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Views Differ on Setting Limits on Polling Place Wait Times

Long lines at polling places were part of what put Ohio in the national spotlight during the 2004 election.

Stories about long lines at polling places and disenfranchised voters were common.

Ohio's Elections officials have been looking at what need sto be done to make sure those long lines don't happen again.

Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has details.

Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.