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A question-since Ohio posponed the voting today (Original Post) Boomerproud Mar 2020 OP
No. However those numbers will be kept until June. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #1
How do you know? LisaL Mar 2020 #2
Because they said and they also said they would have another round jimfields33 Mar 2020 #3
Please DownriverDem Mar 2020 #9
Your vote is locked in. SamKnause Mar 2020 #4
If the rest of us get to vote. LisaL Mar 2020 #5
I think DeWine is on top of this. SamKnause Mar 2020 #6
We used to get notices True Blue American Mar 2020 #7
DeWine said True Blue American Mar 2020 #8
I know what he said. LisaL Mar 2020 #10
DeWine did not True Blue American Mar 2020 #11
Read your own link. LisaL Mar 2020 #12
Dewine says that the virus will not peak until late April or May. hay rick Mar 2020 #13
So in June it actually might be worse than now. LisaL Mar 2020 #14
 

jimfields33

(18,924 posts)
1. No. However those numbers will be kept until June.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:22 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

jimfields33

(18,924 posts)
3. Because they said and they also said they would have another round
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:24 AM
Mar 2020

of early voting for those interested.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DownriverDem

(6,648 posts)
9. Please
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 07:28 AM
Mar 2020

move to the winner. We have to do all we can do to beat trump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SamKnause

(13,806 posts)
4. Your vote is locked in.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:26 AM
Mar 2020

They will be counted when the rest of us get to vote.

They are going to try to send ballots in the mail.

There will be no announcement tonight.

I saw DeWine explain it several times.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

LisaL

(46,608 posts)
5. If the rest of us get to vote.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:27 AM
Mar 2020

If they send the ballots in the mail, what happens with people who already voted? They are going to be confused if they should vote again.
It's a big giant mess.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SamKnause

(13,806 posts)
6. I think DeWine is on top of this.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:36 AM
Mar 2020

He has been doing a good job.

He has taken the threat of the corona virus very seriously.

I think we will all get to vote.

The polling place where you voted will have a record of your vote.

They have a list of ballots that have already been mailed.

You have to fill out a form for a mail-in ballot.

You have to do it for every election.

It is not a one and done kind of thing.

I am glad it is postponed.

I didn't want to go out, but I would have accepted the risk.

I shouldn't be ask to accept that risk when there are other solutions.

It seems surreal to give any type of praise to a republican.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

True Blue American

(18,166 posts)
7. We used to get notices
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 07:03 AM
Mar 2020

In the mail asking if we wanted an absentee.

Husted was ordered by the Court to send a notice to everyone the year he filed law suit after law suit. He never did again.But a simple phone call will get you one. I was even called back to make sure I received it.

I do wish people would quit complaining. Those BOE workers work long, hard hours to make sure the elections run smoothly, but snafus happen.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

True Blue American

(18,166 posts)
8. DeWine said
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 07:05 AM
Mar 2020

The elderly would vote from their homes. He is a Republican but is doing a good job on this.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LisaL

(46,608 posts)
10. I know what he said.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 07:30 AM
Mar 2020

But he didn't have the authority to postpone it, and I am assuming he still doesn't now. Polls were ordered closed anyway.
How are they legally going to change the date?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LisaL

(46,608 posts)
12. Read your own link.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 07:41 AM
Mar 2020

As of now there is no election. Secretary of state will have to go to court to try and have it moved.
As court didn't order it cancelled, do you have any idea what the court will actually decide?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

hay rick

(8,214 posts)
13. Dewine says that the virus will not peak until late April or May.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:00 AM
Mar 2020

Sadly, that's just a guess. Even if you listen to the most knowledgeable experts, you're still guessing. Even if this is a correct guess, it doesn't follow that the number of new cases will fall as rapidly as they increased. I believe the more likely scenario is that the number of new cases will hit a plateau and remain roughly constant until the virus has run its course through the population and/or a vaccine becomes available.

The idea of social distancing is to slow down the spread of the virus so that our healthcare system doesn't get overwhelmed. It isn't expected to significantly reduce the number of cases, just spread them out over a longer period of time. Postponing the election will likely mean voting at a time when the daily number of new cases is higher than today, not lower. I believe that the number of asymptomatic carriers of the virus and the risk of infection will be higher in June, not lower.

It's also a dangerous precedent that creates an extraordinary opportunity for abuse.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LisaL

(46,608 posts)
14. So in June it actually might be worse than now.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:02 AM
Mar 2020

That's why judge ruled against postponing the election, because there is no guarantee things will be any better in June.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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