The Richland County Board of Elections certified its list of candidates and issues for the upcoming primary election.
Matt Finfgeld
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Richland County Board of Elections open house shows complete office remodel
MANSFIELD — An open house to show off a Richland County Board of Elections makeover on Wednesday also offered a behind-the-scenes look at the equipment it takes to run an election these days. Local elections Director Matt Finfgeld, Deputy Director Jane Zimmermann and their staff members welcomed local media and guests to their remodeled and […]
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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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Richland County Board of Elections seeking 2024 budget increases
Matt Finfgeld wasted no time addressing the board of elections’ increased budget proposal, requesting slightly more than $1.2 million.
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Madison levy passes, but recount needed
MADISON — Voters in the Madison Local school district have passed the first new operating levy since 1997. The five-year, 7.5 mill levy passed 3,673 to 3,640, according to final, official vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. Elections director Matt Finfgeld announced the results during meeting Friday, when the board met to certify […]
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Open Source: Did the Madison school levy pass?
MANSFIELD — We don’t yet know the outcome of a five-year, 7.5 mill operating levy for Madison Local Schools. That’s because the results of the Nov. 7 ballot issue were too close to call. Residents voted 3,612 to 3,601 in favor of the Madison levy, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board […]
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Richland County voter turnout hit nearly 50 percent of registered voters
MANSFIELD — Richland County Board of Elections Director Matt Finfgeld missed by about five percentage points on his prediction by of voter turnout on Tuesday. “I was a little optimistic,” he said with a laugh on Wednesday morning, agreeing that perhaps local voters were not as fired up as larger, more urban counties that poured […]
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Oct. 10 is voter registration deadline for Nov. 7 election
MANSFIELD — Matt Finfgeld, Director of Elections, and Jane Zimmermann, Deputy Director, would like to remind the public that the deadline to register to vote or change your address or name for the Nov. 7 General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Board of Elections office will be open that evening until 9 p.m. This […]