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What’s on the Ballot? 2024 Election Update. . .
2024 General Election—OHIO-Seneca, Crawford, Huron Counties
Other counties see Ballotpedia.org, Vote411.org or League of Women Voters site for your area
For Ohio US Senate Districts 5, Ohio Senate District 26 and Ohio House District 88. Not sure which Ohio District you’re in? See map links 1-4 above the Issue One discussion. .
President
Republican Democrat Information
Donald J. Trump Kamala Harris Vance https://www.biography.com/political-figures/a61928046/jd-vance
JD Vance Tim Walz Harris https://www.biography.com/political-figures/kamala-harris
Waltz: https://www.biography.com/political-figures/a62472837/tim-walz
US Senator
Republican Democrat
Bernie Moreno Sherrod Brown Bio: https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio,_2024
Incumbent
Pro lifers may find Senator Brown’s voting record troubling https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27018/sherrod-brown/2/abortion
Searchable vote database multiple topics
US House of Representatives—District 5
Seneca, Crawford, Huron, Wyandot Counties (see 1 below for US District Map)
Bob Latta Keith Mundy Latta https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Latta
Incumbent Mundy: https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_Mundy#Campaign_themes
Ohio Senator District 26 See 2 below for 2024 Ohio Senate District Map
Bill Reineke Mohamud Jama Info: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_State_Senate_elections,_2024
Incumbent
Ohio Representative (House) District 88 See 3 below for Ohio House district map
Gary Click Diane Selvey Info: https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_District_88
Incumbent
Ohio Supreme Court Info: https://www.judicialvotescount.org/find-your-candidates/2024-general/seneca/
Megan E Shanahan Michael Donnelley Info:https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2024
Incumbent
Joseph T. Deters Melody J Stewart
Daniel Hawkins Lisa Forbes
Ohio State Education Board—District 1— Mostly Northwest Ohio (except Lucas County) see 4 below for map
No Party Kristie Reighard Info: https://ballotpedia.org/Kristie_Reighard campaign quotes
2 https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/publications/maps/2024-2032/ohiosenate__adopted2023-09-26.pdf
OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT–ISSUE ONE (See Ballot language, See Full Amendment Text Here)
Promises to end gerrymandering or drawing voting districts to favor a certain political party by appointing a review commission. Commission members are privately appointed. There are no minimum qualifications. Voters have no choice over appointments and no input on who draws the maps. Committee member removal is allowed only in limited circumstances. Committee members appoint a firm to redraw the districts. Voters could only review the maps if the commission is undecided on voting district map approval or if Commission abused its discretion. Review deadlines are short. Supreme Court decides all disputes, decides who reviews the maps and its decisions ARE FINAL.
Question: Would removing the voters from the oversight process prevent gerrymandering? What prevents this commission from doing its own gerrymandering? District redrawing meetings would be public, but does not consider voter availability to attend meetings during regular business hours. Would voter interests be best served in this process? A Ohio Constitutional Amendment is hard to change or remove. Law would be easier to amend.