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Schools in Butler County urged to close for election
The Butler County Board of Elections decided this morning to ask the state to close all schools in Butler County for Election Day.
Says the resolution to Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner:
“We have extreme concerns about heavy congestion at the polling places, and concerns about the safety of the children in the schools which are used as polling locations.”
Board of Elections Director Betty McGary said she is most concerned about schools in Hamilton and Middletown where, based on early voter turnout, she predicts “a tsunami of voters all across this county tomorrow the same way we’ve seen vast crowds overwhelming our building.”
In a press conference that just ended, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones agreed the schools should close, worrying that parking and congestion could lead to problems.
Said Jones:
“The eyes of the country are going to be on the state of Ohio, we need to make this as smooth of a process as possible.”
None of the five school districts that are open for classes tomorrow — Cincinnati Christian, Hamilton City, Madison Local, Middletown City and Ross Local schools — plan to close. They say they have it under control.
Do you think they should close?
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By Kevin G.
November 3, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this
The day before the election is a little late to ask for that. They should’ve seen this coming at minimum a week ago.
By Ted
November 4, 2008 12:45 AM | Link to this
I think it is a terrible idea to have the sheriff and law enforcement at polling locations. This is just another ploy by the republicans to keep so-called lower class citizens away from the polls, they want to intimidate them cuz they’ll vote democrat. Flashback: 2000, 2004. I also noticed how the sheriff ends up on the news with the director of the election board. Guess he’ll be reelected.
By Henry
November 4, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this
Now the sheriff wants to run the schools. Why wasn’t the board of elections and sheriff thinking about this before now?