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    It’s election day! The polls are open and the voters are out. If you have any problems voting today, email the Enquirer at [email protected]. Provide contact information and we will contact you as soon as possible.

    Kentucky voter told to hide Trump’s T-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 was the law”.

    The employer encountered Draughn as he entered the Independence Senior and Community Center off Jackwoods Parkway after waiting about an hour to vote.

    “He was telling everybody to take their shirts off if they had Trump on them,” Draughn, 47, said. “He just told me it was state law and walked away. I feel that my free speech and rights have been violated. I feel my dignity has been compromised. I had to take off my shirt in the middle of the polling station and turn it inside out because I’m not allowed to vote.

    “I’m not going to get out of line and stand in line again for 45 minutes to an hour. A woman took her shirt off and walked around in her bra and voted because they made her take her shirt off.”

    That shouldn’t have happened, according to a spokesman for Kentucky’s top election official, Secretary of State Michael Adams. Spokesman Michon Lindstrom confirmed that Kentucky voters can wear candidate gear, such as T-shirts, to polling places to vote, as long as they vote and leave.

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

    “State law prohibits campaigning inside the neutral zone at a polling place (the area inside the small American flag markers),” LaRose said in the release. “Campaigning includes distributing literature, wearing certain items, or otherwise attempting to induce voters to support or oppose a particular candidate or issue.”

    Three types of clothing and accessories are prohibited in polling places and their neutral zones, he said — items that display the name of a political party, display the name of a candidate or the state’s support or opposition to a ballot question or issue.

    Slogans associated with a political party, candidate or ballot question or issue are not prohibited if they do not violate the prohibitions, LaRose said.

    — Fox 19

    The church demands that the signs be removed

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

    “We don’t want it to look like our church is supporting one candidate or the other,” Ernie Bonnoitt told a group handing out sample Democratic ballots.

    He also rejected their request to keep the signs beyond the 100-foot “neutral zone.” According to a directive from the Ohio Secretary of State, the 30 feet from the door of polling places must remain free of any election activity that would violate the state’s law against attempting to influence voters at the polls.

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

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

    — Pepper Buckley

    Cincinnati Freedom Center Urges ‘Vote Today’

    National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati on Tuesday asked citizens to vote regardless of their choice of candidates.

    In a statement signed by president and chief operating officer Woodrow Keown Jr., the downtown civil rights museum said “there is too much at stake to remove this election.”

    “We understand that there is often no such thing as a perfect candidate. We understand that politics can be frustrating. We understand that you may live in a state where you feel your vote may be washed away by a sea of ​​red or blue,” Keown wrote.

    But the races for governor, senator, representative, state legislator, county and city leaders and others “have a direct impact on the community,” his statement said.

    “They impact whether you can vote next year, what your children can learn in schools, what health or need-based resources you have access to,” he wrote. “Vote.”

    Trump calls Vance at 3 am

    Voting in East Walnut Hills this morning, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had yet to speak with his running mate Donald Trump on Tuesday, but missed a 3 a.m. call.

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

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

    “I’ve had some friends put our friendship aside because we 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 trying to build a country where all Americans can achieve their hopes and dreams — and that’s for all Americans.”

    Vance voted at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in East Walnut Hills, where he has a home.

    His wife Usha and children were also present.

    — Victoria Moorwood

    Vance celebrates his dog on election day

    Vance kicked off Election Day with a birthday wish for his dog — and a plug for his running mate.

    Voters showing up in Pleasant Ridge, Kennedy Heights

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

    They named 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 said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was the worst choice. “I don’t see how someone who was convicted of the crimes he was convicted of can be president,” he said. “I don’t want a person like that in my office again.”

    Amanda and Melanie Thomas-Castillo also voted for Kamala Harris at the Pleasant Ridge site. The couple said they feared another Trump presidency could roll back crucial rights for their family.

    “We are a same-sex couple with children,” said Amanda Thomas-Castillo. “On safety, Trump’s rhetoric is troubling.”

    The couple brought their two children, both wearing Harris T-shirts, to vote with them. “Trump is mean, isn’t he Van?” Melanie Thomas-Castillo said to one.

    Delone Cramer, voting in Kennedy Heights, said he voted for every Democrat on the ballot.

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

    Joe Creaghead, who also votes in Kennedy Heights, said he supports Harris in part because she is “anybody but Trump.”

    But he also said Harris, along with President Joe Biden, have been “good for the American economy.”

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

    Anne Schuster, who was giving out sample ballots, put voter turnout in Pleasant Ridge and nearby Kennedy Heights at 50 percent, counting absentee and early votes.

    — Pepper Buckley

    Voters appearing in Delhi city

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

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

    He said his vote and politics were driven by the economy. “The price of everything went up under the Biden regime. Inflation just went up.”

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

    Cates said he’s happy the election season is winding down. He said a group of his friends who eat McDonald’s for breakfast avoid discussing politics because one couple strictly supports one candidate and the others are tired of hearing “all the rhetoric.”

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

    — Alex Coolidge

    Music to the vote

    DJs from Polls, which bills itself as a national non-partisan, get-out-the-vote project, will play at three Ohio polling places on Election Day:

    • North College Hill Senior Center, 1586 Goodman Ave.
    • Lifespring Christian Church, 1373 W. Galbraith Road.
    • Lockland School Annex, 125 S. Cooper Ave.

    Starring Austin (“Zap”) Larkins and Paul (“Butch”) Gibson.

    Founded by Anton Moore in 2008 as a local program in Philadelphia, DJ at Polls aimed to play 8,500 venues across the country on Election Day, according to its website.

    “The DJs at Polls are committed to making Election Day feel like a holiday,” the site says.

    Ohio vs. Kentucky, voter turnout and elections

    Nearly 74% of all registered voters in Ohio voted in the last presidential election, with over 53% choosing Donald Trump. In Kentucky, 60.3% of registered voters turned out in 2020. More than 62% of those voted for Trump.

    Ohio and Kentucky have favored the same presidential candidate the most times since 1984:

    What time are the polls open in Ohio and Kentucky?

    Polls are open from 6:30am to 7:30pm in Ohio. In Kentucky, voting is between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m

    Where to vote in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky

    Here’s where to find polling places and other essential information in Greater Cincinnati:

    Are schools closed on election day?

    Cincinnati Public Schools closed their school buildings for Election Day.

    Where to find live election night results

    There are plenty of big races on Tuesday’s ballot. We will have live results for all contested races, which you can find here:

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