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    Results, live updates for Ohio races

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    Today is Election Day! The ballot boxes opened, the voters came out. If you encounter any problems voting today, let the Enquirer know at [email protected]. Provide your contact information and we will contact you as soon as possible.

    DJs bring music to the polls

    Voting is something to celebrate DJs are on the ballot.

    The non-partisan national group dates back to 2008, when its founder, 38-year-old Anton Moore, began tapping into his background in radio. “I wanted to create something fun. I want people to be excited (to vote). We started doing five (DJs at polling places), then we started doing 10, and now we’re doing it nationwide,” he said from his base in Philadelphia.

    In creating DJs at the polls, Moore ultimately wanted to increase voter turnout among people of color.

    “The DJ’s mission at the polls is to involve people from different neighborhoods in politics. When you look at it, you’re trying to build the best of both worlds. You know people love music and now you want to combine music with politics to make it more fun.

    Support for the initiative has “exploded,” Moore said.

    “Taraji P. Henson posted about this. Kerry Washington is talking about it,” he said of both actors. “So I’m excited to see people talking about it and getting excited about it.”

    When it came time to choose their Cincinnati location, the group relied on its mission to turn out Queen City voters.

    “We’re picking places where there are people of color and people aren’t actually voting,” Moore said.

    According to Moore, there are now 4,000 DJs in the group who are making a difference. He said voting increased by 3 percent in Virginia in 2022 and there was a similar increase in Philadelphia that year.

    “When you send DJs to polling places and send out messages letting voters know (DJs) will be there, people show up.”

    In Cincinnati, Austin (“Zap”) Larkins and Paul (“Butch”) Gibson play music at three polling locations: North College Hill Senior Center, Lifespring Christian Church and the Lockland School Annex Building.

    Food trucks, dancers and radio stations were also present at the venues.

    –Emily Widman

    Kentucky voter asked to keep Trump shirt

    Northern Kentucky voter Jason Draughn said a poll worker ordered him and other voters wearing T-shirts supporting former President Donald Trump to remove them, turn them inside out or leave without voting “because it’s the law.”

    The poll worker met Draughn as she walked into the Independence Senior and Community Center on Jackwoods Parkway after waiting about an hour to vote.

    “He was telling everyone to take their shirts off if they had Trump on,” Draughn, 47, said. “He told me it was state law and walked away. I feel that my freedom of expression and rights have been violated. I feel my dignity has been violated. I had to take off my shirt and turn it inside out in the middle of the polling place because I wasn’t allowed to vote.

    “I will never step out of line again and wait in line for 45 minutes to an hour. A woman took off her shirt, walked around in her bra, and voted because they made her take off her shirt.”

    This should not have happened, according to a spokesman for Kentucky’s top elections official, Secretary of State Michael Adams. Spokesperson Michon Lindstrom confirmed that Kentucky voters can go to polling places wearing candidate clothing such as T-shirts, but only if they vote and leave.

    In Ohio, Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a press release last Friday to clarify Ohio’s stance on Election Day attire.

    “State law prohibits campaigning at a polling place (the area inside the small American flag signs) within neutral territory,” LaRose said in the statement. “Campaigning involves distributing literature, wearing certain items, or trying to get voters to support or oppose a particular candidate or issue.”

    He said three types of clothing and equipment are prohibited at polling places and neutral zones: items that display the name of a political party, display the name of a candidate or indicate government support or opposition to a ballot question or issue.

    Slogans related to a political party, candidate or ballot question or issue are not banned as long as they do not violate prohibitions, LaRose said.

    — Fox 19

    Church wants signs removed

    Mid-morning Tuesday, the pastor of Mercy Hill Church in Kennedy Heights asked for volunteers to remove political signs erected next to the sidewalk outside the church.

    “We don’t want our church to look like it’s supporting this candidate or that candidate,” Ernie Bonnoitt told a group distributing sample ballots for Democrats.

    He also rejected requests to keep the signs beyond the 30-metre “neutral zone”. Under a directive from the Ohio Secretary of State, polling places must stay within 100 feet of the door from any election activity that would violate state laws against attempting to influence voters at polling places.

    Bonnoitt could not immediately be reached for comment requested via email and phone.

    Mercy Hill recently began operating at 6312 Kennedy Ave., replacing the former Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church there.

    — Pieper Buckley

    Cincinnati Freedom Center calls for ‘vote today’

    Cincinnati’s National Underground Railroad Freedom Center He urged citizens on Tuesday to vote regardless of their candidate preferences.

    President and Chief Operating Office Woodrow Keown Jr. In a statement signed by , the downtown museum focused on civil rights and said “there are too many risks for this election to be postponed.”

    “We recognize that often there is no perfect candidate. We recognize that politics can be frustrating. We understand that you may live in a situation where you feel like your vote could be wiped out by a sea of ​​red or blue,” Keown wrote.

    But he noted that races for governor, senator, representative, state legislator, county and city leaders and more “directly impact your community.”

    “It affects whether you can vote next year, what your children can learn in schools, what health or needs-based resources you can access,” he wrote. “Vote.”

    Trump called Vance at 3 a.m.

    Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, who voted in East Walnut Hills this morning, said Tuesday that he had not yet spoken to running mate Donald Trump but missed a call at 3 a.m.

    “I feel good about this race,” the U.S. senator from Ohio told reporters. “I hope it goes well for President Trump and me, as it did for the state of Ohio a few years ago.”

    Vance said he voted for Trump along with Republican Bernie Moreno to defeat Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.

    “I’ve had a few friends who put our friendship aside because I wanted Donald J. Trump to win this election and the last election, and I think that’s a tragedy,” he said. “President Trump and I are working to build a country where all Americans can realize their hopes and dreams, and that’s for all Americans.”

    Vance has a home at St. Louis in East Walnut Hills. Voted in Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

    His wife Usha and children also attended the meeting.

    –Victoria Moorwood

    Vance celebrates his dog on Election Day

    Vance started Election Day with a birthday wish for his dog and a slip for his running mate.

    Voters show up in Pleasant Ridge, Kennedy Heights

    In Pleasant Ridge, residents Felicia Brown and Lee London voted at 7 a.m.

    They called Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris the safest choice for Americans. Brown said Harris’ entire platform is worthy of her vote.

    “The fact that she’s a woman, her morals, her goals, and what she’s trying to do for America,” Brown said.

    London says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the worst choice. “I can’t understand how someone convicted of the crimes for which he was convicted can be president,” he said. “I don’t want a person like that to be in office again.”

    Amanda and Melanie Thomas-Castillo also voted for Kamala Harris in the Pleasant Ridge field. The couple said they fear another Trump presidency could roll back vital rights for their family.

    “We are a gay couple with children,” Amanda Thomas-Castillo said. “From a security perspective, Trump’s rhetoric is worrying.”

    The couple brought their two children with them, who wore Harris T-shirts to vote. “Trump is so rude, isn’t he, Van?” Melanie Thomas-Castillo said to someone.

    Delone Cramer, who voted in Kennedy Heights, said she voted for every Democrat on the ballot.

    “I’m just against Donald Trump and everything he stands for,” Cramer said. “Our principles do not align.”

    Joe Creaghead, who also voted in Kennedy Heights, said he supported Harris in part because she was “anyone other than Trump.”

    But he also said Harris, along with President Joe Biden, is “beneficial to the American economy.”

    “They have a greater ability to reason and act in an American way than Trump,” Creaghead said.

    Anne Schuster, who distributed sample ballots, said voter turnout in Pleasant Ridge and neighboring Kennedy Heights was 50%, counting absentee and early votes.

    — Pieper Buckley

    Voters turn out in Delhi District

    In Delhi Township, Paul Dillmore, a 42-year-old administrative technician for the city of Cincinnati, said he was willing to vote for Chris Lipps, a friend from Oak Hills High School who is running for Hamilton County judge. Common Pleas Court.

    “He’s a good friend of mine… and a fellow Republican,” said Dillmore, who said he would vote for Donald Trump for president.

    He said his votes and politics depend on the economy. “The price of everything increased during the Biden regime. Inflation rose rapidly.”

    Mike Cates, a 76-year-old retired postal worker, also voted early Tuesday. Mount St., where the polls opened with approximately 50 voters. He was surprised by the turnout at St. Joseph University.

    Cates said he was happy the election season was over. He said a group of friends who ate at McDonald’s for breakfast avoided discussing politics because a couple staunchly supported one candidate while the rest were tired of hearing “all the rhetoric.”

    “I’m keeping it a secret,” Cates said of his vote. “We are so tired of hearing about this (politics) that we don’t need to discuss it anymore. “It gets old.”

    –Alex Coolidge

    Ohio vs. Kentucky, turnout and elections

    Nearly 74% of registered Ohio voters cast ballots in the last presidential election, and more than 53% chose Donald Trump. In Kentucky, 60.3% of registered voters cast ballots in 2020. More than 62% voted for Trump.

    Ohio and Kentucky have preferred the same presidential candidate most of the time since 1984:

    What time do the polls open in Ohio and Kentucky?

    Polls across Ohio are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Kentucky takes place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    Where to vote in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky?

    Find polling locations and other important information in Greater Cincinnati here:

    Are schools closed on Election Day?

    Cincinnati Public Schools closed school buildings for Election Day.

    Where to find live results on election night?

    There are many big races on the ballot Tuesday. You can find live results of all races here:

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