Ohio Election Workers Delay Final Congressional Vote Count Until After Football Game...

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The Columbus Dispatch Robert Vitale and James Nash November 10, 2006 03:17 PM

The outcome of one of the nation's tightest congressional races will wait until after one of its hottest college football games is played, Franklin County elections officials said yesterday.

Elections workers will delay their final, official tally of Tuesday's ballots -- a total that could add more than 38,000 votes to unofficial results in some races -- until Nov. 19, the day after state law lets them begin counting provisional ballots.

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