Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voters in Democratic-stronghold counties are showing up in mass to vote early for the November election on abortion and marijuana, exceeding the already unexpectedly large turnout from the August special election.
Mike West, with the county board of elections, is excited that so many people are interested and showing up for this election.The best way to compare this typically-municipal-year election is with the recent special election on August 8.Statehouse reporter Morgan Trau reached out to a dozen counties with different political leanings all across the state. She got data and calculated from the 11th day of early voting — which Ohio has data for now.
News 5 looked to see if they are following the same trend by obtaining raw data from election officials and then rounding for clarity. It's not just urban counties seeing an increase; suburban counties are, too. Medina County is up from 9,000 to about 11,000 — a 22% increase. Lake is up from 10,000 to 13,500 — a 35% increase.
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