Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Summary of responses to redistricting questions, Town Hall Meeting, Delaware, Ohio on March 24, 2009. The majority of attendees at the Town Hall Meeting believe that gerrymandering decreases voter participation especially in communities dominated by one party and creates complacency by party in majority. Read More
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
COLUMBUS, April 22, 2009. After two elections summit conferences, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has released a report, “Elections Enhancements for Ohio“, outlining her office’s legislative recommendations on subjects ranging from in-person absentee voting to the voter registration database. Brunner also recommended that special primaries be eliminated, saving boards of elections millions of dollars. Read More
Monday, April 20th, 2009
“Why the Census is important? It is the size of our Congressional representation and it is the basis for the funds we receive from the Federal Government. An accurate count assures a fair representation. If we lose seats, we lose clout at the federal level. . . Especially for low-income programs, like Medicare, Census data determines the fair share comes to Ohio. . . Community Services Block Grant money is determined by the count, for programs like Head Start. . . An under count results in a loss of $10,000 per person per year that doesn’t come. . . www.census.ohio.gov can help explain the importance of the count.” – The Marion Star, transcript of the Town Hall Meeting which took place in Marion on Thursday, April 16.
The League of Women Voters of Marion County had a fine turnout for the Town Hall Meeting on Redistricting on April 16. State Senator Karen Gillmor, Mayor Scott Shertzer, Commissioners Josh Daniels and Dan Russell, WMRN Radio’s Mike Nolting, Marion Township Chief Mike Fogle, River Valley Superintendent Tom Shade, and Marion Star Managing Editor Tom Graser were in the audience.
Monday, April 20th, 2009
This final report on the 2008 and 2009 Ohio Election Summit and Conference (the “Summits”) was drafted at the request of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, and follows a “preliminary report” originally published on March 9, 2009. Read More
Monday, April 20th, 2009
WASHINGTON, Openers:The Plain Dealer Politics Blog, April 17, 2009— Now here’s something you don’t see often from a politician. U.S. Sen. George Voinovich followed his decision not to seek reelection in 2010 with a flurry of check-writing to donors. He returned $330,382 to individuals who had donated to him in anticipation of a reelection race, and $106,000 to political action committees.
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