When North Royalton voters go to vote on the May 3 primary election, the positions of Ohio House, Ohio Senate and State Central Committee will not be included. That is because the voting districts for those positions have not yet been determined, as the maps have yet to be approved that the Ohio Supreme Court will accept. The redistricting process, which takes place after each census, has been affected by anti-gerrymandering rules that were approved in 2015, plus lawsuits that have been filed against the maps that were previously drawn.
A federal three-judge panel was scheduled for March 28 to consider the final map that was submitted, but did not approve it, instead, pushing the matter to another deadline of April 20 for the state to make a determination. State election officials must have the definitive maps by that date in order to hold a primary on August 2, for those races. On March 29, it was reported that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose stated that it was too late for the state legislative districts to be used for the May 3 primary. He said that a second primary election would have to be held for those state races. The additional election is expected to cost Ohio taxpayers a reported $20-25 million.
As for the May 3 primary election, the following is what voters will see on their ballots:
NOTE: The What’s on the Ballot article that was posted in the March 24 edition did not include the name of Jonah Schulz, which was inadvertently left off the list for the Representative to Congress (7th District).
The following is a listing of the candidates and issues for the May 3 Ohio Primary:
CANDIDATES (Those who are unopposed are not listed)
For Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Democratic:
John Cranley & Teresa Fedor
Nan Whaley & Cheryl L. Stephens
Republican:
Joe Blystone & Jeremiah W. Workman
Mike DeWine & Jon Husted
Ron Hood & Candice Keller
Jim Renacci & Joe Knopp
For Ohio Secretary of State
Republican:
John Adams
Frank LaRose
For United States Senator
Democratic:
Morgan Harper
Traci TJ Johnson
Tim Ryan
Republican:
Matt Dolan
Mike Gibbons
Josh Mandel
Neil Patel
Mark Pukita
Jane Timken
JD Vance
For Representative to Congress (7th District)
Democratic:
Matthew Diemer
Patrick A. Malley
Tristan Radar
Republican:
Anthony Leon Alexander
Charlie Gaddis
Bob Gibbs
Max Miller
Jonah Schulz
For Member of State Central Committee, Man (24th District)
(Vote for not more than 1)
Democratic:
Riley Armstrong Alton
Dean DePiero
Chris Glassburn
Dale Miller
Matt Patten
Republican:
Zacch Ashcraft
Shannon Burns
Austin Keller
Daniel R. Langshaw
Greg Margevicius
David A. Morris
For Member of State Central Committee, Woman (24th District)
(Vote for not more than 1)
Democratic:
Kelly A. Kosek
Megan Murphy
Cuyahoga County Executive
Democratic:
Chris Ronayne
Tariq K. Shabazz
For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Juvenile Division)
(6 year term commencing 1/1/2023)
Democratic:
Anne C. McDonough
Tracy Martin Peeble
Retanio Rucker
Joseph F. Russo
ISSUES
For North Royalton residents only:
14 NORTH ROYALTON
Proposed Tax Levy
(Replacement)
City of North Royalton
A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
A replacement of a tax for the benefit of the City of North Royalton for the purpose of providing emergency medical service at a rate not exceeding 1.7 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 17 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years, commencing in 2022, first due in calendar year 2023
For Broadview Heights residents only:
4 BROADVIEW HEIGHTS
Proposed Charter Amendment
City of Broadview Heights
A majority affirmative vote is required for passage.
Shall Article XI, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Broadview Heights be amended to provide annually without a further vote of the electors, a renewal and increase from 4.2 mills to a rate not exceeding 5.8 mills for each one dollar of tax valuation to constitute a tax for the benefit of the City of Broadview Heights for the purpose of providing funds to pay costs of operating, and providing necessary facilities and equipment for a full time fire and emergency medical service, including debt charges on any securities issued for such facilities and equipment, commencing in tax year 2022, first due in calendar year 2023.
At the time of this writing, the following time line for the May 3 election is as follows:
April 5, Opening of Early In-Person and Vote-by-Mail (Absentee) voting; April 30, Deadline for applications by mail for a Vote-by-Mail / Absentee ballot to be mailed; May 2, Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 2:00 p.m. All Vote-by-Mail / Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before 05/13/2022 in order to be counted; May 3, All overseas Vote-by-Mail /Absentee ballots must be signed and submitted for mailing by 12:01 AM EDT on or before this date and received on or before 05/13/2022 in order to be counted. May 3, 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections and all Vote-by-Mail / Absentee ballots returned in person must be received at the Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. in order to be counted.
Please visit the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Website at boe.cuyahogacounty.gov, for the most up-to-date information on the Primary Election.
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK
Contributing Writer