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20 Aug

Ohio Democratic officials face dismissal in voting hours battle

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Two Democratic officials in Ohio, a key battleground state and huge electoral prize in the November 6 presidential election, may be fired for trying to extend early voting hours to weekends in defiance of a state ban, officials said on Monday. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, a Republican, issued a directive last week making the hours for early in-person voting by absentee ballot consistent throughout the state, where voting rules are a hot-button issue. Voters will be able to cast absentee ballots from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. …

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