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COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine is recommending that voting be extended through June 2 for Ohio’s primary.
He is also recommending to stop in person voting today and tomorrow.
The governor, in his daily coronavirus update, said he is recommending that voting take place on June 2.
DeWine said he will seek to do so through a court order if possible.
“We should not force them to make this choice, the choice between their health and their constitutional rights and duties as American citizens,” DeWine said.
The recommendation comes out of worry that Ohio voters could infect each other with the new coronavirus, state officials announced the Tuesday’s primary election has been delayed until June 2, with the exception of absentee voting.
Ohio becomes the third state, after Louisiana and Georgia to cancel its primary.
âWe should not force them to make this choice, the choice between their health and their constitutional rights and duties as American citizens,ã DeWine said.
State officials had tried for days to keep the primary election as planned.