It’s not yet clear whether the early voting surge is good news for supporters or opponents of Issue 1, which would make it harder to change the Ohio Constitution.
to cast early ballots for the Aug. 8 special election on State Issue 1, according to state data released Friday.
That’s about five times as many votes that were cast during the same period ahead of last year’s August statewide primary election for legislative candidates and local issues, the release stated. Overall, Ohio had about 8 million registered voters as of last year’s November general election. Early voting also has trended ahead of last year’s May primary, which included statewide races.
There could be a number of factors behind the number of people who have cast ballots early, including that some voters wanted to weigh in before going on summer vacation. More voters could be opting to vote in person, instead of voting by mail, leading the results to be recorded faster, although vote-by-mail requests are up, too.
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