COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top election official is
stressing the importance of voting after a review of election results
found a number of nail-biting contests in 2013.
Secretary of State
Jon Husted (HYOO’-sted) said of the 110 recounts following the Nov. 5
election, 35 local races and eight local issues were decided by one vote
or through breaking a tie.
Voters picked mayors and township
trustees, along with city or village council and school board members.
They also decided local tax matters.
Husted, a Republican, will be
up for re-election this fall. He said in a written statement that the
results prove that each vote can make a difference.
Husted said the close races also reinforce the need to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Ohio.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top election official is
stressing the importance of voting after a review of election results
found a number of nail-biting contests in 2013.
Secretary of State
Jon Husted (HYOO’-sted) said of the 110 recounts following the Nov. 5
election, 35 local races and eight local issues were decided by one vote
or through breaking a tie.
Voters picked mayors and township
trustees, along with city or village council and school board members.
They also decided local tax matters.
Husted, a Republican, will be
up for re-election this fall. He said in a written statement that the
results prove that each vote can make a difference.
Husted said the close races also reinforce the need to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Ohio.

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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.