Hamilton County records show 354 ballots were thrown out in the Ohio Primary last spring.
The Board of Elections is taking steps so that voter confusion can be avoided in November.
MISTAKES GOT HUNDREDS OFBALLOTS THROWN OUT IN HAMILTONCOUNTY DURING OHIO'S PRIMARY.ELECTION OFFICIALS BLAME RULECHANGES AND CONFUSED VOTERS.THEY EXPECT THIS FALL TO BEDIFFERENT AS LONG AS YOUPREPARE.HERE'S REPORTER LARRYSEWARD.(track)April 28th.Ohio'sdelayed primaryCrowds atHamilton county's board ofelections to vote in-person.more than a few just wastedtime.They were supposed tohave disabilities......unableto get mail......or missingvote-by-mail ballots theyapplied for.county recordsshow 354 did not and got theirvotes thrown out.(sot/ tc15:12/ sherry poland/ hamiltonco board of elections director)"i don't think the pastprimary is a good example ofprovisional voting because itwas such a unique situation."(track)the general assembly...worried about coronavirusspreading... limited in-personvoting to those homeless ordisabled.
Everyone else wassupposed to vote by mail.confusion followed.statewide... electionofficials tossed more than10-thousand ballots... allprovisional which means therewere questions about thevoter's eligibility.staterecords show some counties:Champaign, Greene, and Lickingrejected more provisionalballots than counted.manysuffered because more ballotsshowed up late.top reasonsinclude:people notregistered...registered in thewrong state...no id...missingsignatures on envelopes.andthe rules are strict.(sot/ tc15:38/ joe Mallory/ formerelection official)"even thoughthey can verify your birthdate, they can verify yoursignature, even they canverify all the otherinformation, if you did notprint your name, those twolines that say print yourfirst and last name, if youdidn't print it they willreject your envelope, yourprovisional ballot envelope."(track)It's why hamiltoncounty recently released thishow-to video explainingprovisional voting and itsimportance.usually... 90-percent count.and thoughnearly one in four got tossedin the spring... boarddirector sherry Poland expectsa November closer to normal.(sot/ tc 16:43/ sherry poland/hamilton co boe, director)"weare planning and theguidelines we received fromthe state is to plan for thattype of an election becausethat's what voters want.
Theywant the choice."(track)withvote-by-mail, in-person earlyand Election day all beoptions... officials expectless provisional Voting... aslong as voters prepare.(larrylook live)"their advice here:check your registration.
Getit done before October fifth.and know that if you request avote-by-mail ballot and thenshow up election day... youwill become vote provisionallyso officials can make sureeveryone only votes once.
InNorwood... Larry Seward...wcpo... nine news."
Hamilton County records show 354 ballots were thrown out in the Ohio Primary last spring. The Board of Elections is taking steps so..