Ohio to order polls closed over coronavirus 'emergency,' governor says, as three other states prepare for Democratic primaries
Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday night announced his state's health director will order Ohio's polls to be closed Tuesday "as a health emergency" over the spread of the coronavirus, a dramatic move just hours before the state's scheduled primaries.
Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday night announced his state's health director will order Ohio's polls to be closed Tuesday "as a health emergency" over the spread of the coronavirus, a dramatic move just hours before the state's scheduled primaries.
DeWine had recommended that the primaries be postponed, but a county judge had denied the request Monday evening. President Trump -- speaking at a coronavirus briefing at the White House Monday afternoon -- said he'd leave such decisions on postponing a primary up to the states but emphasized, "I think postponing is unnecessary."
Ohio is the only one of the four states scheduled to hold presidential primaries on Tuesday to move to postpone its contest. Officials in the other states - Arizona, Florida and Illinois - said their primaries would still take place. And that could give Democratic presidential nomination front-runner Joe Biden a chance to deliver a potential knockout blow to Sen. Bernie Sanders – who’s fighting to avoid elimination from the White House race. Click here for more.
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- March 17 primaries: Here are the states voting and the delegates at stake
- States that have postponed primaries due to coronavirus outbreak
- New Jersey to call in the state national guard to help prevent coronavirus spread
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