Primary election on Tuesday, May 2

 

Primary elections in Cuyahoga County take place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 2.  To see if your district has a candidate, levy, or issue on the ballot, check the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections information page;  click here.

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Primary Election tomorrow

 

There is a Primary Election on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.  The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website is here.  It is not the most user-friendly site, but you can rummage around to see who is running in your district(s).

The Ohio Senate district map is here, and the locator function is pretty easy to use.  Then you can see if your district will offer candidates for the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) state central committee.  For what it may be worth, if you vote in one of the districts below, the Cuyahoga Valley Republicans are endorsing these candidates for the central committee:

• Terri Shawhan - District 18
• Jack Boyle - District 18
• Lucy Stickan - District 21

Turnout is projected to be low, so you are likely to get right in.

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Next Tuesday: primary election

 

Tuesday, Sept 14 is primary Election Day for seven cities in Cuyahoga County:

• Bay Village
• Cleveland
• Cleveland Hts.
• East Cleveland
• Garfield Hts.
• Lakewood
• Solon

More information is at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website here.

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Some Cuyahoga County voting places have changed for Tuesday’s primary

 

From Cleveland.com:

About 14,000 registered voters in Beachwood, Broadview Heights, Richmond Heights and Cleveland’s Wards 7 and 15 will have to vote in new locations when they cast ballots in Tuesday’s special primary election, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections said Friday.

The primary will determine the Democratic and Republican nominees to fill the congressional seat that Democratic former U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge of Warrensville Heights vacated to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,

Click here for details.

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Election Day: it's off: UPDATES

UPDATE:  It’s off!   (See here.)

As of 11:25pm, the election is OFF.  Here’s Ed Driscoll at Instapundit:

NOW WHAT? Judge Denies Ohio Gov’s Request to Delay Primary, But Poll Workers Say They Won’t Be Ready.

UPDATE: “Minutes ago Gov. Mike DeWine defied a judge’s earlier ruling that the primary must go on tomorrow. He announced on Twitter that his director of Public Health, Amy Acton, will order the polls closed tomorrow due to a ‘health emergency.'”

Is that it? Ohio Christian Alliance reported earlier this evening:

With the unprecedented measures that have been implemented by federal and state government agencies, tomorrow's election has been postponed. More information will be available on the Secretary of State's website and from the Governor's office.

As of 10 pm Monday night, I have not been able to confirm that report via the Board of Elections or the Secretary of State website.

Ohio Value Voters reported that the March 17 election is ON as scheduled.

Is it on or off?  ON (if pollworkers show up)?  This latest from Paula Bolyard at PJ Media who reports that the election is proceeding as scheduled on March 17:

CHAOS: Judge Denies Ohio Gov's Request to Delay Primary—

AFTER Poll Workers Told Not to Set Up Polling Locations

Update 9:45 p.m.: Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, a Republican, sent out a memo to members asking them to inform their constituents that the election will go on as planned Tuesday. "To my knowledge, the court is closed until 8:30 AM tomorrow and polls open prior to that," he wrote. "You should instruct your constituents that the Election is scheduled to occur March 17 as set by Ohio Law."

Here's more about what we know about Ohio's primary elections, scheduled for today, March 17 (reprinted from this blog, published yesterday):

Headline from cleveland.com:

Judge denies request to delay Ohio primary election until June over coronavirus

People who want the election postponed may appeal. It’s still being decided whether an appeal is possible.

According to my conversation with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, none of this confusion has been clarified; the BoE spokesperson recommended checking the website for the Ohio Secretary of State for any updates;  click here. 

Yesterday's blog with more details of all this confusion is here. 

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Ohio Primary Election postponed? Updates

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UPDATE 10pm: Ohio Christian Alliance is reporting:

With the unprecedented measures that have been implemented by federal and state government agencies, tomorrow's election has been postponed. More information will be available on the Secretary of State's website and from the Governor's office.

As of 10 pm Monday night, I have not been able to confirm that report via the Board of Elections or the Secretary of State website.

Earlier updates ---

UPDATE 7:53pm:  Headline fromcleveland.com:

Judge denies request to delay Ohio primary election until June over coronavirus

People who want the election postponed may appeal. It’s still being decided whether an appeal is possible.

So as of 7:53pm Monday, March 16, it is still unclear as to whether the polls will or will not be open on Tuesday. 

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UPDATE:  Crawl on Fox 8 News Cleveland at 4:12pm:

Voting in Ohio To Be Extended to June 2

UPDATE: The information on the Ohio Secretary of State Website suggests polls will NOT be open tomorrow:

Based On New Public Health Guidance, Larose Recommends Suspension Of In-Person Voting On March 17, Moving Election Day To June 2

And here's how this blog originally started:

Headline from cleveland.com:

Gov. Mike DeWine wants to postpone Ohio’s Tuesday primary election till June 2 due to coronavirus.

Ohio becomes the third state, after Louisiana and Georgia to cancel its primary.

The wording is odd (“wants to postpone” vs “to cancel”).  Then:

Less than 24 hours before it was to have taken place, Ohio officials are seeking to delay the state’s presidential primary election until June 2, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.
. . .

Between now and June 2, mail-in voting would continue, if the judge approves the move.

The Hill is reporting:

Ohio governor calls for delaying Tuesday's primary until June

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Monday he would back a lawsuit aiming to delay the state's presidential primary until June because of the growing threat of the coronavirus that has already infected thousands of people around the country.

(One assumes that this decision was put off until the last minute because Gov. DeWine was so busy closing down Ohio restaurants, bars, theaters, sports events, parades, etc.)

UPDATE 4:20: According to my conversation with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, none of the confusion has been clarified; the BoE spokesperson recommended checking the website for the Ohio Secretary of State for any updates;  click here.

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St. Patrick’s Day: no parade, just voting

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Cleveland.com reports that the traditional Cleveland downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade is cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus.  But polling places will be open.  The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has posted all polling locations here;  there is another page, here, that lists locations recently changed or added.

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Steve Salvi and bilingual ballots

From our friend Steve Salvi at Ohio Jobs & Justice Pac posting via FB:

Why end bilingual ballots?

For example, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections prints bilingual ballots. Mixing two languages on the same ballot confuses voters. Bilingual ballots also increase election costs because materials are duplicated in two languages.

Steve is running for Ohio state Central Committee in Ohio district #25. I'll be looking for Action Alerts for those who support English language ballots.  If you vote in Steve's district, look for his name on the ballot.

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The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is hiring

Via Mary Kilpatrick at cleveland.com:

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is hiring.

The board is looking for poll workers to help out on Election Day, Nov. 5. They’re especially in need of Independent and Republicans to work on bi-partisan teams at voting locations across the county.

Workers can earn up to $200. To apply call the Poll Worker Hotline at 216-443-3277 or visit the board’s website.

In the election, Cuyahoga County is asking voters to approve a charter amendment that would keep the sheriff as an appointed position but grant the office greater autonomy and bolster council’s oversight. Cuyahoga Community College is asking voters to approve a .4-mil property tax increase on top of an existing a 1.9-mil property tax that’s also up for renewal.

The ballot includes 69 school and municipal issues, in communities like Euclid, Cleveland Heights and Parma.

More information here.

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Judicial candidates

RE-POSTED from Oct 22

Just days away from the Nov 6 election, time to prepare to vote. You can find your sample ballot for Cuyahoga County here. You should have your Cuyahoga County voter registration postcard at hand with your precinct details. (For Lake County voters, go here. For Geauga County voters, go here.)

Most of the candidate lists with recommendations are focused on the top of the ticket races. But I’ve been researching judicial candidates and found some ratings, endorsements, and report cards. One source was the <Judge4yourself> website, which collects ratings from the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associationm the Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, the Norman S. Minor Bar Association, and the Ohio Women’s Bar Association.

But it also specifies which candidates receive an endorsement from the Editorial Board of the PD / cleveland.com. Since there will be some Tea Party readers who would not consider a cleveland.com endorsement as a positive, I searched further.  

The <Ohio.ivoteconservative> website represents the collective recommendations of its signatories, many of which Tea Party members will recognize. If you visit their home page and fill in three boxes of info, you will get a list of recommended candidates who will appear on your ballot. It prints out on one page, so you can take it with you when you go to vote. Below is the list of recommended judicial candidates in a downtown Cleveland precinct (if you vote elsewhere, including in another county, you’ll want to go the website and enter your details to get your list of recommended candidates.):

Oh Supreme Court (1/1/19)

  Craig Baldwin

Oh Supreme Court (1/2/19)

  Mary Degenaro

  

Ohio Court Of Appeals #8

  Raymond Headen

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/1/19)

  Jeffrery C. Sindelar Jr

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/2/19)

  Bradley Hull IV

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/3/19)

  Lorraine Coyne

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/5/19)

  Lon Cherie D. Billingsley

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/6/19)

  Wanda C. Jones

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/7/19)

  Kathleen Ann Sutula

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/8/19)

  Jarrett J. Northup

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/9/19)

  Brian Darling

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/11/19)

  Lori Anne Dyke

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/1/19)

  Denise Nancy Rini

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Preparing to vote / judicial candidates

With just over 2 weeks to go before the Nov 6 election, time to prepare to vote. You can find your sample ballot for Cuyahoga County here. You should have your Cuyahoga County voter registration postcard at hand with your precinct details. (For Lake County voters, go here. For Geauga County voters, go here.)

Most of the candidate lists with recommendations are focused on the top of the ticket races. But I’ve been researching judicial candidates and found some ratings, endorsements, and report cards. One source was the <Judge4yourself> website, which collects ratings from the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associationm the Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, the Norman S. Minor Bar Association, and the Ohio Women’s Bar Association.

But it also specifies which candidates receive an endorsement from the Editorial Board of the PD / cleveland.com. Since there will be some Tea Party readers who would not consider a cleveland.com endorsement as a positive, I searched further.  

The <Ohio.ivoteconservative> website represents the collective recommendations of its signatories, many of which Tea Party members will recognize. If you visit their home page and fill in three boxes of info, you will get a list of recommended candidates who will appear on your ballot. It prints out on one page, so you can take it with you when you go to vote. Below is the list of recommended judicial candidates in a downtown Cleveland precinct (if you vote elsewhere, including in another county, you’ll want to go the website and enter your details to get your list of recommended candidates.):

Oh Supreme Court (1/1/19)

  Craig Baldwin

Oh Supreme Court (1/2/19)

  Mary Degenaro

  

Ohio Court Of Appeals #8

  Raymond Headen

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/1/19)

  Jeffrery C. Sindelar Jr

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/2/19)

  Bradley Hull IV

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/3/19)

  Lorraine Coyne

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/5/19)

  Lon Cherie D. Billingsley

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/6/19)

  Wanda C. Jones

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/7/19)

  Kathleen Ann Sutula

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/8/19)

  Jarrett J. Northup

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/9/19)

  Brian Darling

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/11/19)

  Lori Anne Dyke

Cuyahoga Cnty Cmn Pleas Court (1/1/19)

  Denise Nancy Rini

I’ll re-post this information shortly before Election Day.

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Cuyahoga County tests voting machines

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Yesterday, I posted updates on potential voter fraud, including in Cuyahoga County. Here's the "This is a Test" announcement from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website:

The automatic tabulating equipment will be tested to demonstrate the accuracy of the vote tabulation system. The test will be conducted [Friday] October 19, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. [to 10am) in the Ballot Tabulation Center of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Warehouse, 3951 Perkins Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103. The test is open to the public.

It’s near E. 40 St, a block north of Chester. Map here.

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Get ready to cast your ballot next Tuesday

Review your sample ballot online at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website here. You will need the information on your voter’s postcard, showing your city, precinct, and ward. There’s a drop-down for “Party” but there’s only one choice, since it’s a federal election: “nonpartisan.” 

To access the ballot, you will need Adobe Reader to open the pdf file. You can review down-ballot candidates, judges, and an income tax levy. And as I posted before, you can look at a composite report card for some of the judicial candidates (but not all of them) at Judge4Yourself here. 

Lake County Board of Elections is here. 

Geauga County Board of Elections is here.

Lorain County Board of Elections is here.

Summit County Board of Elections is here.

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Volunteer on Election Day, November 8

Volunteer on Election Day, November 8

If you are a registered Republican voter in Cuyahoga County, then you may have received the information posted below. I am posting the information for those Tea Party people who are thoroughly disgusted with the Republican Party, and who understandably might have tossed out the envelope unopened.

The letter appears over the signatures of Robert Frost and Jeff Hastings, both Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Republican Board Members:

Each Election Day, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections strives to ensure all aspects of the election are carried out in a fair, transparent, accurate and bi-partisan manner. The upcoming election on November 8, 2016 will be bigger than ever, and we need your to help make this a reality.

Based on your voter history, we know you are already engaged in the democratic process and invite you to be part of this historic election by sharing your time and talents in a variety of paid positions. Opportunities include:

•      Precinct Election Official: Staffs the polls on Election Day, assists voters, and ensures the election process is handled in an orderly, professional and lawful manner. Earns up to $200.00.

•      Rover: Travels to various polling locations to assess and assist with problems, safeguards sensitive documents and supplies, and delivers election materials. Earns $11.00 per hour.

•      Ride Along: Maintains political balance on election night by riding with law enforcement officials to and from drop-off locations and the Board of Elections warehouse to deliver ballots. Earns $10.00 per hour.

•      Temporary Election Clerk: Performs duties at the Board of Elections leading up to, during and/or after Election Day. Earns $10.00 per hour.

More than 6,000 people are needed to fulfill these duties, and we do our very best to place an equal number of Republicans and Democrats in each position. By participating, you are serving your country and community, taking an active role in our system of government and making sure every vote counts. This is your front row seat to experiencing what is sure to be one of the most historic elections of our time.

We thank you for your assistance in this important matter and appreciate your willingness to help. To participate, please return the form below. Together, we can make sure that Cuyahoga County is ready for Election Day!

Cuyahoga County Board of Elections | 2925 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio 44115 | www.443vote.com 

 216-443-VOTE (8683)

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Cuyahoga County Early Voting begins today Wednesday, February 17

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Early voting and voting by mail for the 2016 Presidential Primary began today and will continue through March 14. Election Day is on March 15. 

Voters who are registered as Republican may want to wait until Election Day when the field may have gotten smaller. More information at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website here.

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