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The deadline for filing for the March Primary is 4:00 p.m., December 20, 2023!

Write-In Filing Deadline, 4:00 p.m., January 8, 2024.

Here are the localities and roles up for election in Franklin County, and Ohio in for 2024:

2024 ELECTION SCHEDULE

Primary Election Day ……………………………………………………………………………….March 19, 2024 

Filing Deadline (90 days)……………………………………………………4:00 p.m., December 20, 2023 Write-In Filing Deadline (72 days)*………………………………………….4:00 p.m., January 8, 2024

Registration Closes (30 days)* ……………………………………………..9:00 p.m., February 20, 2024

Absentee Opens………………………………………………………………………………….February 21, 2024

Independent Filing Deadline…………………………………………………….4:00 p.m., March 18, 2024

General Election Day …………………………………………………………………………….November 5, 2024 

Filing Deadline (90 days)………………………………………………………….4:00 p.m., August 7, 2024

Write-In Filing Deadline (72 days)* …………………………………………4:00 p.m., August 26, 2024

Registration Closes (30 days)* ……………………………………………….. 9:00 p.m., October 7, 2024

Absentee Opens……………………………………………………………………………………. October 8, 2024

*In some instances, the statutory deadline falls on a day when the offices of the Secretary of State and boards of elections are closed. In those instances, the deadlines are extended, pursuant to R.C. 1.14, to the next succeeding day when the appropriate office is open for regular business hours.

OHIO SUPREME COURT

Filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. Call (877) 767-6446 for information.

Offices to be elected:
Justice (F.T.C. 1-1-2025) – Michael P. Donnelly

Justice (F.T.C. 1-2-2025) – Melody J. Stewart

UNITED STATES SENATE

Filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. Call (877) 767-6446 for information.

1 seat to be elected – Sherrod Brown

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2-C Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………………………………. 1,000 Filing Fee ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. $150

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2-C Signature Requirement………………………………………………………………………………………. 500 Filing Fee ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. $150

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3-D Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………………………………. 5,000 Filing Fee ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. $150

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Handouts required: Explanation of FDS (US House Committee on Ethics)

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-E Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………….. Min. 50 – Max. 150 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-E Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Min. 25 – Max. 75 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..3-F Signature Requirement………………………………………………..See below for particular district Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

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Offices to be elected:

Independent signature requirements: MIN MAX 2,621 7,863 2,555 7,665

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3rd District – Joyce Beatty

15th District – Mike Carey

BOARD OF ELECTIONS

2024 ELECTION SCHEDULE

OHIO SENATE

Handouts required: Joint Legislative Ethics Committee FDS, ORC Packet and Receipt,

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-F Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………….. Min. 50 – Max. 150 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-F Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Min. 25 – Max. 75 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3-G Signature Requirement……………………………………………….See below for particular district. Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Offices to be elected:
16th District – Stephanie Kunze (2)

OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Independent signature requirements: MIN MAX 1,392 4,176

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Handouts required: Joint Legislative Ethics Committee FDS, ORC Packet and Receipt

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-F Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………….. Min. 50 – Max. 150 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-F Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Min. 25 – Max. 75 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3-G Signature Requirement……………………………………………….See below for particular district. Filing Fee ……………………………….. $85.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee)

Offices to be elected:

1st District – Dontavius Jarrells (2)

2rd District – Latyna Humphrey (1)

3th District – Ismail Mohamed (1)

4th District – Mary Lightbody (3)

5th District – Richard Brown (3)

6th District – Adam Miller (4)
7th District – Allison Russo (3)
8th District – Beth Liston (3)
9 District – Munira Yasin Abdullahi (1)

10th District – David Dobos (1)

11th District – Anita Somani (1)

12th District – Brian Stewart (2) – Files in Pickaway County

Independent signature requirements:

MIN MAX

375 1,125

280 840
287 861
513 1,539
353 1,059
273 819
480 1,440
500 1,500
328 984
330 990
514 1,542

2024 ELECTION SCHEDULE

BOARD OF ELECTIONS

OHIO COURT OF APPEALS (10th District)

Handouts required: Board of Professional Conduct FDS, ORC Packet, Notice of Judicial Seminars, and Receipt
Major Party Candidate
Petition Form…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2-FJ Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………….. Min. 50 – Max. 150 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2-FJ Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Min. 25 – Max. 75 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3-G Signature Requirement………………………………………………………. Min. 4,268 – Max. 12,804 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Offices to be elected:
Judge (F.T.C. 2-9-2025) Laurel Beatty Blunt

Judge (F.T.C. 2-10-2025) Betsy Luper Schuster

FRANKLIN COUNTY OFFICES

Handouts required: Ethics Commission FDS, ORC Packet and Receipt

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2-G Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………….. Min. 50 – Max. 150 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2-G Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Min. 25 – Max. 75 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3-H Signature Requirement………………………………………………………. Min. 4,268 – Max. 12,804 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

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Offices to be elected:

County Commissioner (F.T.C. 1-2-2025) – Boyce

County Commissioner (F.T.C. 1-3-2025) – O’Grady

County Prosecutor (F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – Tyack

Clerk of Courts (F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – O’Shaughnessy

County Sheriff (F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – Baldwin

County Recorder (F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – O’Connor

County Treasurer (F.T.C. 9-1-2025) – Brooks Sullivan

County Engineer (F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – Robertson

County Coroner(F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – Overmire

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BOARD OF ELECTIONS

Offices to be elected: General Division

Judge (F.T.C. 1-3-2025) – Page

Judge (F.T.C. 1-4-2025) – Phipps

Judge (F.T.C. 1-6-2025) – K. Brown

Judge (F.T.C. 1-7-2025) – D. Hawkins

Judge (F.T.C. 1-8-2025) – McIntosh

2024 ELECTION SCHEDULE

FRANKLIN COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Partisan Primary Ballot

Handouts required: Receipt of FDS, Local Candidate Packet and Receipt,
Notice of Judicial Seminars
Major Party Candidate
Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………2-GJ Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………….. Min. 50 – Max. 150 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Minor Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………2-GJ Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Min. 25 – Max. 75 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

Independent Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3-H Signature Requirement………………………………………………………. Min. 4,268 – Max. 12,804 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $80.00 ($50.00 petition filing fee & $30.00 O.E.C. fee)

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Domestic Relations Division

Judge (F.T.C. 1-1-2025) – Gill
Judge (F.T.C. 1-2-2025) – J. Brown

Judge(F.T.C. 1-5-2025) – Nobles

Judge(F.T.C. 1-10-2025) – M. Hawkins

2024 ELECTION SCHEDULE

BOARD OF ELECTIONS Page 5 of 5 STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Partisan Primary Ballot

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2-J Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………… Min. 5 – Max. 15 Filing Fee ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….None Offices to be elected:

3rd Senate District (Man)
3rd Senate District (Woman)

15th Senate District (Man)

15th Senate District (Woman)

16th Senate District (Man)

16th Senate District (Woman)

25th Senate District (Man)

25th Senate District (Woman)

COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Partisan Primary Ballot

Major Party Candidate

Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2-L Signature Requirement…………………………………………………………………… Min. 5 – Max. 15 Filing Fee ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….None Offices to be elected:

One from each township and city ward (Democratic 4-year term, Republican 2-year term)

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Non-Partisan General Election Ballot

Handouts required: Receipt of FDS, Local Candidate Packet and Receipt

Filing Deadline……………………………………………………………………………4:00 p.m., August 5 Petition Form……………………………………………………………………………………………………..3-Z Signature Requirement……………………………………………………………… Min. 100 – Max. 300 Filing Fee ……………………………….. $55.00 ($20.00 petition filing fee & $35.00 O.E.C. fee) Offices to be elected:

6th State Board of Education District (1 to be elected) – Miranda

7th State Board of Education District (1 to be elected) – Collins

Source: https://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/BOEL-website/media/Election-Info/2024/(1)%20Primary%20Election%20-%20March%2019,%202024/(1)%20Notices%20of%20Election/2024-Election-Schedule-5.pdf

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We encourage first-timers to run for local offices in odd-numbered years. You must file a declaration of candidacy with the Franklin County Board of Elections, with completed petitions containing the number of signatures required for the office you are seeking.

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