If the Ohio GOP thought they would sneak Issue 1 past Ohio voters during the doldrums of summer, they were mistaken.
[From the Columbus Dispatch]
The first few weeks of early voting already surpassed many officials’ expectations for voter turnout. While many were concerned that the initial surge in early in-person votes would fizzle out, data from the Secretary of State's office shows that the number of early voters per day has increased. The past few days have seen over 19,000 early in-person votes per day across the state, compared with around 16,000 per day in the first 10 days of early voting.
On July 24, some 20,573 Ohioans voted early. For comparison, the first day of early voting saw just under 15,000 votes statewide.
Voters have also returned more absentee ballots per day as Election Day draws closer. Statewide data from early this week shows over 13,000 absentee ballots are coming per day.
Aaron Ockerman, executive director of the Ohio Association of Election Officials, said the continued turnout has been "fantastic."
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[From the Cleveland Plain Dealer]
Through Thursday, 45,135 people had voted by mail and 9,293 people had voted early in-person in Cuyahoga County. That’s more than the entire primary election in May 2022, when 29,582 people voted by mail and 5,222 people voted early in-person.
It’s also more than the entire August 2022 primary election, when 35,350 voted by mail and 3,094 people voted early in-person.
Statewide, Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Friday that 355,483 Ohioans had voted early through Thursday. That exceeds the 288,707 people who voted early overall in the May 2022 primary election.
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