Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called the cancelling of this election 'literally a matter of life and death.'
and a halt on gatherings of over 10 people, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations suggest that the practice of primary voting — and any gathering of clusters of people at poll sites — may just be too risky. State officials were forced to make a monumental decision because of theBut, due to growing concerns over how quickly the virus is spreading, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine chose toless than 24-hours before they were supposed to start.
“During this time when we face an unprecedented public health crisis, to conduct an election tomorrow would would force poll workers and voters to place themselves at an unacceptable health risk of contracting coronavirus,” DeWine saidOne of the reasons that Ohio and other states wish to postpone primary elections at the moment is because of the most at-risk populations — people who are immunocompromised and disabled, elderly people, and young people.
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