11/19/2024 - Portage County Board of Elections - Observer Corps Report

11/19/2024 - Portage County Board of Elections - Observer Corps Report

Type: 
Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 11/19/2024

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

Today is the final official ballot count. A total of 84,211 ballots were cast, the turnout was 75.77%. Of the provisional ballots, 2175 were cast, and 1658 were countable. One Portage
A county voter tried to vote in both Portage and Summit counties. He will be referred to the prosecutor. Post-official certification testing was conducted, and the results were accurate. A tax issue in Hiram, Issue 27, was close (754 for, 762 against) but did not qualify for a recount. The post-election audit will be conducted on 11/26. The races to be audited will be President/VP, Senate, and Ohio Justice of the Supreme Court (term ending 12/31/26).

Which members of the board/council were present: Denise Smith, Randi Clites, Doria Daniels, Amanda Suffecool

 Was there a public notice of the meeting that included the time and place of meeting: Yes

Was an agenda of the meeting or handouts available to visitors: Yes

Are minutes from previous meetings posted/available: No

Name of Observer: Deborah Barber

League to which this content belongs: 
Kent