“Why Biden may have to forfeit the first contest in his re-election bid to Marianne Williamson or RFK Jr.”

Joe Biden has already lost the New Hampshire and Iowa Democratic primaries that won’t happen for a year.

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😆
🤣

At this point we’re shocked Democrats will still have their sham primaries.
We all know it’s a fraud.
(Yes, we know Iowa actually has a caucus, but no one cares. 

😉

 )

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna80994

“Army aviators, ready to leave the military, are told they owe 3 more years instead”

FTA/ In an email sent on Sept. 1, 2022, a career manager with the Army Human Resources Command told an officer that his service obligation runs concurrently. But when he sat down with a manager last week, he said he did not get that same clear answer.
“It’s demoralizing,” said the officer, who has been living apart from his wife for years because she could not relocate for work. “This isn’t the life we thought it was.”
A former aviation captain — one of the last to leave the Army without serving her BRADSO requirement consecutively — said she had “many panic attacks” after learning the Army considered her to be among those who left before eligibility.
“It’s a huge relief that I got out, but I have a lot of sorrow and pity for the others,” said the former officer, whose request last April to be discharged was granted.
She asked to remain anonymous out of fear of being pulled back into service, as her nearly 2-year-old daughter cooed beside her.
On Thursday, Army officials said that at least 20 aviation officers were discharged without serving their BRADSO obligations consecutively but that they would not pull any of them back to serve retroactively.
Stitt said the Army needed a few more weeks to fully understand the scope of the issue, including how many officers are affected. /
Ooops. 

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Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna81796

Train Wreck – Part 1

The derailment of hazardous waste material in East Palestine is a story that will not go away. There are

many who wish it would. Pete Buttigieg, head of the US Department of Transportation, tried to brush it

off as “there are a thousand derailments a year” implying, why is this one special? Tom Zawistowski is

normally a pretty radical guy who airs a political podcast every Saturday. This time he takes, for him, an

unusual position. He states that it is important to support our institutions, without which our country

would disappear. He also contends that the people of East Palestine love their city. They don’t want to

have to abandon their houses. They don’t want to have to start a new life elsewhere. They don’t want

to see the reputation, home prices and economy of East Palestine damaged by politicizing the incident

and blowing it out of proportion. He doesn’t state all the institutions he is trying to protect but suggests

they are people like the mayor and first responders of East Palestine. The governor of Ohio naturally

has a similar position. He has said that the city is safe to live in and the water is safe to drink. Even the

President appears intent to ignore the disaster and hope people eventually move on as the problem gets

lost in the daily onslaught of news stories. I mean damn, there are wars to fight in eastern Europe! Of

course, the Norfolk Southern railroad officials want to assure the public that railroads are safe and

everything is under control.

Who else is trying to suppress the story? It was stated that the two largest shareholders of Norfolk

Southern are the Vanguard and BlackRock investment companies. Certainly it is in their best interest for

the stock not to take a hit, let alone the pension funds that have BlackRock and Vanguard in their

portfolios. There is a lot of money at stake. Vanguard and BlackRock have so far been left out of the

story but the very fact that they are not in the news may lead one to suspicion. These institutions

certainly have enough clout and experience at spinning positive PR. Could they be working behind the

scenes, giving guidance to the Norfolk Southern executives?

Are they right? Should we just move on?

No.

“1000 derailments a year” is not a reason to claim this story doesn’t matter. Quite the contrary. It is a

serious problem. It is in fact, more than 1,000 derailments a year. According to the U.S. Department of

Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, there have been a total of 54,570 freight and

passenger train derailments, averaging 1,705 each year between 1990 and 2021.

On December 2nd, 2022, Biden signed legislation passed by Congress stopping railway workers from

going on strike and imposing contract provisions the rail workers had not agreed to. Out of 12 unions

representing about 115,000 rail workers, eight were in favor of the provisions. Four were not, but all 12

would strike in solidarity with the four holdouts. The sticking point with the other four was failure to

approve an increase in the number of days of paid sick leave. One of the four that was not happy was

the group that takes care of the tracks, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.

Another group of people will not let this story go away.

Sherrod Brown, Senator from Ohio, is an old school Democrat with a network of union support. He is up

for re-election in 2024 and has been keeping this incident front and center in public perception. It has

not been easy for Democrats to win in Ohio over the last few years, but this incident fits like hand in

glove for Brown’s brand of politics. He has been quoted frequently in the press and on television. “My

job is always to fight for the dignity of work, to fight for these workers, to fight for these communities,

to make sure this never happens again”, he says. He and fellow Ohio Senator, Republican J.D. Vance,

have been sponsoring legislation with those goals in mind.

There is a political blogger, a young part time journalist and bartender from West Virginia, who has been

reporting extensively on the East Palestine debacle. The name of his blog is John Russell from the

Holler. His world view is like that of Sherrod Brown. He comes across as a throwback Mother Jones

type progressive who supports unions and blue-collar workers.

Unsurprisingly, his take on the East Palestine train wreck is that it is a tale of corporate greed. His

railroad worker contacts are upset with Norfolk Southern for adopting a new management philosophy

known as Precision Scheduled Railroading, or PSR. PSR was pioneered at the Illinois Central Railroad by

a gentleman named E. Hunter Harrison when he became CEO in 1993. He turned the ICR so profitable

that it was acquired by Canadian National Railroad in 1998. Harrison implemented PSR at the CN

Railroad just as successfully, and then was recruited by Canadian Pacific, where he also implemented

PSR. He was again recruited by another Railroad, CSX, in March of 2017 where he implemented PSR

before his death 8 months later. The Norfolk Southern implemented their own version of PSR starting in

February of 2019.

The old railroad management depended on unit trains, hub and spoke operations and individual car

switching. Unit trains didn’t start moving until they were full. Hub and spoke operations meant trains

were waiting for connecting cars before they could move. Individual car switching was caused by the

philosophy that the more cars hooked to a train the better. This obviously slowed down operations in

switching yards.

PSR, on the other hand, is a simple concept similar the techniques implemented by Southwest Airlines to

revolutionize passenger air travel. Trains operate under strict schedules with point to point routing

networks. To maximize volume per train, all cars going from point to point were hooked in to the train,

regardless of type. (This is why the East Palestine wreck had fewer chemical tanker cars than required

to classify the train as hazardous). When sticking to the schedule became the first principle, other

management issues are simplified. Inventories of freight cars and locomotives were reduced and fewer

workers employed for a given level of traffic. Trains could be operated on fewer and fewer tracks with a

higher volume of trains each day. The result is vastly improved operating ratios. Norfolk Southern has

always been known as a profitable railroad, but their profitability was based on connections between

coal fields, power plants and steel mills. However, coal traffic has been declining over the last decades.

PSR provided Norfolk Southern a way to maintain their profitability, providing impressive profits to

shareholders, estimated to be $2 billion in 2022.

What commitment to safety has Norfolk Southern shown since PSR was instituted? Much has been

made of the fact that today’s trains can be a mile and a half long or even longer with only a two-person

crew. For most of the 20th century, freight train crews consisted of five men: a conductor, two

trainmen or brakemen, and engineer, and a fireman. Today, most road freights operate with just two

crew members, a conductor, and an engineer (www.trains.com/trn/train-basics/abcs-of-railroading/the-

people-who-work-on-trains). Surprisingly, this decision is not regulated by the government. Instead, it

is negotiated into union contracts.

The rail-men John Russell knows do not like PSR. A train crew operates on their own without direct

supervision for hundreds of miles. They must be able to handle a broad range of potential problems at

any point in time. Train crews represent a diverse set of skills and experience. For example, a significant

source of train derailments is when an engineer allows slack to develop between cars, which creates a

dangerous condition. Faulty rolling stock is another major cause of derailments, as are issues with the

track.

Remember, there are 12 unions representing rail workers representing a broad range of skills, from

running a train to maintaining track to maintaining operating equipment. Another important safety

concern is faulty running gear on a car. According to the NTSB report, the likely cause of the East

Palestine train derailment was a wheel bearing in overheat failure. Sensors showed the bearing

overheating nearly 30 miles west of the crash site. Surveillance video from a local resident showed the

bearing on fire before the crash. The responsibilities of the engineer and conductor include seeing and

reacting to faulty equipment before an accident. The NTSB has declared that accident was 100%

preventable. A properly run safety program must have a philosophy that all accidents are preventable.

Otherwise, what point is there to having safety supervisors? How was the scheduling for the East

Palestine train crew? Had they been worked to the point of exhaustion for such a demanding job? Was

it an experienced crew? What was their safety record? How effective was their training? How effective

was the maintenance procedure for the equipment on this train? Has the NTSB too soon ruled out

conditions of the track being a contributing factor?

There is a constant pressure from the railroad industry to reduce labor. Management that negotiates

the union contracts is also adamantly opposed to government regulation. Note this quote from the

American Association of Railroads (https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-crew-size-

regulations/#:~:text=No%20Safety%20Justification.), “Efforts to require at least two-person crews,

including via regulation, lack a safety justification; ignore the decades of safe and successful use of

single-person crews at some U.S. freight railroads and in passenger and freight rail systems throughout

the world; upend meaningful collective bargaining, and undermine the rail industry’s ability to compete

against less climate-friendly forms of transportation.” Somehow this demonstrative statement rings

hollow when we know there are thousands of derailments each year.

We know that railroads have been very profitable over the last few years. Profit and cost cutting go

hand in hand. Of course, there are tradeoffs to be considered. All of us in the Midwest are familiar with

tracks being torn up, the railroad ties being sold off as landscaping timbers and the steel being sold off

for scrap. The idea is to run more traffic on fewer tracks. Today’s railroads operate on thousands of

miles less track than they used to. Equipment is operated with less down time. Is Norfolk Southern

sacrificing safety for profit? Does the physical property the railroads are selling off belong strictly to

their stockholders, or does the public have a say in the in the disposition of property that is an essential

part of the foundation of our modern, industrial economy?

The East Palestine disaster is a symbol of something bigger, the de-industrialization of America. Some

have called our period of history “the end of the American Century”. In the Midwest, we are familiar

with manufacturing moving overseas. We have seen entire factories torn down and entire industries

disappear, the machines and parts boxed up in crates and loaded on ships destined for other countries.

It’s a story as old as American business. Buy a company where you see value in selling off pieces, while

running the rest of it into the ground.

So how was the hazardous response? Was it acceptable? In a word, no. Next month, we will compare

the proper hazardous response with the one that took place in East Palestine. We will consider the

implications from this incident and what they symbolize for our nation’s infrastructure as a whole, and

the ramifications to our country’s economic health.

Some references for this article:

www.trains.com/trn/train-basics/abcs-of-railroading/the-people-who-work-on-trains… Train Basics

ABCs Of Railroading The people who work on trains

https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-crew-size-regulations/#:~:text=No%20Safety%20Justification.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/ohio-train-derailment-timeline-east-palestine/95-0d89fb7e-c0f6-444e-ac54-c5d50aee39a4

John Stewart, At-Large Member, FCLPO

“Inside China’s brutal execution system with mobile injection vans & firing squads after killing most in the world”

News Clippings

There are still people who are convinced that socialism, or it’s close cousin, communism, “just haven’t been done right”.

“Democratic socialism” is the most recent rebranding these systems of evil.

Here is a timely reminder of what happens when socialism and communism “works”.

While other nations had total figures, China’s shadowy death penalty system left the human rights group only able to offer a grim estimate of “thousands”.

FTA/ Firing squads and lethal injections are two favourite methods of execution used by China.

Killer jabs were legalised by the regime in the 90s and are sometimes administered in one of the state’s mobile “execution vans”.

Convicts are said to loaded into van and strapped to a table where they administered the lethal injection.

Organs are then believed harvested from executed prisoners without any permission for use in medicine and scientific experiments.

Amnesty International has named China as the world’s worst executor by a large margin – with its body count believed to be larger than the rest of the world’s combine total of 657.

While other nations had total figures, China’s shadowy death penalty system left the human rights group only able to offer a grim estimate of “thousands”.

Amnesty’s China researcher Kai Ong told The Sun Online how China often holds mass rallies to announce people being sentenced to death in medieval-style public trials.

Ms Ong said: “The Chinese government still sees the use of the death penalty as an effective deterrent to crimes.

“Each June, local governments often hold mass sentencing rallies, in which students, teachers and the public are invited to witness the court handing down death penalty to individuals convicted of drug-related crimes.” /

You can vote your way into socialism or communism, but you have to shoot your way out. 😞

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13939633/china-brutal-execution-death-vans-trials/

Additional source: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/international/executions-around-the-world

“Dubious distinction for Ohio GOP leaders: Only ones in US to ignore a court order”

News Clippings

FTA/ That ultimate weapon of the judicial system, finding someone in contempt of court for violating its order, was not realistic, O’Connor said. …
“I don’t have a force that would go over and handcuff them if they were found to be in contempt.” /

When the Supreme Court of Ohio holds anyone on contempt, any county sheriff is enpowered to arrest and hold them.
The fact that life long Republican politico Maureen O’Connor, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, doesn’t have confidence in the power of judicial censure, at the highest level, lays bare that we are not a state of laws, but corruption and dirty influence.
How can we pretend to have “free and fair” elections when we don’t even trust the lines in the sand?
With O’Connor retired and the seismic shift in the Ohio Supreme Court, can we expect even this tepid rebuke in the future?
Packed with reliable rubber stamps, including his own son and recently appointed life long crony, will the Ohio Supreme Court finally shrug off the pretense of fair justice and turn actively hostile to any and all that dare oppose the DeWine regime?
How will Ohio thrive with two branches of state govt fully grasped in the clutches of one family?


Source: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/dubious-distinction-for-ohio-gop-leaders-only-ones-in-us-to-ignore-a-court-order-republicans-government-maureen-oconnor-mike-dewine-steven-huefner
Additional Reference: https://governor.ohio.gov/media/appointments/governor-dewine-to-appoint-joseph-t-deters-to-ohio-supreme-court-12222022

Run for Columbus City Council!

Starting this year Columbus City Council elections will be kinda based on 9 districts.
We say kinda, because while candidates will be required to reside within 1 of the 9 districts to run for that district, form a 5 person committee and collect 250 valid signatures from district residents, the actual primary and election will be _-= city wide =-_ (same as ever).

Yup.
The same 50k-ish voters will continue to control what happens in Columbus, despite the charter amendment that everyone thought was meant to adopt ward-style elections.

Signature Requirement (City Council) … Min. 250 – No Max.c
Filing Deadline … 4:00 p.m., February 1, 2023
Filing Fee … $45.00 ($20.00 petition filing fee & $25.00 O.E.C. fee)

Contact us to discuss next steps for forming your committee, collecting valid signatures, getting on the ballot and fundraising.

Source: https://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/BOEL-website/media/Election-Info/2023/(1)%20Primary%20Election%20-%20May%202,%202023/(1)%20Notices%20of%20Election/2023-Primary-Schedule-4.pdf

Run for Local Office!

Have you considered running for public office, but find yourself intimidated by all the rules and process?
We can help! We have experienced past candidates, and current elected officials, that can train, explain and help you through every step in the process!
If you ran for office before, consider running again, your odds actually go up on the second try!

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

Franklin County needs energetic people to run for office! Libertarian elected officials get to make policy that reduces the scope of government and increases personal liberty.

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.

Local offices include city and village council, township trustees, and school board members. With a term or two of local office, you will have the experience and credibility to run a successful campaign for county, state, or federal office, but if you have the qualifications to run for a different office, we won’t turn you down! Before starting your campaign, take a quick look at our “Candidate Quick Start Guide” video (27 minutes).

Check out Election and Candidate Resources.

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Regional Development Meeting – Pickaway

Wed, July 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn about ballot access, running for local office, state and local issues, and developing a county party to support local candidates and issues.

Jackie Ray’s Grill 20 Cromley St 
Ashville, OH 43103 United States

Get directions and learn more: https://www.fclpo.org/event/regional-development-meeting-pickaway/

FCLP at the Stonewall Pride March and Festival

Thanks to everyone who volunteered and donated for our successful float and booth at the Stonewall Pride March and Festival!

Kudos to Drake and Cooper Lundstrom for their patience and charm, spell binding the crowd with balloon twisting artistry!

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