{"id":"OH-069","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Ohio","state":"OH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health","authority":"R.C. 3701.13","instrument":"Director\u0027s Order: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020","title":"In Re: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-17","end":"2020-03-17 (one day); primary completed by mail under HB 197","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-03-17","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["county boards of elections","polling locations","voters"],"clause":".. Order the polling locations in the State of Ohio closed on March 17, 2020. I make this Order to avoid the imminent threat with a high probability of widespread exposure to COVID-19... Further, it is clear from history and experience that large number of people gather at polling locations which increases the risk of transmission of COVID-19.","enforcement":"R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C)","functions":["CT public offices and elections","GATH"],"notes":"The first Ohio order closing a State-wide public function outright; HB 197 (Ex. OH-012) then extended the primary by mail to Apr. 28, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHOOD/2020/03/17/file_attachments/1402754/Director%27s%20Order%20Closure%20of%20the%20Polling%20Locations.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1178666,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"OH","url":"/library/OH-069","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/OH-069","citation":"Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director\u0027s Order: Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday March 17, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. OH-069)","stateName":"Ohio","related":["OH-012","OH-016","OH-003","OH-006","OH-007","OH-004","OH-008","OH-053","OH-002","OH-011","OH-010","OH-054"]}