Ohio Sets All-Mail Primary for April 28

Ohio has set a new, almost exclusively mail-in primary election for April 28 due to the coronavirus, ignoring the timing recommendations of the state elections chief and some voting-rights groups.

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed a sweeping relief bill containing the change Friday, though he also had advocated for a different outcome.

“Look, people have a month,” the governor said Friday, expressing disappointment a longer window wasn't provided. “We just encourage people to go ahead and fill out the application, send it in, get their ballot and go ahead and vote.”

Under the new scenario, the standard in-person primary is off and registered voters who haven't yet cast a ballot will need to apply for an absentee ballot to vote.

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