Midwest Direct

An Akron man requested an absentee ballot. It never showed up.

After thousands of absentee ballots were late being mailed, nine of the 16 counties in Ohio that have contracted with a company in Cleveland to print and distribute them have decided they will pick up the work on their own.

A Cleveland-based printing company has sent out all of the ballots requested by Summit County as of Tuesday afternoon. But Summit County election officials say the process was marred by delays and a lack of transparency.