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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
As of Friday, 728 people have voted in person at county board of elections
JEFFERSON — The Ashtabula County Board of Elections has been see some early voting before the special election Tuesday. All county precincts will be open because of the state wide issue on the ballot, which would permit the continued issuance of bonds to fund to public infrastructure in Ohio, if passed. According to the county board of election's website, 728 people have voted early in-person at the board of elections, as of Friday afternoon. 'Early voting has been slow, but steady,' Board of Elections Director John Mead said. Mead said special elections after general elections are usually slower. 'It has picked up as we get close to election day,' he said. Early voting will continue today from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. at the Board of Election's office at 8 W. Walnut Street in Jefferson. Precincts will be open Tuesday from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Almost all county precincts will stay the same as the last election, the exception is Saybrook Township precincts 2, 4 and 8, which were moved to Lakeside Junior High School because of the Lakeside High School roof collapse. Along with the state-wide issue, there are 11 levies, both county-wide and local. All candidates on the ballot are unopposed. According to the board of election's website, 373 people have requested an absentee ballot by mail. The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot has passed, Mead said. 'That deadline was the 28th of April,' he said. Mead said absentee ballots need to be mailed by Monday in order to be accepted by the board of election's office. The board of elections has sent out 214 absentee ballots to nursing homes, according to its website. Mead said the board of elections reaches out to county nursing homes to accommodate seniors. Most of those have come back by now, he said. Mead said 14 people have come by the board of election's office to request an absentee ballot to take home and fill out. The board of elections has sent out three UOCAVA emails that accommodate soldiers serving overseas. There have also been three curbside votes collected. Mead said these voters are in the board of election's parking lot, and cannot come into the building because of medical issues. 'We do everything to accommodate voters within [Ohio] Revised Code,' he said. The board of election sends poll worker staff of each major party to work with them, Mead said.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina Supreme Court ruling boosts Republican efforts to overturn November election loss
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the state Board of Election's request to bypass the North Carolina Court of Appeals and review Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal effort to toss out tens of thousands of votes cast in the state's November Supreme Court race. Four of the Republican-majority court's justices concurred, while two justices — one Republican and the lone Democrat considering the case — dissented. In a concurring opinion, Republican Justice Trey Allen argued that the Wake County Superior Court, which heard arguments in the case earlier this month, had not adequately explained its same-day ruling upholding the Board of Election's decision to count the votes Griffin challenged. "Perhaps influenced by this Court's order directing it to move expeditiously, the superior court simply ruled against Judge Griffin without explaining why, in its view, his claims should be denied," Allen said. "Consequently, if we were to take this case now, we would do so in the absence of any meaningful examination of those claims by a lower court." Given the significance of the case, he added, the court would benefit from a "well-reasoned and thorough evaluation of the parties' arguments" from the appeals court. The decision to keep the case in the North Carolina Court of Appeals further extends the months-long legal battle over the Republican judge's loss to incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat whose 734-vote victory has been twice confirmed by recounts. Riggs has recused herself from the case. Griffin sued the state Election Board in December, asking the Supreme Court to force the board to toss more than 65,000 votes he claims are invalid after it earlier denied his election challenges. Griffin argues the votes shouldn't be counted either because voters had incomplete voter registrations, overseas ballots lacked necessary photo identification or they were cast by voters who had never physically resided in the state. Tossing those votes, he argues, will overturn his loss. In court, however, attorneys for Griffin have not shown that any of the contested voters would have actually been ineligible. The state Supreme Court last month blocked certification of the election and later sent the case back to the Wake County Superior Court, whose ruling Griffin quickly appealed. Both Riggs and Griffin have recused themselves from the case as it appeared before their respective courts. In a statement following Thursday's decision, Riggs said she would continue to fight to have her November victory acknowledged. "No matter how long this drags out, I will continue to defend our state and federal Constitutions and North Carolinians' fundamental freedoms," Riggs said. "As constitutional officers, judges must respect the will of voters. My commitment to upholding the rule of law is why voters elected me to keep my seat more than 3 months ago.' The Griffin campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a brief ahead of the North Carolina Supreme Court's decision, Griffin had urged the court to reject the state Election Board's petition for discretionary review, arguing that the request is a "stark reversal of the Board's own arguments." "The Board successfully opposed Judge Griffin's earlier petition by insisting that election disputes must follow the 'ordinary course of judicial proceedings,'" a lawyer for Griffin wrote. "Now, having won that battle, the Board urges this Court to leapfrog the very process it demanded." In her Thursday dissent, Democratic Justice Anita Earls, who has consistently criticized the court's decisions in the case, noted that state law does not require an appeal from the trial court to first go through the North Carolina Court of Appeals before the state Supreme Court hears it. The high court's failure to take up the case, she argued, harms both the involved parties and North Carolinian voters. "Further delay at this stage continues to erode trust in our elections and calls into question the ability of the legal system to guarantee that fundamental principles of democracy are capable of being recognized and enforced by a fair and impartial judiciary," she wrote. Earls also admonished Griffin over his opposition to the discretionary review request, specifically his assertion that the six-member court could deadlock on the decision and leave the Wake County Superior Court's decision as the final ruling in the matter. "In other words, he asks us not to hear the case because he might lose," Earls said. "Such outcome-determined reasoning has no place in a court committed to the rule of law." Riggs and the North Carolina Board of Elections previously attempted to remove the case to federal court, arguing that tossing the votes of thousands of North Carolinians violated federal law. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the case should be litigated in state court first but allowed for any outstanding federal matters to be resolved in federal court. The case will now proceed in the North Carolina Court of Appeals on an expedited schedule, with an appeal to the state Supreme Court likely.
CBS News
05-02-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Allegheny County Elections Division unveils winner of "I Voted" sticker contest
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Allegheny County Elections Division on Wednesday announced the winner of its first-ever "I Voted" sticker contest. Molly Bozick, a 10th-grader at Mount Lebanon High School, submitted the "I Voted N'at'!" design, which was chosen out of more than three dozen submissions. After Allegheny County staff narrowed it down to 10 finalists, the public was invited to vote for the winning sticker where more than 13,000 votes were cast. "I Voted N'At!" received 2,410 to win the competition. The new sticker will make its Election Day debut at the May 20 primary and be used for elections in Allegheny County through 2025 and 2026, per a press release from the county elections division. "I'm so honored to have my sticker chosen and can't wait to see it in print," said designer Molly Bozick. "When crafting my design, I focused on creating a balance between our civic duty and Pittsburgh pride. 'I Voted N'at' really captures the spirit of both." "Everyone knows that voter turnout was very high last year, as it typically is in presidential election years. But our Elections Division administers elections two times a year, every year, and in those odd number years we have important local races for municipal and judicial offices on the ballot that are often overlooked by voters," said Board of Election Chair and County Executive Sara Innamorato. "We launched this new sticker design contest to engage folks in an election year when turnout typically drops significantly. Voting and democracy is an important right to exercise every year, and we hope this sticker serves as a reminder to all yinzers to mark their calendars for the 2025 elections!" "I'm so excited for yinz to get dahn to the polls this primary day to see this new yinzer-made sticker," said Board of Election Member and County Councilmember Bethany Hallam. "We had so many unique designs submitted from bison to bridges n'at."
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Monroe County to us new voting machines this year: See how they work
The standard way of voting is changing for Monroe County as the Monroe County Board of Elections unveils new accessible voting machines. In July 2023, the New York State Board of Elections certified the ExpressVote XL Universal voting system. This paper-based technology displays the full ballot on a 32-inch interactive screen and produces an independent voter-verifiable paper record. Each machine has a privacy curtain and includes ADA features to assist with independent voting. The system also features enlarging the font, language selection and options to record votes. The ExpressVote XL machines currently operates in 32 states. Board of Election Commissioner Peter Elder spoke of how well the machines performed. 'In all instances the machines were both well received and performed well, we are thrilled for this next step,' Elder said. 'We have an ambitious schedule ahead for public demonstrations to ensure that as many voters are aware of this exciting change and have an opportunity to see and practice with them before the June and November elections.' Voters can also stop at the Monroe County Board of Elections to see demonstrations of the new machines. A demonstration can be seen in the video attached to this story. — Kerria Weaver works as the Government and You reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on how government actions affect communities and neighborhoods in Rochester and in Monroe County. She wants local journalism about government to be driven by regular people. What are you happy with or upset about local government? Is there an overlooked issue in your neighborhood? Get in touch at kweaver@ This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Monroe County NY to use new voting machines for 2024 election
