State, county voters reject Issue 1
Delaware County went the way of the state of Ohio in rejecting Issue 1 in the special election on Tuesday. With 100% of the vote in from all 170 pr...
Delaware County went the way of the state of Ohio in rejecting Issue 1 in the special election on Tuesday. With 100% of the vote in from all 170 precincts at 9:43 p.m., the Delaware County Board of Elections' unofficial canvass said 46,196 ballots were cast 'No,' and 33,839 ballots were cast as 'Yes,' for a margin of 57.72%-42.28%. A total of 80,183 ballots were cast, meaning that 50.79% of the county's 157,876 registered voters took part in the special election. In neighboring Franklin County, Issue 1 lost by a 75-25 percentage.