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  • Election day is one week away

    Election day is one week away

    Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today reminded voters the May 8 Primary Election is one week away, and the deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is Saturday, May 5 at noon.
     
    This month, voters will weigh-in on a statewide ballot issue, a number of state and local races, as well as a total of 479 local issues across 83counties. You can view the list of candidates for statewide, congressional, state legislative, and court of appeals offices online at MyOhioVote.com. Information on local contests is available by contacting the county board of elections.
     
    Information on the statewide ballot initiative can be accessed on the Secretary of State’s website.
     
    The full, detailed and interactive 2018 elections calendar is available online.
     
    Absentee Voting by Mail and In-Person
    All Ohio voters wanting to cast an absentee ballot by mail must request one by Saturday, May 5 at noon and return it to the appropriate county board of elections’ office by 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8. Absentee ballots postmarked by May 7 will also be counted, but voters who choose to return their absentee ballot close to the deadline should consider delivering it to their county board of elections’ office to ensure it is counted. For more information on absentee voting, visit MyOhioVote.com.
     
    Secretary Husted has established uniform hours for in-person absentee voting to ensure all voters have fair and equal access to the ballot during the May 8 Primary Election. Ohio voters can vote over the course of four weeks, including the weekend before Election Day.
     
    Military & Overseas Voting
    Military voters who are already registered to vote, but have not submitted a request for an absentee ballot may still do so by visiting OhioMilitaryVotes.com, while overseas voters can visit OhioVoterPassport.com. There they can download the Federal Post Card Application and request an absentee ballot, read through frequently asked questions, track the status of their mailed ballot and sign up for election reminders via email and social media.
    Says Voter Toolkit on the top half and underneath says What would you like to do Bottom half has 4 boxes. Box1 says Track Your Ballot Box 2 says Find Your Polling Location Box 3 says View Your Sample Ballot and Box 4 says Check Your Voter Registration
     
    Voter Toolkit
    The online Voter Toolkit is a one-stop location for all necessary voting information. Ohio voters can visit MyOhioVote.com/VoterToolkit to check their voter registration status, find their polling location, view their sample ballot and track their absentee ballot.
                                                                         
    Get Election Updates and Ohio’s Virtual Voting Sticker
    All voters are encouraged to connect with “OhioSOSHusted” on Facebook and Twitter to get election information and updates throughout the year. Here they can also get a virtual voting sticker badge to let their friends and followers know they’ve participated in the Primary Election. Facebook users simply need to “like” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s official Facebook page to “wear” a virtual sticker on their wall. Twitter users may share their voting badge by visiting the Secretary of State’s website.
  • Husted calls for replacement of Ohio’s Aging voting equipment

    Husted calls for replacement of Ohio’s Aging voting equipment

    Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted

    Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is asking the Kasich Administration and Ohio General Assembly to include, as part of the upcoming capital appropriations bill, funding to cover the full replacement of Ohio’s aging voting machines. The majority of Ohio’s current voting equipment was purchased more than a decade ago using one-time federal funds made available through the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).

    “It is time for the state’s leaders to step forward and approve a funding plan to replace Ohio’s aging voting technology,” said Husted. “Any plan must ensure that updated voting systems are implemented in advance of the 2019 general election so that elections officials and voters alike are not using new voting equipment for the first time in the 2020 presidential election cycle.”
     
    In a letter sent to Governor John R. Kasich, Ohio Budget Director Timothy S. Keen, and leaders of the four legislative caucuses, Husted expressed the importance of updating the state’s voting machines in time for the 2020 presidential election.

    “The last time Ohio replaced its voting machines the iPhone hadn’t been released.”

     
    “The last time Ohio replaced its voting machines the iPhone hadn’t been released, people still rented movies from Blockbuster, and social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat didn’t exist,” Husted said. “It’s time to make updating our voting equipment a priority.”
     

    “Estimates for a statewide acquisition of new voting equipment is approximately $118 million.”

    The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has already started exploring costs associated with the implementation of a new system. Based on that research, estimates for a statewide acquisition of new voting equipment is approximately $118 million.
     
    Husted said that since 2011 he as consistently highlighted the need to upgrade voting technology. While Secretary Husted said that he is confident that the current maintenance and operating procedures used by the local boards of elections will provide for a smooth 2018 election cycle. “The approval of funding in the upcoming capital bill will ensure continued efficiency in Ohio’s elections for years to come,” said Husted.

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  • Ohio Ballot Board certifies proposed constitutional amendments as single ballot issues

    Ohio Ballot Board certifies proposed constitutional amendments as single ballot issues

    “Ohio communities today are saying, We don’t have a fracking, pipeline, or development problem. We have a democracy problem!” – Tish O’Dell
     
    Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Ballot Board today certified two proposed constitutional amendments, one regarding Ohio Community Rights and the other regarding Initiative and Referendum for Counties and Townships, as single ballot issues. Both respective amendments had previously been certified by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
     
    Petitioners will now need to collect 305,591 signatures, which is equal to 10 percent of the total vote cast for governor in 2014, for each issue in order to place the issues on the ballot.
     
    As state government and industry attempt to strip local self-governing authority from communities across the state, residents refuse to surrender their democratic and environmental rights. Working through the Ohio Community Rights Network (OHCRN), they submitted the two proposed state constitutional amendments.
     
    It also secures the authority of communities to put in place stronger environmental rights and protections than those recognized at the state, federal, or international level, according to a statement from OHCRN.
     
    After submitting initial petitions to the State, Greg Pace, a member of the OHCRN said, “For years we have tried to protect our communities from harmful corporate projects. Today, we understand why we can’t get what we want: We are blocked by a system designed to force the harms in against our will. It is a system that refuses to recognize our right to govern our own communities. The Community Rights Amendment is the people’s way to change that.”
     
    Today, only city and village residents can exercise their inalienable right to propose and repeal laws, which is recognized under Article 2, Section 1b of the Ohio Constitution. However, nearly 39% of Ohio’s population resides in townships and counties. They do not have the same constitutional right to legislate. This amendment extends equal rights to local self-government to all Ohio residents, regardless of jurisdiction within the state.
     
    As part of the total number of signatures needed to place the measure on the ballot, petitioners must collect signatures from at least 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties, and within each of those counties, collect enough signatures equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election, 2014.
     

    “This goes beyond fossil fuel industries,” stated Tish O’Dell, CELDF’s Ohio organizer. “The right to pass local laws regarding fracking, gun control, predatory lending, minimum wage, and more, are thwarted by state preemptive laws. And those laws are often written by industry.”

    She continued, “Ohio communities today are saying, ‘We don’t have a fracking, pipeline, or development problem. We have a democracy problem!’

    Ohio Community Rights Amendment
    Initiative and Referendum Amendment for Counties and Townships