Local voters don’t like Ohio’s changes
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced restrictive early voting hours for the 2014 primary and general elections this week and local residents say they don't support the changes.
The hours eliminate Sunday and evening voting hours. A few Saturdays will be open for voting.
The so-called "Golden Week" has also been cut by Gov. John Kasich, after he signed a bill into law that cuts the period where Ohioans can both register to vote and cast an early ballot.
Secretary of State Press Secretary Matt McClellan acknowledged that for some counties across Ohio the hours are more restrictive than usual, but for many counties the hours are expanded.
"The (voting) hours have not been uniform; it's not been consistent," he said. "We have set uniform hours. Some will be expansive and some might not be."
In Washington County, the hours for early voting will diminish by a couple of evening hour options and one Sunday. Many residents took advantage of evening hours and weekends to vote in past elections, especially in 2012, when Sundays were popular times to vote. In the November 2013 election, a little more than 2,000 took advantage of early voting.
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