COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's on-again, off-again Tuesday Primary looked to be off-again late Monday.

Hours after a Franklin County judge denied a request to postpone in-person voting, the state played its trump card.

Officials said because of the public health crisis posed by COVID-19, the polls will stay shuttered for now.

Gov. Mike Dewine issued a statement late about 10:15 pm, capping a crazy, confusing day that catapulted Ohio’s election into the realm of the debacle Iowans authored a few months ago.

DeWine: "During this time when we face an unprecedented public health crisis, to conduct an election tomorrow would would force poll workers and voters to place themselves at a unacceptable health risk of contracting coronavirus. As such, Health Director Dr. Amy Acton will order the polls closed as a health emergency. While the polls will be closed tomorrow, Secretary of State Frank LaRose will seek a remedy through the courts to extend voting options so that every voter who wants to vote will be granted that opportunity."