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Elections Officials Say Vote Counting May Be Extended

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published November 1, 2012 at 8:02 AM EDT

The Ohio Association of Elections Officials says if the presidential race comes down to counting the state's votes, it could be a long wait to determine a winner. Officials are bracing for a close finish that could be decided by thousands of provisional and absentee ballots that won't be counted until ten days after the election. A recount or lawsuits over provisional ballots would push declaration of a winner into December.
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Election Coverage Ohio Association of Elections Officials
Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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