ASHLAND — A few thousand people will begin voting in Ashland County on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Here’s what those voters will be deciding, what will appear on ballots and important information to consider before heading to the polls.
Important dates
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 7
- Deadline to request vote-by-mail ballots: 5 p.m., Oct. 24
- Election Day: Nov. 5
To check the status of your voter registration, click here.
To search for your polling location, click here.
Data from the Ashland County Board of Elections shows there are 34,586 people who have registered to vote so far.
As of 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, there were 3,012 Ashland County residents registered to vote early.
Early voting times
For those voting early, the designated location is at the Ashland County Board of Elections office, 110 Cottage St., Suite 106. Here are the times to vote this way:
- Oct. 8 to 11: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Oct. 14 to 18: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Oct. 21-25: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Oct. 26: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Oct. 27: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Oct. 28: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Oct. 30: Nov. 1: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Nov. 2: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On the ballot — local
Ashland County does not have any contested races. For the list of candidates to appear on the ballot, click here.
The county has 25 questions, issues and levies, including a bond issue and tax levy for Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District and a renewal tax levy for the Ashland County Health Department.
A Loudonville precinct will also vote on whether to allow Sunday liquor sales at a gas station.
Here is a complete list of those issues, tax levies and questions.
On the ballot — state & national
Voters in Ohio will vote on State Issue 1, a redistricting proposal that would remove politicians from the process in favor of a citizen commission.
Statewide candidate races include three uncontested seats for judge at the 5th District Court of Appeals.
Ohio voters will also decide on a new president and a U.S. Senator’ race between Democrat incumbent Sherrod Brown, Republican Bernie Moreno and Libertarian Don Kissick. For U.S. Representative, the choices are Republican incumbent Jim Jordan and Democrat Tamie Wilson.
For State Senator of the 22nd District, the choices include Republican incumbent Mark Romanchuk and Democrat challenger Kathy Salem.
State Representative Melanie Miller, for the 67th District, is running uncontested as a Republican this year.
Supreme Court
Voters will also choose three new justices for the Supreme Court of Ohio. The race for each seat is contested.
Incumbent Democratic Justice Michael P. Donnelly is being challenged by Republican Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan.
Incumbent Democratic Justice Melody Stewart is being challenged by incumbent Republican Justice Joseph Deters, who decided not to run for his current seat and instead chose to go up against Stewart.
Democratic candidate Lisa Forbes, of the Eighth District Court of Appeals, and Republican candidate Dan Hawkins, of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, are fighting for Deters’ open seat.