9/1/2023 - Portage County Board of Elections - Observer Corps Report

9/1/2023 - Portage County Board of Elections - Observer Corps Report

Type: 
Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 9/1/2023

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

Candidates for the November general election (75 day filers) were all accepted to be on the November ballot. Candidates in overlapping counties (Summit, Mahoning, Stark, were also approved for the November ballot. Write-in candidates in Ravenna, Streetsboro, Hiram, Brimfield, and Mantua were also accepted for the ballot.

For the post-election audit, precincts were randomly selected for review. A total of 46,293 votes were cast in the August election. A minimum of 5% of those ballot must be audited. They will be from Aurora 2B, Randolph Twp, Aurora 3B, Rootstown Twp, and Palmyra Twp, for a total of 2521 ballots.

There will be a very short audit results meeting on 9/12. The next meeting will be 9/20.

It is expected that the ballot for the November general election will have a number of items.

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

 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: Could not be found

Name of Observer: Debbie Barber

League to which this content belongs: 
Kent