Voting closes this weekend for statue of influential Ohioan to be on display at U.S. Capitol
June 7, 2010 by EVE · Comments Off
Published on June 7, 2010 in the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Voting closes Saturday to help decide which influential Ohioan will be memorialized as a statue and represent the state at the U.S. Capitol.
Ohioans of all ages can choose from a list of 10 finalists and cast their ballots at one of three dozen voting locations across the state. Ballots also can be downloaded online — at www.legacyforohio.org — and submitted via e-mail or traditional mail, but they must be turned in or postmarked by June 12.
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Kim Schuette, communications manager for the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, said about 13,000 ballots have been sent to the center so far. She anticipates a flood of ballots to arrive next week from polling places that stockpiled ballots to send in one batch after voting closes.
Read the full article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
