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Early voting draws early crowd in Butler County
There’s still more than a month to go before that fateful day in November, but Ohioians have been able to cast their ballots for the past 24 hours.
Early voting has been permitted in Ohio based on Monday’s decision by U.S. District Court Judge James S. Gwin, which allowed Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to issue a directive that residents can register and vote at the same time.
Early voting continues through Oct. 6, and can only be done at the Butler County Board of Elections. (By the way, the BOE has a new location, at 1802 Princeton Road. Here’s a map.
Here’s a first-day story we ran in the Journal-News. And the story about the decision by the Associated Press.
As a result of the decision, the Butler County BOE has extended its hours for the next month:
Wednesdays, Oct. 1, 8 15, 22, 29: 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays, Oct. 4, 7, 11, 18, 25: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Voter registration deadline)
Here’s what I want to know: Will you be using the next five days to vote early? Does this make voting more convenient? Is it fair?
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