• November 4, 2025 – Unofficial Election Results

    (Plain Press December 2025) (Official results will not be available until November 25th at www.boe.cuyahogacounty.gov ) (Post Election Vote by Mail, Provisional and Post Election Day – not yet recorded by the Plain Press publication date) (Also see close election in Cleveland Ward 12 – if a recount is requested official results may be delayed)…


  • Voter registration and turnout varies greatly by City Council Ward

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press December 2024) Data from the Cuyahoga County Board of Election’s website shows a smaller percentage of Cuyahoga County’s registered voters chose to vote in 2024 than in the previous two presidential elections in 2020 and 2016. Out of the 894,091 registered voters in Cuyahoga County, there were 587,282 ballots…


  • What’s on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Election?

    (Plain Press November 2024) Six pairs of candidates are running for President and Vice President (Vote for not more than 1 pair) Jill Stein & Anita Rios (Other party candidate) Donald J. Trump & JD Vance (Republican) Richard Duncan & Mitchell Preston Bupp (nonparty candidate) Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz (Democratic) Chase Oliver &…


  • OCI Board of Trustees names new Interim Executive Director

    (Plain Press September 2024) The Board of Trustees of Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) unanimously voted to name Jane Platten as their new Interim Executive Director effective August 1st. Platten is a proven senior executive in Cuyahoga County with extensive experience in public administration, agency, and systems reorganization.  Most recently Platten was employed at The MetroHealth…


  • November 7, 2023, Unofficial Election results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

     (Plain Press December 2023) Cleveland City Council Ward 11 Danny Kelly received 1,762 votes or 58.91% of the votes cast to win over Michael Hardy who received 1,229 votes, or 41.9% of the votes cast. Issue 38 – Cleveland Participatory Budgeting Charter Amendment 33,387 voters voted against the charter amendment or 51.06% of the votes…


  • What’s on the Ballot? – November 2023 general election

    (Plain Press, November 2023) Below is a summary of candidates and issues that will appear on the November 7, 2023, General Election ballot. Registered voters can view a sample ballot by going to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website at: www.cuyahogaballot.boe.ohio.gov Voting      Registered voters can vote at the polls on election day, vote…


  • Ohio voter identification requirements

    by Russ Smith What do I need to bring for identification to vote on election day or to vote early at the Board of Elections offices?       Changes to the law governing identification needed to vote went into effect for the May 2nd, 2023 Primary/Special Election. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections’ website at: https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/voters/2023-ohio-voting-law-changes…


  • County executive candidates Chris Ronayne and Lee Weingart offer different visions for Cuyahoga County

    Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates (L-R) Chris Ronayne and Lee Weingart by Bruce Checefsky               (Plain Press, November 2022) Democratic candidate Chis Ronayne and Republican hopeful Lee Weingart, candidates for Cuyahoga County Executive, could not be more different. Ronayne wants to build on his long-standing relationships with civic leaders and work with the nonprofit sector…


  • November 8 Election set to change the Ohio Supreme Court

    November 8 Election set to change the Ohio Supreme Court by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, September 2022)                         Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court invalidated legislative district maps and sent them back to the Ohio Redistricting Commission for revision, rejecting their fourth attempt at a plan for state redistricting as unconstitutional and unfairly favoring…


  • August 2, 2022 Primary Election official results

    (Plain Press, September 2022) The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has posted the official results of the August 2nd Primary Election on its website. Below are some of the results from districts that have some precincts within the area served by the Plain Press. Cuyahoga County Turnout 10.53% of Cuyahoga County’s registered voters cast ballots…