Voting location manager Barbara Hochstetler said, “The day has been very steady. We had people lined up. Someone here was here at six o'clock this morning, and at 6:30 we probably had a good 10 or 12 people. And throughout the day, it's been very steady this morning. So we're pleased to see the people of the township coming out to vote today.”
“Everyone will have at least two issues on their ballot,” said Morgan Bode, director of the Allen County Board of Elections. “After that, it depends what district you live in, whether you'll have anything else. There is a countywide issue, and there’s also State Issue 2.”
Ohio Republican lawmakers are looking at changing the amount of sales tax collected through marijuana sales in the state and where the tax money goes.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Democrats gathered Monday evening to hear from two candidates running for office.
SPENCERVILLE, OH (WLIO) - Following his visit at Spencerville High School, Secretary LaRose stopped by the Allen County Board of Elections ahe…
Ohioans will have to decide if they want to change who draws the political district maps or not. The statewide ballot item put on by "Citizens Not Politicians" is asking voters to approve the creation of a citizen-led board to draw the boundaries for the Ohio House and Senate and the U.S. congressional districts over the current system of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which is made up of state-elected officials.
Candidates for the Putnam County Commissioners seats open on the March 19th Primary were put in the hot seat Tuesday night to answer tough questions ahead of the election. The candidates attended the "Putnam County Meet the Candidate Night" in Ottawa Tuesday evening where county residents had the opportunity to come, listen to their stances on certain topics, and then presented on-the-spot questions about important local, state, or national issues to help guide them in the voting selection process. Before the candidates took stage, we had the opportunity to ask each of them what things they would like to see happen in Putnam County.
Area democrats, elected democratic officials, and democratic political candidates came together Friday evening at the Allen County Fairgrounds for the Allen County Democratic Party picnic.
At Monday night's regular meeting, Lima City Councilors discussed a drafted resolution that would express council's opposition to Issue 1; however, not all councilors are on board.
