“Now is a great time” for Ohio voters to request their absentee ballots, state Secretary of State Frank LaRose told “America’s Newsroom” Thursday. “We’re telling Ohioans even though the law says you can wait until noon on Saturday [Oct. 31], that’s a very bad idea,” LaRose said. “Effectively, we’re telling Ohio’s voters they should request their ballot by the 27th of October to leave time for it to arrive. No reason to wait … They’ll start going out to voters on October 6th.” EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MAIL-IN VOTING IN 2020 According to Ohio state law, ballots postmarked on Nov. 2 can be counted up to 10 days later, meaning it could take weeks for the official result to be determined in a close race. “We’re changing the way we do our election night reporting to make it very clear to journalists … and everybody else exactly how many outstanding absentee ballots there are,” LaRose said. “So obviously if the margins are tight you’ll be able…
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