Suffield resident Matt Kelly edged out Deerfield Township fiscal officer Kristy Elliot in the Republican primary race for county auditor by an initial count of 4,313 to 4,099, according to an unofficial tally.
Geraldine Hayes Nelson defeated Timothy Moon in the Democratic primary for Portage County commissioner, and Mike Tinlin overcame Ed Dean to secure the Republican nomination.
I was appalled to read of the events that took place in the recent meeting of the Portage County Board of Elections. Unfortunately, Amanda Suffecool allowed her private opinions to detract from the excellence of our board in that meeting.
According to an article jointly published in the Akron Beacon Journal and Record-Courier on Sunday, April 24, Portage County Board of Elections member Amanda Suffecool “remains unconvinced that Biden beat Trump” in the November 2020 Election.
Legal haggling over gerrymandered legislative district maps had not been resolved in time for the May 3 primary, leaving state representative candidates unsure as to where they should be campaigning.
As part of a larger national organization, the Portage County NAACP seeks to promote civic equality for all people and eliminate racial discrimination at the local level.
It has become fashionable in some political circles to foment distrust in the American voting system. But elections officials from both parties in Portage County say claims of rampant fraud are false and dangerous.
In the run-up to the Nov. 8 general election, in addition to its regular hours, the Portage County Board of Elections will be open to the public as follows:
The League of Women Voters of Kent will hold its up-close candidate forum, Face 2 Face, from 9-11:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at Kent United Methodist Church, 1435 E. Main St.
The League of Women Voters of Kent held its regular meet-the-candidates event at the Kent United Methodist Church on Oct. 8, but although they invited all local challengers, only the Democratic candidates attended.
While several Democratic candidates appeared at the event and met with residents to answer their questions, not one Republican candidate attended, despite having been invited.
Kent voters will decide whether to approve an ordinance lowering the penalties for misdemeanor marijuana offenses. Specifically, the ordinance calls for: