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Ohio's elections chief urges compliance with hours

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A southwest Ohio board of elections is split over whether to add weekend early voting hours, sending the matter to the state's Republican elections chief to decide.

But Secretary of State Jon Husted's office told the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Friday that it can only offer the in-person, early voting hours that he has set.

Husted on Wednesday ordered all 88 county election boards to have the same hours on weekdays and to close on weekends.

Husted's director of elections told the board in a Friday letter to rescind the motion that resulted in the tie vote. Matthew Damschroder said failure to act consistent with Husted's order is "at best nonfeasance" and subjects a board member to possible removal.

The Democratic member refused to rescind the motion.

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