Backers of a referendum to stop a law that would effectively eliminate Internet sweepstakes cafes will need to collect more signatures on petitions if they are to get their issue before voters. Secretary of State Jon Husted today certified that petitioners fell more than 71,000 signatures short of the total number of valid signatures required […]
Poll: Ohioans Split on Gay Marriage, Favor Immigration Changes
September 4, 2013 by
Ohioans are split on the idea of gay marriage and, if the election were today, would not vote to overturn the state’s ban on it, a new poll shows. The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute, in a survey of 1,001 adults – 883 of them registered voters – found that 47 percent believe same-sex couples […]
Proposal Would Allow for Online Voter Registrations
August 13, 2013 by
A Republican senator wants to make voter registration available online, a move he says will make voting more accessible to Ohioans while also saving money for boards of election across the Buckeye State. Sen. Frank LaRose introduced his plan Thursday. It would direct the secretary of state to create a secure statewide system online that […]
Group Continues Push Towards Overturning Ohio Gay Marriage Ban
June 27, 2013 by
An initiative that would overturn Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriages will be on the November ballot in 2014, according to advocacy group FreedomOhio. Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California, FreedomOhio said it would go ahead with its long-gestating […]
Ohio Elections Chief Renews Call for Online Voter Registrations
June 27, 2013 by
As he spoke Wednesday to more than 500 elections officials from across Ohio, Secretary of State Jon Husted sounded a bit like a school teacher giving students an assignment for the summer. But this was no mere summer reading assignment. Husted, speaking to the Ohio Elections Officials Summer Conference, sought their help to renew his […]
Governor Kasich Approval Rating Hits High, Possible Challenger Still Largely Unknown
June 26, 2013 by
Ohio Gov. John Kasich scored record-high poll numbers Tuesday — a milestone that comes as a state budget substantially different than he imagined nears the finish line. In a survey this month of 941 registered voters, Quinnipiac University of Hamden, Conn., measured Kasich’s job-approval rating at 54 percent, up 2 percentage points from April and […]
2012 General Election Voter Fraud Report Shows Few Violations
May 28, 2013 by
Secretary of State Jon Husted has released the first ever statewide report on voter fraud based on a review of cases by Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections and the Secretary of State’s office following the 2012 Presidential Election. 3 irregularities were reported in Marion County. To date, 135 cases have been referred to law […]
Coble Announces Candidacy for Marion Township Trustee
May 21, 2013 by
Glenn Coble has announced he has entered the race for Marion Township Trustee after recently filing the required paperwork with the Marion County Board of Elections. Coble said he wanted to bring active leadership to the trustees pushing for cooperative government, improved public safety, and community pride. “We need to find ways for all parties, […]
Prospect Tax Issue Approved, for now, by One Vote
May 8, 2013 by
The May 7, 2013 Election Day was small, very small, with just two issues on the ballot. Residents in Prospect voted, just barely, to approve a tax replacement and increase for the village. Some voters in Marion County were able to vote on an Income Tax for Cardington-Lincoln Schools. Local voters said no to the […]
Governor Holds Large Advantage Over Potential Challengers
April 18, 2013 by
With a commanding lead among men, Ohio Gov. John Kasich leads likely Democratic challengers in an early look at the 2014 governor’s race, 46 – 37 percent over Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald and 45 – 38 percent over U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. […]
