RICHLAND — Polls are open across Richland County at 34 different locations, according to local elections Director Matt Finfgeld. Polls opened for voting at 6:30 a.m. and will remain open until 7:30 p.m. Voters with absentee ballots CANNOT drop them off at a polling location today. Those MUST be taken to the Board of Elections […]
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News Man Weekly: Everything you need to know about voting this November
MANSFIELD — The 19th episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Matt Finfgeld and Jane Zimmermann from the Richland County Board of Elections. The conversation provides a complete primer for the Nov. 5 election. The local, bipartisan elections officials will […]
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EHOVE Career Center seeks to improve facilities with November bond issue
EHOVE Career Center Joint Vocational School District is seeking to pass a 2.2-mill, 36-year bond issue Nov. 5.
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Voter registration deadline: Ensure your eligibility by Oct. 7
MANSFIELD — Richland County residents can begin casting in-person ballots in the Nov. 5 election on Oct. 8 when early voting begins — but only if they are registered voters. The deadline to register to vote or change an address or name for the the 2024 general election is Oct. 7. “The Board of Elections […]
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Nearly 3,800 inactive Richland County voters purged from rolls ahead of presidential election
MANSFIELD — A total of 3,796 Richland County voters recently had their names purged from voting rolls — meaning they currently can’t participate in the upcoming presidential election. The action was part of a statewide effort in July by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to remove 154,995 inactive and out-of-state voters from the statewide voter […]
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Filing deadline to remain at 75 days for Shelby candidates
A proposed filing deadline extension for Shelby candidates was denied 3-2 Monday evening by members of Shelby City Council.
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Shelby lawmakers to vote on candidate filing deadline extension Monday
The Richland County Board of Elections proposed the City of Shelby consider extending its candidate filing deadline from 75 to 90 days.
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Shelby lawmakers to give candidate filing deadline extension final reading
Shelby City Council voted unanimously Monday to move a proposed candidate filing deadline extension to its final reading July 1.
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Shelby City Council split on proposal to extend candidate filing deadline
A proposal from the Richland County Board of Elections asks Shelby to consider extending its candidate filing deadline from 75 to 90 days.
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Bellville-Jefferson Township fire levy fails again
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — 53% of voters denied a fire levy replacement and increase for the Bellville-Jefferson Township Fire Department, according to unofficial vote totals.