UPDATE: Ohioans Will Be Able to Vote on Federal Healthcare in November
Ohioans will be able to vote this November on whether they want to participate in the national health care overhaul. Secretary of State Jon Husted said Tuesday that opponents to the overhaul collected...
View ArticlePlayers in Ohio Union Issue Downplay Wisconsin Impact
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Groups in Ohio say the outcome of Wisconsin recall elections involving a collective bargaining overhaul will have little bearing on whether a similar law in Ohio is repealed this fall....
View ArticleNew Law Helps Military Members Vote
Secretary of State Jon Husted says a new law should make it easier for all of Ohios military members serving abroad to cast ballots. Under this new law, Husted says military members will receive a kit...
View ArticleOhio Early Voting Begins
Ohioans can cast an early ballot for the Nov. 8 election starting Tuesday. Voters this fall will decide whether the state should toss out a law governing public employee unions that was passed this...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Primary Results
Up to date results from the New Hampshire Primary on January 10, 2011
View ArticleDemocrats Urge Sec. of State to Quit Fighting Over Provisional Ballots
Theres a problem commonly known as right church, wrong pew. Its when a voter goes to the right polling place but ends up casting a ballot in the wrong precinct.
View ArticleOhio Elections Chief Breaks Tie Over Ballot Count
Ohios elections chief has sided with fellow members of the Republican party in breaking a tie vote over counting ballots in a disputed 2010 juvenile court election. Secretary of State Jon Husted on...
View ArticleSecretary of State Makes Changes to Website to Make It More User Friendly
The Ohio Secretary of State has made changes to the office’s website designed to make it easier for Ohio voters to update and check on their voting status. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio’s Jo...
View ArticleFew Voters Make Big Decisions in Off-year and Special Elections.
The results from Tuesday’s special election in Ohio are still unofficial as provisional and absentee ballots continue to be counted, and though it varies from precinct to precinct, and county to...
View ArticleMiami Valley School Districts Seek Levy Funding on November Ballots
School levies are among the biggest issues on the ballot in the upcoming November 5, 2013 election. Ohio schools depend on these levies as an essential funding stream, and many are facing new or...
View ArticleCounty Officials Say They Weren't Involved With Court Decision To Bring Back...
The organization that represents elections officials throughout Ohio has not taken a position on the federal court’s most recent ruling on changes to the state’s elections laws. Last week the court...
View ArticleBills Would Let Ohioans Register To Vote Online
Residents in swing state Ohio could register to vote online under separate proposals introduced in the Legislature. One measure from state Sen. Frank LaRose would direct the state to implement an...
View ArticleFollowing Agreement, Early Voting Will Be Easier For Ohioans
Ohio may see an end to the long debate over early voting access after advocates reached a deal with the state’s top elections official. Ohio voters have more opportunities to vote early and in-person...
View ArticleOhioans Could Vote On Different Date For 2016 Primary
The Ohio House has passed a measure that would move the presidential primary in Ohio to March 15 instead of earlier in the month. The change is because of a Republican National Committee rule. It would...
View ArticleLawmakers Fast-Tracking Changes To Constitutional Amendment Process
State lawmakers seem to be moving closer to changing the process by which citizen activists – including business owners – can put constitutional amendments before voters. Republican Senate President...
View ArticleSchool Board Decision Could Displace Voters
SPRINGBORO, Ohio (AP) — A Springboro school board has planned a vote to raze a former school building where more than 5,000 people vote. The Dayton Daily News reports the board is expected to decide...
View ArticleVoter Registration Deadline Looms
Time is running out for Ohioans to register to vote in the November election. The deadline to register is Oct. 5. There are three statewide issues on the ballot. Issue One changes the process for...
View ArticleOhio Elections Chief Looks To Register New Voters
If you have an Ohio driver’s license but are not registered to vote, you should be getting something in your mailbox soon from Ohio’s elections chief. Secretary of State Jon Husted says the state’s...
View ArticleHusted Concerned About Federal Interference In State Elections Systems
Worries about hacking and cybercrime resulted in the federal Department of Homeland Security naming voting machines and elections systems around the country as “critical infrastructure”, and therefore...
View ArticleHusted Turns Over Some Voter Data To Trump Voter Fraud Panel
Ohio's elections chief says he has complied with an information request from a presidential commission on voter fraud with a series of web links to publicly available data. Republican Secretary of...
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