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Ohio Issues

League of Women Voters LINK TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS WHERE YOU CAN LINK TO CONCISE EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUES AND THEIR PROS AND CONS The voters of Ohio are being faced with a plethora of issues on November 8th. These issues are lengthy and confusing. The Mahoning County Board of Elections has published the issues and appropriate discussion in the Vindicator several times, taking up at least 8 pages of extremely small print. The Mahoning County Board of Elections has announced that it will allow voters five minutes to vote on November 8th, and voters should not count on figuring out the issues in the voting booth. In other words, know how you are going to vote before you go in to push the computer buttons. Let's start with Issue 2, which would allow anyone to request a "Mail In" ballot approximately 30 days before the election, and mail his/her vote in instead of voting on election day. I am personally against it as I truly believe voting is a privilege,