mo4ch:>Ohio governor vows to delay primary vote over coronavirus emergency despite judge’s ruling | Mo4ch News
Dueling press reports and statements have created major confusion over the upcoming primary vote in Ohio – where the governor promised to delay the vote over fears of Covid-19, while a judge struck down the request.On the heels of Governor Mike DeWine's plea to postpone Tuesday’s vote until early June in hopes of stemming the spread of the coronavirus, a pair of elderly voters – who are most vulnerable to the illness – filed a lawsuit on Monday along the lines of the governor's recommendation, calling for a restraining order to keep polling places closed. But Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye soon shot down the suit, stating it would set a “terrible precedent” to rewrite the rules a mere 12 hours out from an election.“There are too many factors to balance in this uncharted territory to say that we ought to take it away from the legislature and elected statewide officials, and throw it to a common pleas court judge in Columbus with 12 [hours] to go to the election…