/news/tags/absentee-ballot absentee ballot en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:59:26 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-18/summit-county-board-of-elections-making-adjustments-after-august-scanner-issues The Summit County Board of Elections confirmed in August some voters had issues using new scanner equipment. The board says it's making adjustments to avoid any issues in November. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:59:26 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-18/summit-county-board-of-elections-making-adjustments-after-august-scanner-issues Abigail Bottar /news/government-politics/2022-10-10/local-boards-of-elections-still-looking-for-poll-workers Boards of elections in Northeast Ohio are still recruiting people to work the polls for the Nov. 8 general election. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:19:09 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-10-10/local-boards-of-elections-still-looking-for-poll-workers Abigail Bottar /news/government-politics/2021-08-02/secretary-of-state-says-polls-ready-for-congressional-special-primaries-tuesday Former Ohio 11th Congressional District Represenative Marcia Fudge left her seat to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration. The field of 13 Democrats and two Republicans is competing to fill the seat in the special primary election Tuesday. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:29:12 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-08-02/secretary-of-state-says-polls-ready-for-congressional-special-primaries-tuesday Mason Lawlor /news/government-politics/2020-11-04/many-ohio-house-races-are-still-too-close-to-call Several Ohio House of Representatives races are tight at this time. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office states there are still over 300,000 absentee and provisional ballots to be counted. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:05:52 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-11-04/many-ohio-house-races-are-still-too-close-to-call Abigail Bottar /news/2020-10-12/morning-headlines-ohio-nearing-170-000-covid-19-cases-5-000-deaths-ysu-faculty-to-strike Ohio is closing in on 170,000 total coronavirus cases and 5,000 deaths; Youngstown State University faculty members are set to strike this morning; some K-12 schools in the region are seeing an uptick of COVID-19 cases, and more stories. Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:03:08 GMT /news/2020-10-12/morning-headlines-ohio-nearing-170-000-covid-19-cases-5-000-deaths-ysu-faculty-to-strike Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/government-politics/2020-09-21/election-protection-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote-by-mail-in-ohio-this-year In Ohio, any registered voter can vote absentee, either by mail or in person at their county board of elections beginning Oct. 6. Given concerns about coronavirus, more folks are expected to opt for the mail this year. More than 1 million voters have already submitted a vote-by-mail application, though the deadline to ask for the mail-in ballots isn’t until Oct. 31. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:50:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-09-21/election-protection-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote-by-mail-in-ohio-this-year Afi Scruggs /news/government-politics/2020-09-15/controversy-over-the-decision-to-not-allow-postage-paid-ballots-continues The leader of Democrats in the Ohio House is blasting a Republican controlled panel of lawmakers for its decision to deny a request by the Republican... Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:13:26 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-09-15/controversy-over-the-decision-to-not-allow-postage-paid-ballots-continues Jo Ingles, Jo Ingles /news/community/2020-09-14/morning-headlines-judge-halts-absentee-ballot-order-daily-covid-19-cases-fall-below-1-000 Here are your morning headlines for Monday, September 14:Ohio absentee ballot order halted to allow expedited appealDaily coronavirus cases fall below… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:09:24 GMT /news/community/2020-09-14/morning-headlines-judge-halts-absentee-ballot-order-daily-covid-19-cases-fall-below-1-000 Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/government-politics/2020-09-14/election-questions-ask-jen-miller-of-the-league-of-women-voters WKSU listeners have been sending in questions about voting this fall, from what happens to absentee ballot applications to the security of each county’s… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:10:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-09-14/election-questions-ask-jen-miller-of-the-league-of-women-voters Kabir Bhatia /news/government-politics/2020-09-11/franklin-county-court-rules-all-ohioans-should-be-able-to-request-absentee-ballots-online A Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge has ruled Ohioans can apply for absentee mail-in ballots online. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:56:36 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-09-11/franklin-county-court-rules-all-ohioans-should-be-able-to-request-absentee-ballots-online Jo Ingles, Jo Ingles