Ohio Elections Officials Say Voter Turnout Is Steady and Heavy

[TomClash]

Source: Twinsburg Patch

Early voter turnout appears to be higher than previous off-year elections, officials in several Northeast Ohio counties reported today.

"We did a 9 a.m. sampling of 50 precincts across Cuyahoga County, and we're seeing a voter turnout of 3.6 percent at polling locations," said Jane M. Platten, director of Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland.

"That tells me that in the early portion of election day there is a high degree of voter participation. Normally in an odd-year municipal election we see a voter turnout of about 1 percent."

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections also is seeing a high return of absentee ballots, Platten said. The office received about 148,000 absentee ballot requests and expects to receive about 130,000 returned today.

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Elections officials attribute the strong voter turnout to Issue 2, a referendum on Senate Bill 5, which restricts the collective bargaining rights of public employees' unions. A no vote would repeal Senate Bill 5 and a yes vote would keep the law.

Read more: http://twinsburg.patch.com/articles/elections-officials-say-voter-turnout-is-steady-and-heavy

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Just say NO.

[midnight]

1. K&R

[freshwest]

2. Hope this trends towards protecting workers' rights.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Hoping for justice. K & R. n/t

[Kolesar]

4. Turn out is high in "the valley of the billionaires" where I vote

The 'pukes also want to repeal Health Care for All.
There is a referendum to allow the largely-gop judges stay in office longer.

[Maccagirl]

5. I voted "NO" on all 3 referendums.

We'll see if it made a difference.

[FarPoint]

6. You got an A+

Three correct answers. :thumbsup: :hhi: :kick:

[awoke_in_2003]

7. GOhio...

I hope one day to go back to my home state.