Portage County elections officials voted Friday to stop sheriff’s deputies from providing security during in-person voting, the latest fallout from Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski’s statements involving Kamala Harris supporters.
Portage County's board of elections has voted to drop sheriff's deputies from handling security at in-person voting, the latest fallout from Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski's statements on Kamala Harris supporters.CLEVELAND, Ohio – Portage County election officials have banned sheriff’s deputies from providing security during in-person voting, the latest fallout from Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski’s statements involving Kamala Harris supporters.
Clites is a Democrat, while Zuchowski is the incumbent Republican running against Democrat Jon Barber in November. Clites and Denise Smith, the board’s Democrats, voted in favor of removing the deputies from the board’s office, as did Doria Daniels, a Republican.Clites said in her post on the Portage County Democrats’ Facebook page that she fears that sheriff’s deputies might prompt some people to avoid voting.
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