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While more and more will head to the polls early, beginning Oct. 8, those who wait until Election Day may find their polling place not as close and convenient as before. A News 5/ABC News investigation revealed that voters must travel further in many parts of Northeast Ohio if they plan on voting on Election Day. Records requests to local Board of Election offices revealed that in many places, counties saw at least a 20% decline in the number of different polling locations .
Everything you need to know about the 2024 elections in OhioOf the seven counties that fully responded, only Summit County saw its number of polling locations increase.While the number of votes being cast in an election has remained fairly consistent, Kayla Griffin Green, Ohio director for the non-partisan advocacy group All Voting is Local, told News 5 that fewer polling locations can put a strain on how elections are run and how voters head to the polls.
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