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May 4, 2010 Election

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    State Executive

    Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Kasich/Mary Taylor, Republican

    Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown, Democratic

    Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dennis S. Spisak/Anita Rios, Green

    Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ken Matesz/Ann Leech, Libertarian

    (Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio)

    Attorney General; State of Ohio; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard Cordray, Democratic

    Attorney General; State of Ohio; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike DeWine, Republican

    Attorney General; State of Ohio; Constitution PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert M. Owens, Constitution

    Attorney General; State of Ohio; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marc Allan Feldman, Libertarian

    (Only Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of Ohio)

    Auditor of State; State of Ohio; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David Pepper, Democratic

    Auditor of State; State of Ohio; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dave Yost, Republican
    • Seth Morgan, Republican

    Auditor of State; State of Ohio; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • L. Michael Howard, Libertarian

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Auditor of State; State of Ohio)

    Secretary of State; State of Ohio; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, Democratic

    Secretary of State; State of Ohio; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jon Husted, Republican
    • Sandra O'Brien, Republican

    Secretary of State; State of Ohio; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Charles Earl, Libertarian

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of Ohio)

    Treasurer of State; State of Ohio; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin L. Boyce, Democratic

    Treasurer of State; State of Ohio; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Josh Mandel, Republican

    Treasurer of State; State of Ohio; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Matthew P. Cantrell, Libertarian

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Treasurer of State; State of Ohio)

    US Legislature

    United States Senate; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rob Portman, Republican

    United States Senate; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Charlena Renee Bradley, Democratic
    • Jennifer Brunner, Democratic
    • Traci Johnson, Democratic
    • Lee Fisher, Democratic

    United States Senate; Constitution PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eric W. Deaton, Constitution

    United States Senate; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steven R. Linnabary, Libertarian

    United States Senate; Socialist PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Daniel H. LaBotz, Socialist

    (Only Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, Republican, and Socialist party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senate)

    Judicial

    Chief Justice; Supreme Court; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eric Brown, Democratic

    Chief Justice; Supreme Court; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Maureen O'Connor, Republican

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Chief Justice; Supreme Court)

    Judge; Supreme Court; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mary Jane Trapp, Democratic

    (Only Democratic party candidates are on the ballot for Judge; Supreme Court)

    Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/1/11; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Judith Ann Lanzinger, Republican

    (Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/1/11)

    Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/2/11; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul E. Pfeifer, Republican

    (Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/2/11)

    State Issues

    Issue 1 Proposed Constitutional Amendment
    TO EXTEND THE OHIO THIRD FRONTIER PROGRAM BY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly To amend Section 2p of Article VIII Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would:

    Continue funding for research and development purposes by authorizing the state to issue $700 million of general obligation bonds to renew and continue programs for research and development in support of Ohio industry, commerce, and business.

    Limit the amount of all state general obligations that may be issued for, and the amounts of proceeds from those state general obligations that may be committed to, those research and development purposes, to no more than $450 million total for the period including state fiscal years 2006 through 2011, no more than $225 million in fiscal year 2012 and no more than $175 million in any fiscal year thereafter, plus any amounts that in any prior fiscal year could have been but were not issued or committed.

    Require state agencies awarding funding from those state general obligations to obtain independent reviews of and recommendations as to the merits of proposed research and development projects. The Governor, the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives must be provided information regarding the independent reviewer prior to any award, and the state agency proposing the award must also notify those officials if the recommendations of an independent reviewer are not adopted by that state agency for the proposed project and the reasons for not adopting those recommendations.

    If adopted, this amendment shall take effect immediately.

    A "YES" vote means approval of the amendment. A "NO" vote means disapproval of the amendment.

    A majority YES vote is required for the amendment to be adopted.

    SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE APPROVED?

    YES

    NO

    Issue 2 Proposed Constitutional Amendment
    TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE COLUMBUS CASINO FACILITY AUTHORIZED BY PREVIOUS STATEWIDE VOTE

    Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly To amend Section 6 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would:

    Change the location of the Columbus area casino authorized by statewide vote at the November 2009 general election from the area known as "The Arena District" to the site of a former General Motors/Delphi Corp. manufacturing plant. The amendment makes no change regarding any other casino authorized by the previous statewide vote.

    If adopted, this amendment shall take effect immediately.

    A "YES" vote means approval of the amendment. A "NO" vote means disapproval of the amendment.

    A majority YES vote is required for the amendment to be adopted.

    SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE APPROVED?

    YES

    NO

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
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