The Ohio Perspective: Squeaky Wheel Reports From Ohio

Throughout the day I will be updating from the all important swing state of Ohio. So far there have been little reports of troubles. The average wait time to vote appears to be about an hour with the exception of Toledo (Lucas County) in the NW part of the state where the wait is longer. What I do not know is if the longer wait is due to the volume or the speed of the polling center. More to come!

Right now I am in the Ohio Victory HQ for the Ohio Republican Party in downtown Columbus making GOTV calls. The phones are packed and record number of GOTV calls are being made.

UPDATE 1:53pm (EST) There is a buzz in the Ohio blogosphere that there are long lines in the rural areas of Ohio. This is a break from the trends of the past. The rural areas that are showing a large turnout tend to be very ‘red’. This, of course is anecdotal, but what is true is that there is heavy turnout throughout the Great State of Ohio.

In other Ohio news, according to the Dayton Daily News, paper ballots may delay counting of votes in the Dayton Area until Wednesday.

DAYTON — Nearly half of Montgomery County voters were expected to use paper ballots Tuesday, Nov. 4, which could delay the count, according to the board of elections director.

He said paper ballots will take longer to count and “we expect the count to continue into Wednesday afternoon,” said Steve Harsman, director of the Montgomery County Board of Elections..