“Ohio elections boards frantically seeking poll workers due to coronavirus outbreak”

Columbus Dispatch:

Ohio elections officials are rushing to recruit additional poll workers ahead of Tuesday primary as concerns about the spread of COVID-19 have led hundreds to drop out before Election Day.

Desperate county elections boards are pleading with friends and family members for help. Some are even talking about instantly recruiting voters walking in to cast ballots Tuesday to help work the polls the remainder of the day.

“We’re getting into the threshold of scary,” said Brian Sleeth, deputy elections director in Warren County, just north of Cincinnati. “We’re not panicking yet. We’re actively recruiting.”

So far, 100 poll workers have canceled, including 50 in the past 24 hours. The county has 800 poll workers still signed up but is now 100 short.

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