The campaign to change the way Ohio draws its Statehouse districts will spend the next four months persuading voters to say “yes” to Issue 1 on the November ballot. Fair Districts for Ohio, which kicked off its campaign Wednesday, will be chaired by the former state representatives who led the charge last year to revise […]
Marion Board of Elections offer class on campaign finance rules
June 30, 2015 by
The Marion County Board of Elections (BOE) is announcing a two hour training class on Campaign Finance Reporting Basics. The session will be led by Jason Miller, Assistant Campaign Finance Administrator for the Ohio Secretary of State. The training includes the basics every candidate, potential candidate, and campaign treasurer needs to know in order to […]
Supreme Court decision could help redistricting reform for Ohio
June 30, 2015 by
Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Arizona’s redistricting commission means Ohio could act quickly to reform its process for drawing congressional district maps. Late last year, Ohio lawmakers passed revisions to the state legislative redistricting process with large bipartisan support in both chambers. Ohio Republicans then cited the Arizona case as the main […]
Kasich to launch bid for president July 21
June 29, 2015 by
Ohio Gov. John Kasich will formally launch his bid for president July 21 at Ohio State University, sources close to the Republican said Sunday. Kasich, 63, has been laying groundwork for a national campaign for months, following his landslide re-election victory last November. His travels, paid for by his allies at the nonprofit political group […]
Ohio Senate approves allowing online voter registrations
June 26, 2015 by
By a nearly unanimous vote, 31-1, the Ohio Senate approved making voter registration in the state available online. The bill, introduced by Republican Sen. Frank LaRose of Summit County, would require the secretary of state to develop an online voter registration system using the Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ database and other state records to verify […]
Strickland leads Portman by six points in latest Quinnipiac poll
June 22, 2015 by
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, holds a six point advantage over incumbent Republican Sen. Rob Portman for the 2016 election in a new poll of Ohio voters released Monday. The Quinnipiac University Poll, conducted June 4-15 simultaneously with polls for 2016 Senate races in Florida and Pennsylvania, found that Portman polled far ahead […]
Marion Elections Board participating in change of address effort
June 18, 2015 by
The Marion County Board of Elections is announcing the start of our annual National Change of Address effort. The Board Office has mailed “Voter Registration Confirmation Notices” to 9,013 Marion County residents. These notices are being sent as a requirement of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 (commonly referred to as the […]
Lawmakers proposing blocking monopolies in Ohio constitution
June 17, 2015 by
Two House lawmakers want to put a constitutional amendment before Ohio voters this fall that would preclude monopolies from being written into the state constitution and could block efforts to legalize marijuana in the state. The effort, endorsed by leadership of the House and the Senate, is not directed specifically at a measure supported by […]
Two campaigns drop out, leaving one potential marijuana legalization issue for November ballot
June 11, 2015 by
Two groups vying to legalize marijuana will not make the ballot in November, group leaders said, clearing the field for one marijuana ballot issue this year. Better for Ohio and Ohio Rights Group will not have the more than 305,591 signatures of Ohio voters required by July 1 to qualify for the November ballot, group […]
State Auditor proposes constitutional ban on initiatives creating economic monopolies
May 15, 2015 by
Worried about efforts to allow a small number of growers to sell legalized marijuana in Ohio, state Auditor Dave Yost is pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban ballot initiatives that create economic monopolies. Speaking Thursday before some members of the Constitutional Modernization Commission, Yost offered draft language for an amendment he said would stop […]
