More Than 700,000 Ohioans Have Already Voted

“After nearly a year of political wrangling, Ohioans decide today whether to make it harder to both bring amendment proposals and to amend the state constitution. But many have already banked their votes. This year’s August special election — typically a sleepy, low turnout affair — has seen historic turnout already,” the Ohio Capital Journal reports.

“Nearly 700,000 Ohioans cast a ballot early either by showing up in person or returning an absentee ballot. Those figures will likely climb further as additional ballots arrive in the mail.”

Columbus Dispatch: “Rural counties with smaller populations saw shorter lines to vote on Saturday and Sunday. Yet in Ohio’s larger counties, lines stretched out the door as voters waited in 90-degree heat to cast their ballot.”