As of 9:00 pm on Monday, March 16 the current administration has not confirmed with the County Board of Elections that the Primary election will be held tomorrow, March 17, or June 2.
It was announced today by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose that the elections would be moved to June 2 due to the Coronovirus outbreak, “However, new information has led ODH to recommend Ohioans who are 65 and older to self-quarantine in their homes, making it challenging for these individuals to vote on March 17.” stated LaRose, “LaRose recommends suspension of in-person voting on March 17, moving election day to June 2”
Many counties have already informed their poll workers that there will be no election even before the judge denied the Secretary of State’s request.
Though denied by Franklin County Judge Richard Frye, the Secretary of State’s website continues to use June 2 as the new date. https://www.sos.state.oh.us/media-center/press-releases/2020/2020-03-16/ This may imply there is an appeal at hand or something else is planned. Either way, lack of communication does not make this for a good primary in Ohio.
The West Bend News has requested an official statement and will bring information as soon as received with an update. At this time and because of the confusion, we recommend going to your polling station with intentions to vote.
