Voting update from a small Village in Ohio

[Ninga]

Chagrin Falls Ohio has a population of approximately 4,300 and is located in Cuyahoga County just 18 miles from Cleveland.
My intent was to vote last week but deferred to today.
I had to stand in a line, I was shocked. When voting in person in the past, I could count on zipping in and out without any lines.
I asked an election worker about turn out, and she said everyone was “unbelievably shocked” at how busy they’ve been all day.
Roller coaster emotional ride for sure,
Go Ohio

[FarPoint]

1. I voted today as well...

Montgomery County Ohio...steady flow line at 8 am....only one issue to vote on so it's fast too. ...Voted NO ON ISSUE 1.

[True Blue American]

19. Same here! My absentee

Went in several weeks ago. Recieved and included in the counting.NO!

[FarPoint]

25. YES!

[Warpy]

2. I hope large turnout is our friend

as it usually is in other states. I hope people are voting against the power grab by the lege.

I have to think at least a slim majority of Americans aren't Fascist.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. And the slimy Ohio GOP

Thought if they held this one single issue vote in August, they get a super low turnout!

I’m so proud of all who are voting!

[marble falls]

4. General rule: Bigger the turnout, the worse it is for the GOP.

[Ninga]

6. I believe that follows. Last November election turn put in Ohio was piss poor. Dems flamed out

because turn put in Dem strong holds was weak.

[Sibelius Fan]

5. I think everybody knows that Issue 1 is a one-time roadblock being erected

to defeat abortion rights, and that it would be overturned the minute a Xian-friendly issue appeared on the ballot.

[jimfields33]

7. So dumb. Do they not realize that this will affect every one of their pet projects?

Absolutely no foresight in this group.

[dchill]

20. Foaming at the mouth never indicates a sound reasoning process.

[Backseat Driver]

8. Update from City of Hilliard @ noon

Voted NO - no line; no waiting. Breezed right through. Poll worker said "really good" turnout at our location today. Thanks Franklin County early voters.

[Ninga]

9. 👍

[DownriverDem]

10. It used to be

that repubs voted absentee. Now they are encouraged to vote in person. That was part of the plan so trump could claim he won on election day and those other ballots were fraud for Dems. I'm hoping the big turn out means no on 1 this time.

[Ninga]

11. Things change that's for sure. We'll know by 9 pm what the large turnout foreshadowed.

Fingers crossed.

[Auggie]

12. I have a relative in Chagrin Falls ...

for years, she says, it skewed very Republican in voting. Is that still the case today?

[Ninga]

17. Has not been for several election cycles. Obama won here in 2008, 2012, Hillary in 2016 and

Biden in 2020. In the last school board election, the self proclaimed anti diversity candidates lost biggly.

[Auggie]

26. Great news!

Thanks for the update.

I worked on an estate in Bentleyville for a few years. Long time ago, before the Chagrin River Road bridge was washed out.

[Ninga]

27. Yes that was a long time ago. We are fortunate to

be buffered by the Metro park. It’s a lovely area.

[Auggie]

28. Oh yeah ... definitely gorgeous area

[PittBlue]

29. So good to hear!

We moved to Middleburg Heights two years ago from SW PA. Chagrin Falls was one of the first places that we visited. We love attending plays at the theater and love E pizza! The town is so beautiful and it always reminds of New England.
BTW… 5 of us in our family voted NO…it was my 18 year old grandsons first time to vote!

[dchill]

13. Yes. Go Ohio!

[Captain Zero]

31. Ohio. The Heart of it All!

Slogan correct today.

[thatcrowwoman]

14. That's great news, Ninga! Thanks for sharing.

We’re waiting and watching and hoping with you.
Best of luck for a better tomorrow!
🕊thatcrowwoman

[Ninga]

18. Thank you thatcrowwoman!

[ShazzieB]

15. Was just listening to Chicago's progressive radio station in the car.

They were saying like for voting in Ohio today are literally stretching for blocks in some places! If they said where, I didn't catch it, but it made my heart skip a beat!

I mean, I hate that anyone has to stand in line that long to vote, but it's great hearing the turnout is so high, especially since the Repugs tried so hard to force a low turnout. Good job, Ohio!

[PatrickforB]

16. As you are doubtless aware, Chagrin Falls is quite notable. It is the birthplace of the fictional

Ensign Parker in the old TV series McHale's Navy.

As to the turnout - GREAT! I am thinking huge turnout is not what the Republicans wanted on this one...

[dchill]

21. The real actor, Tim Conway, was born in nearby Willoughby, Ohio.

[True Blue American]

23. He always claimed

Chagrin Falls. I guess he thought people would know where that was!

[Ninga]

24. Tim graduated from Chagrin Falls High School and his parents lived down the street from where I live

His parents didn’t feel acting provided a very steady income so with that in mind, every time he visited from Hollywood his mother would reassuringly tell him the hardware store was hiring!

[True Blue American]

22. Tim Conway, too!

We had Jonathon Winters. I passed him on the wide streets of Dayton looking around to see if anyone recognized him. I was the only one who did. He smiled at me when I did a double take. He was just starting out.

Same with Mel Torme. Both just starting.

[calimary]

30. Hopefully, good news!

Thanks for the report, Ninga!