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Vote By Mail Ohio

Monday, November 5, 2012

Haven't Voted Yet? You're in the Minority

Nearly 8,000 Lakewood residents have already cast their ballots.

People who go to the polls on Election Day are quickly becoming the minority in Lakewood. Almost a quarter of all registered Lakewood voters have already cast their ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. A report from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections shows that as of Sunday, 8,967 Lakewood residents had requested vote-by-mail ballots, and 7,194 had already returned them. While turnout at the polls on Tuesday isn't yet known, it's clear that a significant percentage of Lakewood voters will cast ballots by mail in this Presidential election. Voting by mail has been increasing in popularity here. Compare this year’s tally with the 2011 general election, when about 4,181 requested absentee ballots and of those, 3,680 cast ballots by …

Barbara

4:32 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

OK....NOBODY got my point. It was not a political statement, but a commentary on skewed reporting. If one quarter of Lakewood's voters opted to vote early, that does NOT constitute a majority. I was referencing the headline and actual numbers, folks! And Joe: with crazy rantings like you've posted, I prefer that you don't agree with me again....EVER.   more ›

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Voters Will Still Get Absentee Applications by Mail

County officials override state directive.

Cuyahoga County plans to again mail out applications for absentee ballots to all voters — a victory for local election officials and an important decision in Lakewood. Cuyahoga County Council voted last night to override opposition from Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and support County Executive Ed FitzGerald's decision to continue mailing the applications. "We can't go back to the days of long lines and voter confusion," Cuyahoga County Vice President Sunny Simon said in a news release.  "Our elections board has implemented key reforms — and they've worked. Our ability to vote is a fundamental right that must come first." In the Aug. 2 special election, 8,643 of the 10,991 ballots cast were absentee — about 79 percent — according to …

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