amy Acton declared a health emergency that would prevent the polls from opening out of fear of exposing voters and volunteer poll workers, many of them elderly.

Continue reading…


Source: Elections - theguardian.com


Tagcloud:

Clean Elections

Three states hold primaries as coronavirus upends 2020 election