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Deceased Voters
Monday, October 22, 2012    
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In Ohio, an early ballot cast by a person who dies before the election will still count.

Ohio's elections chief has determined that an absentee ballot cast by a voter who then dies before the election will still be tallied.

The confirmation by Secretary of State Jon Husted lends clarity to a situation in which some county boards of election differ on how those ballots should be treated.

A Husted spokesman, Matt McClellan, says the fact Ohio law is silent on the question means election officials should count such ballots.

He says a deceased person's absentee vote would still count in that situation.

Some counties have differed on how to handle the situation in the past. Husted's clarification creates uniformity statewide.