League of Women
Voters of Metropolitan
November
2016 Election Day Phone Bank at WBNS 10TV
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FRANKLIN | Delaware | Fairfield | Licking | Madison | Pickaway | Union |
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Directory of all Boards of Elections |
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On FRANKLIN County Board of Elections site, click on Voters
on the top; then Voter Information
Search, then Search by Address. § Enter house number, street name, zip code, and hit search. § You can access polling place location, map, and sample ballot. Example: House number: 200 Street: Seventh (not E., not Street, not 7) FRANKLIN | Delaware | Fairfield | Licking | Madison | Pickaway | Union Directory of all Boards of Elections Note: The process differs on different counties' websites. Check "Boards of Elections Cheat Sheet" in your training materials. |
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On § Enter first name, last name, house number, and birth year, and hit the login button. § If the person is registered at that address, their name will come up, and you can access a sample ballot and their polling place. Note: The process differs on different counties' websites. Check "Boards of Elections Cheat Sheet" in your training materials. FRANKLIN | Delaware | Fairfield | Licking | Madison | Pickaway | Union Directory of all Boards of Elections |
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I am not in the poll book, but I should be / improperly
removed |
Make sure you are in the right polling place, then vote a provisional ballot. Tomorrow, contact the Board of Elections and talk to them about it. |
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more details, see poll worker training manual, starting on |
Acceptable IDs: §
An § A U.S. Military ID with your name and photo (address not required). § A government ID with your name, current address, and photo. § An original or copy of one of the following current documents that shows your name and current address: utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, pay stub, college/university document, government check, or other government document. The document must have a date within one year of Election Day to be accepted as current. This must be a paper bill; you can't just show a picture of it on your phone. §
College
documents: An ID that has the correct name and current address of the
voter, as it appears in the poll book, and is no more than one year old.
Other college documents count as "government documents" if they
come from a a public
college, whether or not in §
§ A speeding ticket. § Ohio License to Carry a Concealed Handgun, if it is less than 1 year old. § If you do not have any of the above, you may use the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. You will have to vote a provisional ballot, but it will be counted so long as the number matches your voter registration. NOT
acceptable IDs: §
Driver's license or photo ID issued by a state
other than § Social Security card (although the last 4 digits only can be used on provisional or absentee ballot) § Birth certificate § Passport § Any registration notice or document from the Board of Elections. |
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There's
a flow chart on p. 108 of the poll worker training manual. |
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If you moved within your same voting location (e.g., from one apartment to another within the same building) and your ID is good, vote a regular ballot but fill out a change of address form. If you moved to a new precinct but did NOT re-register at your new address, you will vote a provisional ballot at your new precinct. You will also be given a change of address form, so you'll be all set for next time. This includes students at If the student is registered but did not request an absentee ballot to vote at home, he or she can vote a provisional ballot at their new polling place and fill out a change of address form. This will change their permanent address to their address at school. If the student moves next year, s/he will need to update their voter registration again. Moved from a different state? You must have registered to vote in |
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If you have changed your name, but forgot to update your voter registration, you can vote a regular ballot this time, but ONLY IF you bring in legal proof of your name change (such as a marriage license or court order), as well as another form of ID that shows your current address. The election official will help you fill out a "change of name" form, and you'll be all set for the next election. If you don't bring legal documentation, you'll vote a provisional ballot. If you also moved to a different address, see instructions above, under MOVED. You will have to vote a provisional ballot, even if you moved within the same precinct, because you also changed your name. |
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The
deadline to request an absentee ballot was Saturday at Take
your ballot to the Board office, NOT to a polling place. The Franklin County Board of Elections is
at If you requested an absentee ballot but did not receive it or did not return it, you may vote a provisional ballot at your polling place. It will be counted if the Board has not received your voted absentee ballot. |
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Yes. They are the first ballots counted after the polls
close at |
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Provisional ballots are paper ballots a person may be required to use to vote – instead of getting to vote on the machines – if there is some question about the voter's identity. The main reasons you'd have to vote provisionally are:
A provisional ballot has all the candidates and issues that you would vote if you were using the machines. There is also identification information that the voter MUST fill out completely and sign. Once the Board of Elections processes the information provided, and it knows that you are registered and in the right polling place, the vote is counted. This is one of the reasons why election results are not official until 10 days after an election. If a provisional voter has no ID and refuses to add the last 4 digits of their SS number to the required paperwork, they have 7 days to bring a good ID to the Board of Elections. Otherwise their provisional ballot can not be counted. |
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Anybody who doesn't want to vote on the machines can request a paper regular ballot instead. If the lines are too long, or if there is a problem with the machines, voters must be reminded that they can vote on paper ballots. The difference between paper and provisional ballots is that paper ballots go directly into the secure box of voted ballots that get counted right away. Provisional ballots are set aside until the voter's eligibility can be confirmed. |
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I voted absentee but changed my mind. How do I change my
vote? |
You cannot change your vote once it has been cast. |
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Felons
can vote in |
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Jailed persons' voting rights |
Many people mistakenly believe they lose their right to
vote while they are detained in jail or while they are awaiting trial. Anyone
who is a resident of |
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It's too late to register to vote in today's election. But, yes, you can register online on the
Ohio Secretary of State's website: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/register/#gref You may vote in the next election so long as you register not less than 30 days prior to that election. |
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Any voter may have help in voting, if they want it, from two poll workers of different parties OR from a person of the voter's choice, except their employer or labor union officer. If the voter's assistant/s physically touch the screen or the paper (i.e., they don't just talk to the voter) then the assistant/s must sign a form saying that they helped to the best of their ability and that they will not disclose how the voter voted. Voting machines have adaptations so voters with disabilities can vote a secret ballot. Voting machines also have an audible ballot option for people with visual impairments. (The poll workers will explain how to use the machine). Curbside voting allows a voter who is unable to access to polling location to vote a paper ballot from his or her vehicle. The voter has the driver or another person go into the polling place and alert the poll workers that they need to vote curbside. Two pollworkers, one from each major part, will come out and work with the voter. |
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The voter must be hospitalized or have a minor child who is hospitalized. The procedure is complicated: The
voter fills out and signs a Hospitalized Absentee Ballot Request Form (available
from hospital social workers or by calling the Board of Elections). The form
must be received by the Board of Elections by The Board will send 2 poll workers (D and R) to the hospital to assist the voter. The poll workers deliver the voted ballots to the Board of Elections, where they will be counted, even if they arrive after the polls have closed. Or the voter can ask the Board to give your unmarked ballot to a designated family member who will deliver it to the voter in the hospital and return it to the Board of Elections. |
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This is a local election year. Voters will be choosing:
In addition, there are several ballot issues: STATE ISSUE 1:
Crime Victims Rights Constitutional Amendment details STATE ISSUE 2: A
change to FRANKLIN COUNTY
ISSUE 4: A renewal levy for the Franklin County Board of Development
Disabilities details - Charter amendments in - A real estate purchase issue in - A school levy in - A school levy and bond issue in - and several police and fire levies and local liquor options Each voter's sample
ballot can be found on their [Not on the ballot this year: Governor, Senator, redistricting issue, marijuana.] |
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Only official write-in candidates will be counted. The names of write-in candidates do not appear on the ballot. Instead, a list of all valid write-in candidates must be available at each polling place for review by a voter upon the voter’s request. FRANKLIN | Delaware | Fairfield | Licking | Madison | Pickaway | Union Directory of all Boards of Elections |
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On a paper ballot, there will be a space to write in a candidate. On the machines: If there are registered write-in candidates for an office, a "Write In " button will appear on the screen, and you can write in your candidate:
If there are no registered write-ins for an office, the "Write In" button will not appear for that office. |
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Look for the League's Voter Information Bulletin in libraries or our web site www.lwvcols.org. Click on Voting, then Candidates & Issues, then Voter Information Bulletin. Making
selections on Vote411 is NOT VOTING. There is no way to vote via computer or
phone in |
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Judicial Votes Count is a new website from the League of Women Voters and its partners. It has good information about judicial offices and candidates. www.judicialvotescount.org, then click on "Who's Running for Judge?" |
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ESCs are
large-scale service providers offering administrative, academic, fiscal, and
operational support services to Every district with enrollment of 16,000
students ( Some services provided by ESCs
include special education services, professional development training, bus
driver certification, Youth at the Booth, and more. |
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Do I have to vote for the same party I voted for in the
primary? |
No. You are free to vote however you want to in the General Election. Also, you do not need to have voted in the Primary to vote in the General Election. |
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Selecting/changing your party happens only at Primary Elections. At a Primary, you are asked which kind of ballot you want: Republican, Democratic, or Issues Only. (Sometimes there are also third party ballots available.) You may choose any ballot at a primary election. |
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No. It's against the law to take a picture of your ballot. This is to ward against someone intimidating/paying a voter to vote a certain way and demanding proof of that vote. |
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A
ballot issue with a levy is a
request for funds to be raised immediately by taxing the value of
property. In A ballot issue with a bond issue is a request for permission to essentially take out a loan to pay for capital improvements (buildings, roads, other infrastructure, etc.). The money is received up front from the sale of bonds to investors and paid back by the taxpayers, with interest, over time. Although bonds end up costing more, they also spread out the costs to people in the future who will be the users of the new school or bridge. Ballot issues are expressed in the total dollar amount to be borrowed. |
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Millage is a way to express property tax rates. A
mill is equal to 1/1000th of a dollar.
The taxable value of property in $100,000 (value of your house) x .35 (to find the taxable value) x .0002 (which is 2 one-thousandths of a dollar) = $7 per year. Some counties have slick calculators where you look by school district or plug in your address: Franklin
Co.: http://apps.franklincountyauditor.com/LevyEstimator Delaware Co: http://delaware-auditor-ohio.manatron.com/TaxEstimatorSite.aspx |
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New levies are just that: a new property tax. A renewal levy means that the tax you owe for this levy will remain the same, even if your property value has increased since the last time this levy was enacted. A replacement levy may sound the same, but it will almost always cost more. Many times, a replacement levy will ask for a higher levy amount. However, even if it asks for the exact same millage as the expiring levy it replaces, it will likely cost more because it will be based on the (almost always) increased value of your property since the last time the levy was enacted. So, a ballot issue that renews a 2 mill levy from the year 2010, when your home was worth $100,000, will cost pretty much the same as it did in the year 2010, even if your house is now worth $200,000. If the agency asks for a 2 mill replacement levy, it will cost more because it is based on your property now being worth $200,000. |
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Paper trail: §
Names rotate on ballots:
§ Written Election Administration Plans: Every county Board of Elections is required to prepare in advance a written Election Administration Plan that documents how they will handle all aspects of the election and which is subject to public scrutiny and feedback. §
Require bipartisan teamwork: All aspects of o Polling places must be staffed by an equal number of Democratic and Republican poll workers. o At the end of Election Day, a bipartisan team of poll workers must count how many ballots were cast for each candidate at their polling location, sign the tally and post it outside the polling location where the public can see it. o
Then a bipartisan team of poll workers
delivers ballots back to the Board of Elections to be counted. o Once ballots have been counted on election night, they are locked up in a room with two locks until the final count ten days after Election Day. One key is kept by the BOE director and the other by the deputy director, who must be of different parties. §
Mandatory post-election audit: §
Recount rules: In addition to the mandatory
post-election audit, §
If you see a problem, report it! We don’t
expect voters to encounter problems, but, if you do, report it right away.
Report it to a poll worker or your Board of Elections, or call the |
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What is the No Campaigning area? What are the flags for? |
No electioneering/campaigning is allowed within 100 feet of the voting location. Flags are typically placed outside the voting location at the 100-foot mark. Electioneering includes wearing/displaying t-shirts, hats, buttons, campaign literature. It also includes discussions of a political nature in the polling location. More details can be found in poll worker manual on page 48. |
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Official
observers (those allowed inside the polling places) must be registered State rules bar “impeding, interfering with, or disrupting the election in some manner” or “intimidating, harassing, or attempting to influence voters or precinct election officials.” The regulations stress: “Observers may not serve as enforcers of the laws nor act as advocates for voters before the precinct election officials.” Observers
may not challenge a person's right to vote. A voter may be challenged only by
a precinct election official or the voting location manager and only for
certain reasons. More details can be found in poll worker manual on page 45. |
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Someone was acting inappropriately or
trying to intimidate |
1) Speak to the poll worker called the Voting Location Manager or Presiding Judge
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The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan. We never support or oppose political parties or candidates. |
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Yes! The League is open to all men and women. You can join online at www.lwvcols.org. Or give us your name, phone number, street address, and email, and someone will contact you soon. |
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The number of Electoral College votes each state has is equal to its number of US Senators (always 2) plus its number of representatives to Congress (which is determined by population). So, the fewest EC votes a state can have is 3. All but two states are winner-take-all,
meaning the candidate who gets the most votes in a state earns all that
state's EC votes. The magic number needed to win the presidency is 270 Electoral College votes. |
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If I vote a provisional ballot in the wrong polling place,
will my vote for President still count? |
No. The poll workers are instructed to direct the voter to the proper polling location. |
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