Coronavirus In Ohio: State Health Chief To Order Polls Closed Before Presidential Primary, Citing Coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's health director was set to order polls closed just hours before they were to open there and in three other states for presidential primaries, the governor said late Monday amid a coronavirus pandemic that has paralyzed the nation.
Gov. Mike DeWine said Health Director Amy Acton would declare a health emergency and order the polls closed for fears of exposing volunteer poll workers — many of them elderly — to the virus. Arizona, Florida and Illinois were proceeding with their presidential primaries.
DeWine failed to get a judge to halt the primary Monday evening, even though the governor contended the election results wouldn't be viewed as legitimate in light of the pandemic.
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