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Ohio Governor Calls for Delay of Presidential Primary

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The governor of Ohio on Monday called for Tuesday’s presidential primary to be delayed until June in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ohio is one of four states set to vote on Tuesday. The others are Illinois, Florida and Arizona. Last week, the secretaries of state of all four states issued a joint statement saying the primary could be held safely.

But on Monday afternoon, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said that there is no way to hold the election on Tuesday while abiding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on avoiding large gatherings. “It is clear that tomorrow’s in-person voting does not conform and cannot conform with these CDC guidelines,” DeWine said, adding that holding the election would discriminate against

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