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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
What to know about Election Day: Many school tax issues on ballot
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways May 6—Election Day varies from community to community because it is almost entirely local — the votes are at the school district, city and township level — and most of them are about tax levies. To see exactly what's on your ballot, visit To confirm your polling location, visit Polling locations will stay open until 7:30 p.m. today. If you're voting, make sure to bring an unexpired photo ID to the polls. The only statewide vote is Issue 2, with Ohioans deciding whether the state should continue investing public money on local-level road, bridge, water and sewer infrastructure projects, as it has for decades. In some communities Issue 2 is the only thing on the ballot. But there are also school levy votes sprinkled all across the Miami Valley. Huber Heights and Northmont, Clark-Shawnee and Tecumseh, Edgewood and Madison are all asking voters to approve day-to-day school operating funds. Elsewhere, Beavercreek, Oakwood, Mad River and Greenon schools are seeking tax money for new or renovated facilities. There are very few candidate races, but in Dayton and Troy, voters will decide on city commission or council races. And other areas have police, fire or library tax levies up for voter approval. To read more details about the biggest of these election issues, visit our websites at or
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Election Day in Ohio: What to know before going to the polls
will have live results on Tuesday night and programming beginning at 7:30 p.m. Watch livestreamed newscasts beginning at 7 p.m. on the new NBC4 Columbus streaming app. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio voters casting a ballot in Tuesday's primary and special election are deciding a myriad of local issues. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m., and anyone in line when polls closed will be able to cast their vote. Each Ohio ballot features Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment to give out up to $250 million in bonds annually to fund local infrastructure projects, like building roads, bridges and water supply systems. Locally, Ohioans are deciding various primaries and municipal issues, from city council seats and judicial races to property taxes and library funding. School districts are hoping to find success, with the fate of bond issues and levies on the ballot. Columbus City Schools is facing a packed race of 10 school board candidates hoping to advance in Tuesday's primary. To vote, residents will be required to provide one of the following photo IDs to cast their ballots: Ohio driver's license State of Ohio ID card Interim ID form issued by the Ohio BMV U.S. passport U.S. passport card U.S. military ID card Ohio National Guard ID card U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card All photo IDs must include: An expiration date that has not passed A photograph of the voter The voter's name, which must substantially conform to the voter's name as it appears in the Poll List or in the Poll Book If voters do not have any of the above forms of identification, they may cast a provisional ballot. However, for that ballot to be counted, voters must return to the board of elections no later than four days after Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification. Voters who received absentee ballots must have had them postmarked for Monday, May 5, for them to be counted. If the voter didn't return the ballot via the postal service, it can be dropped off at their county board of elections before polls close on Tuesday. Day 1 wraps in trial for truck driver charged in I-70 bus crash that killed six Any voter who requested an absentee ballot but decided to vote in person must fill out a provisional ballot. This is due to the absentee ballot being registered in the voter's name with the board of elections. Voters are encouraged to visit their county board of elections website (see below) for further information or to report issues, and to find out which races and issues they'll be voting in. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NBC4 WCMH-TV.
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in 2020 election in New York after Elon Musk's DOGE aided investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An Iraqi man living in upstate New York has been charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election, according to U.S. prosecutors, who said Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency assisted in the investigation. Akeel Abdul Jamiel, 45, was living in South Glens Falls, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Albany, when he voted in Saratoga County 'fully knowing he was not a United States citizen,' according to an April 25 charging document. He is charged with voting by aliens, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison. A sample ballot is inserted into a New York State Secure Ballot Dropbox in New York City, New York, U.S., August 31, 2020. REUTERS 'Election security is and will continue to be one of the FBI's highest national security priorities,' Craig Tremaroli, special agent in charge of the FBI's Albany field office, said in a Justice Department news release. Attempts to reach Jamiel were unsuccessful. Messages emailed to addresses used by Jamiel in the past either bounced back or didn't result in an immediate response. A message was also left at a phone number listed for Jamiel in a court filing in an unrelated lawsuit. Court records did not indicate whether he has an attorney. President Donald Trump has blamed widespread voter fraud for his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, despite analyses showing that claim was false. Public records indicate Jamiel registered as a member of New York's Conservative Party the month before the election. 'Only American citizens can vote in American elections,' the Justice Department post said. 'Thanks to our partnership @DOGE, this DOJ has charged an Iraqi man for illegal voting in the 2020 election.' A general view of a 2020 presidential election mail-in ballot and a pair of handcuffs as seen in Hawthorne, NJ on November 3, 2020. Christopher Sadowski It isn't clear who Jamiel voted for in the election. In a 2019 lawsuit, however, he identified himself as a Trump supporter. In the suit against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Jamiel claimed his rights were being violated because New York was too tolerant of illegal immigration. He included several letters in the suit that he had sent to the White House complaining that America was 'under invasion' by people entering the country illegally. Jamiel also included a letter he had received from the White House in response, signed by Trump, thanking him for his correspondence. Since DOGE was established by Trump to reduce waste and fraud in government, its staffers have scrutinized departments managing the government workforce and federal properties. The prosecutor's office did not elaborate on DOGE's role in the investigation of Jamiel.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
5 THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline nears to request absentee ballots for Canadian Public School Special Election
Pittsburg County Election Board Secretary Tonya Barnes gives details on requesting absentee ballots for May 13 election. 1 When should voters request mail-in absentee ballots for the May 13 election? Voters in Pittsburg County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the May 13 Canadian Public School Special Election should apply now. Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot. 2 When is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the May 13 election? The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Monday, April 28. Voters can submit a request using the OK Voter Portal at Request forms are also available at and at the County Election Board office, 7 E. Chickasaw Ave. Voters should allow time for an absentee ballot to be received, completed and returned by mail to the County Election Board. 3 When must completed absentee ballots be in the hands of election workers on Election Day? All completed absentee ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, May 13. 4 Are mail-in absentee ballots required to be notarized? With some exceptions, all absentee ballot affidavits must be notarized before being returned. Voters should give themselves plenty of time to make sure all steps have been followed and that the ballot is returned on time in order to be counted, Barnes said. 5 Who is exempt from having an absentee ballot notarized? Voters exempt from having an absentee ballot affidavit notarized include those who are physically incapacitated and those who care for physically incapacitated individuals that cannot be left alone. Voters who request a 'physically incapacitated' ballot must have the signature on their absentee ballot affidavit witnessed by two people. Military personnel and residents living overseas, along with their spouses and dependents are also eligible for certain allowances. Military personnel should contact the Voting Services Officer in their unit for an Absentee Ballot Application. Residents living overseas may obtain Absentee Ballot Applications from any United States military installation or United States Embassy or Consulate. Military personnel and overseas citizens who are already registered voters in Oklahoma may apply for absentee ballots using the OK Voter Portal at Those who need to complete a new Voter Registration Application should apply through the Federal Voting Assistance Program at For questions, contact the Pittsburg County Election Board at 918-423-3877 or online at pittsburgcounty@ —Staff Reports
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marijuana repeal will not appear on April ballot
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — In accordance with decisions by both the Colorado Supreme Court and a district court in El Paso County, a controversial repeal of recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs will not appear on the April 2025 municipal election ballot. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Colorado Supreme Court declined to exercise jurisdiction over the matter, and the district court in El Paso County sided with the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the City of Colorado Springs. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: April military and overseas ballots potentially delayed by marijuana repeal In its decision, the district court stated 'the City shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the Referred Ballot Question does not appear on ballots to avoid disenfranchising and confusing the electorate.' The City confirmed that the repeal of Ballot Question 300 would not appear on the April 2025 ballot, though the deadline for printing and mailing overseas and active-duty military ballots has been pushed back. Ballots will now be mailed overseas on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
