MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — An automatic recount for a roller-coaster mayoral race in the Village of Mifflin resulted in a new, final winner on Tuesday. The Ashland County Board of Elections declared Freddie Craig, a write-in mayoral candidate, the winner. Fred Craig. The change comes a week following a coin toss that determined incumbent Vickie Shultz […]
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Board of elections: 31 valid mail-in ballots arrived too late to count
MANSFIELD — Matt Finfgeld held up a thick stack of envelopes, bound together with a rubber band. They were 31 ballots for the Nov. 7 election that should have been counted but weren’t. The ballots were all mailed to the Richland County Board of Elections, but didn’t arrive in time. “These should have been good ballots,” […]
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Vickie Shultz wins coin toss to serve another term as Mifflin’s mayor
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — Fate favored Mifflin’s incumbent on Monday. The village of Mifflin’s mayor candidate Vickie Shultz won another term in office Monday after a coin toss. The coin toss became necessary when one additional provisional ballot came back for write-in candidate Fred Craig, tying the unofficial results at 25-25. Ashland County Board of Elections […]
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Steve Goines to serve as Perrysville mayor
ASHLAND — Steve Goines edged Bob Zakutni for the three-way race in Perrysville that has been tied since Nov. 7. The Ashland County Board of Elections met Monday to certify the results of the election, as well as apply provisional ballots to the final results. Going into Monday, Goines and Zakutni each earned 84 votes. […]
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Ohio voters approve Issue 1, abortion access
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters approved an amendment to the state constitution granting the right to make individual reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion, on Tuesday night. With 93.91% of precincts reporting as of 12:11 a.m., the measure earned 55.99% voter approval statewide, with 2,050,440 voters saying yes. No votes totaled 1,611,742, or 44.01% of the total […]