COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)-Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is barring 17-year-olds who will turn 18 before the general elections from casting a ballot for president in the Ohio primary.

Seventeen-year-olds can cast a vote on some candidates, even in congressional races, because that is not a direct vote for a candidate or delegate.

They will be barred in Ohio from voting for a presidential nominee, or on issues like school levies. As Husted puts it, only people 18 years old or older can directly vote for delegates and issues.

Democrats are crying foul, saying Husted is changing the rules about who can vote in our state.

The rule in question appears on page 314 of an election manual: