CLINTON COUNTY — Along with local issues and races, Clinton County voters will help decide party nominees for several state offices in the May 8 primary election, as well as for Ohio’s 91st District representative, and for U.S. Congress and Senate.
Voters will also decide Ohio Issue 1, which “creates a bipartisan, public process for drawing congressional districts.”
Early voting began on Tuesday, April 10, a day after the deadline to register to vote.
Local ballots will include these issues and races:
Clinton-Massie Local School District
Additional 0.25% Earned Income Tax for 5 years, for current expenses
Village of Sabina
Renewal Tax Levy, 1.4 mills for 5 years, for current expenses
Clinton‐Warren Joint Fire & Rescue District
Renewal, 4 mills, 5 years, for fire protection and emergency services
Richland Twp. including Village of Sabina
Additional Tax Levy, 1 mill for 5 years, for cemeteries.
Local options
Voters in Adams Township “A” will decide two options regarding “Amanda George LLC dba A&G Farms” bed & breakfast at 4110 US 22/Ohio 3, seeking:
• D‐2, D‐3 & D‐5 sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor permit; and,
• D‐6 Sunday sales on/off‐premise sales and on‐premise sales
Voters in Wilmington “4-A” will decide an option that would allow “VSI Castle LLC dba Fiesta Verecruz” Mexican Restaurant, 37 W. Locust St., D‐6 Sunday Sales on/off‐premise sales and on‐premise sales.
County offices
For Clinton County Commissioner, James Bowling and Mike McCarty are running to replace current Commissioner Pat Haley, who is not seeking re-election. Rhonda Wheasler is running unopposed for the Democrats.
Running for the Republican nomination of county offices are two incumbents, both unopposed — Auditor Terence Habermehl and Common Pleas Judge John W. “Tim” Rudduck.
Voters will also decide representatives to both the local Democratic and Republican Central Committees.
For more information on voting in the primary, visit the Clinton County Board of Elections website www.electionsonthe.net/oh/clinton/ or call 937-382-3537, email [email protected] or stop by 46 S. South St., Room 126, Wilmington.
Local ballots will also include these races as well as Ohio Issue 1:
U.S. SENATOR
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Green
Philena Irene Farley
Republican
Dan Kiley
Mike Gibbons
Melissa Ackison
Jim Renacci
Don Elijah Eckhart
U.S. CONGRESS,
DISTRICT 15
Democrat
Rick Neal
Rob Jarvis
Republican
Steve Stivers
OHIO HOUSE,
91st DISTRICT
Democrat
Justin Grimes
Republican
Beth Ellis
Shane Wilkin
STATE SENATOR,
17th DISTRICT
Democrat
Scott Dailey
Republican
Bob Peterson
GOVERNOR
Democrat
Larry Ealy
Dennis Kucinich
Paul Ray
Joe Schiavoni
Richard Cordray
Bill O’Neill
Green
Constance Gadell-Newton
Republican
Mike DeWine
Mary Taylor
OHIO SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE
Democrat
(Term beginning 1/1/19)
Michael Donnelly
(Term beginning 1/2/19)
Melody Stewart
Republican
(Term beginning 1/1/19)
Craig Baldwin
(Term beginning 1/2/19)
Mary DeGenaro
COURT OF APPEALS,
DISTRICT 12
Republican
Stephen Powell
OHIO ATTORNEY
GENERAL
Democrat
Steve Dettelbach
Republican
Dave Yost
OHIO AUDITOR
Democrat
Zack Space
Republican
Keith Faber
OHIO SECRETARY
OF STATE
Democrat
Kathleen Clyde
Republican
Frank LaRose
OHIO TREASURER
Democrat
Rob Richardson
Green
Paul Curry
Republican
Robert Sprague
Sandra O’Brien
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OHIO ISSUE 1
Issue 1 creates a bipartisan, public process for drawing congressional districts.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly.
To amend the version of Section 1 of Article XI that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2021, and to enact Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Article XIX of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to establish a process for congressional redistricting.
A majority yes vote is necessary for the amendment to pass.
The proposed amendment would:
• End the partisan process for drawing congressional districts, and replace it with a process with the goals of promoting bipartisanship, keeping local communities together, and having district boundaries that are more compact.
• Ensure a transparent process by requiring public hearings and allowing public submission of proposed plans.
• Require the General Assembly or the Ohio Redistricting Commission to adopt new congressional districts by a bipartisan vote for the plan to be effective for the full 10year period.
• Require that if a plan is adopted by the General Assembly without significant bipartisan support, it cannot be effective for the entire 10-year period and must comply with explicit anti-gerrymandering requirements.
If passed, the amendment will become effective immediately.