Statewide election results delayed until at least 9 p.m.

CLEVELAND- Polls are now closed in all but one Ohio county, as boards of elections work to count the ballots.  A last-minute injunction, requested by ResponsibleOhio, extended voting hours in Hamilton County until 9 p.m. That led to Ohio Secretary of State John Husted instructing no county to release statewide election results until 9 p.m. That means no results until at least 9 p.m. in Cuyahoga County as well.

 

“In order to ensure fairness in the election process, the Secretary has instructed boards of elections to embargo election results from today’s General Election until the polls in Hamilton County close at 9 p.m.,” Husted’s office said.

Ohio voters headed to the polls to decide on three statewide issues, including one tolegalize marijuana and another to change the way Ohio legislative districts are drawn.

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