/tags/voting voting en-US Copyright Tue, 06 May 2025 19:20:38 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-06/turnout-appears-low-in-primary-election-but-passionate-voters-persevere On a gloomy primary election day in central Ohio, predictions of low voter turnout seem to be holding true. Tue, 06 May 2025 19:20:38 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-06/turnout-appears-low-in-primary-election-but-passionate-voters-persevere Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides/2025-05-05/meet-the-three-columbus-city-council-candidates-ahead-of-tuesdays-primary We will hear from candidates Kate Curry-Da-Souza, Jesse Vogel and Tiara Ross to help you prepare to vote in Tuesday's primary election. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-05-05/meet-the-three-columbus-city-council-candidates-ahead-of-tuesdays-primary /show/all-sides/2024-11-05/bribes-to-bullets-a-brief-history-of-the-american-ballot The word ballot comes from the Italian word for ball, which is how we used to pick our leaders. We’d drop a ball or bean or eventually a piece of paper into a container. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-05/bribes-to-bullets-a-brief-history-of-the-american-ballot /2024-10-29/days-before-ohioans-vote-larose-sues-homeland-security-to-access-databases-to-check-citizenship In the midst of preparing for an election that’s a week away, Ohio’s Republican secretary of state is suing the US Department of Homeland Security to get access to databases he said will help Ohio find non-citizens who voted, which is illegal. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:08:42 GMT /2024-10-29/days-before-ohioans-vote-larose-sues-homeland-security-to-access-databases-to-check-citizenship Karen Kasler /politics-government/2024-10-28/franklin-co-election-officials-not-worried-about-poll-observers-harassing-voters This year, the Republican National Committee and other conservative groups are working to recruit and train an “army” of thousands of volunteers to monitor the vote tallying process. What will this look like at the ballot box? Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-28/franklin-co-election-officials-not-worried-about-poll-observers-harassing-voters Matthew Rand /2024-10-08/changes-to-voting-in-ohio-since-2020-presidential-election-heres-what-you-need-to-know Ohio has some new rules on voter identification and more. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:54:30 GMT /2024-10-08/changes-to-voting-in-ohio-since-2020-presidential-election-heres-what-you-need-to-know Jo Ingles /politics-government/2024-10-02/franklin-county-levy-estimator-shows-how-property-taxes-could-change-if-measures-pass-or-fail The levy estimator tool shows property owners their current values, the ballot measures they will vote on and how much their taxes could increase or decrease depending on if a measure passes or fails. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:30:32 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-02/franklin-county-levy-estimator-shows-how-property-taxes-could-change-if-measures-pass-or-fail George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-09-13/ohio-boards-of-elections-await-state-supreme-court-decision-on-issue-1-ballot-language The Franklin County Board of Elections said Friday would be the hope for when the Ohio Supreme Court would rule on the ballot language lawsuit. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:11:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-13/ohio-boards-of-elections-await-state-supreme-court-decision-on-issue-1-ballot-language George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-08-22/ohio-finds-597-noncitizens-who-voted-or-registered-recently-a-fraction-of-its-electorate Ohio’s elections chief on Wednesday referred for possible prosecution 597 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in a recent election — a higher number than he normally finds but still a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:10:43 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-22/ohio-finds-597-noncitizens-who-voted-or-registered-recently-a-fraction-of-its-electorate The Associated Press /2024-08-12/ohio-redistricting-proposal-vs-iowa-plan-some-common-elements-but-also-big-differences Ohio voters will decide whether to change the map-drawing process this November - six years after the last time a redistricting amendment was on the ballot. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:59:09 GMT /2024-08-12/ohio-redistricting-proposal-vs-iowa-plan-some-common-elements-but-also-big-differences Jo Ingles