Believe it or not, there's a primary election on Tuesday.
In many parts of Greater Cincinnati, there's nothing on the ballot. But a few communites will consider school levies. One will vote for a mayor. One will vote on its very existence.
Here's what's in play on Tuesday.
Two Republicans vying to be mayor of Harrison
The only contested primary will be for mayor in Harrison, Ohio. In this town of 12,500 along the Indiana border, two Republicans will duke it out on the ballot – incumbent Harrison Mayor William Neyer and challenger Ryan Grubbs. Grubbs is currently one of Harrison's seven city council members.
There will also be three Republican council members on the ballot running to be re-elected for three spots.
Nine local school districts have levies
There will be four school levies in Hamilton County:
In Butler County, a five-year, 9.44-mill tax levy in the Ross Local School District would avoid deficit spending. The other Butler County school district ballot issue is a 1% income tax for Edgewood City School District current expenses.
Three Warren County school districts also have levies:
- Carlisle Local School District's five-year, 4.41-mill tax levy would cost a homeowner $154 per year on a $100,000 home.
- Franklin City School District's a five-year, 13.92-mill levy would be a substitute for the district's existing levy. It would cost a homeowner $488 per year on a $100,000 home. District superintendent Michael Sander told The Enquirer in February that Franklin could lose about 20% of its staff, including teachers, cafeteria staff and bus drivers, if the levy fails.
- Xenia Community School District, part of which is located in Warren County, will have a 0.5% income tax on the ballot. This would be a renewal of the income tax that expires at the end of this year.
A handful of local issues to be decided
Four local governments will also have items on the ballot. Delhi Township and the village of Woodlawn will have two tax increases for the police department. The village of St. Bernard will have charter amendments that would change the terms of village council members from two years to four. It would also eliminate ward districts for council members, making all seven elected at large.
Miami Township has a local liquor option on the ballot for one of the precincts.
Moscow could be the third village in Clermont County to dissolve
After surviving a tornado and a power plant closure, Moscow could be undone at the ballot box.
Residents will vote on whether to surrender village powers on Tuesday. If the measure passes, Moscow and its 157 residents would be assumed into Washington Township.
If that happens, Moscow would follow Amelia and Newtonsville, which voted to dissolve and be absorbed into surrounding townships in 2019. The village of Owensville survived a possible dissolution in 2021 when 69% of voters decided against surrendering village powers.
First election with new voter ID laws
Ohio law now requires an unexpired photo identification to vote. Voters can use one of the following:
- Ohio driver's license.
- State ID card.
- Interim form from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
- U.S. passport or passport card.
- U.S. military ID card.
- Ohio National Guard ID card.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card.
Utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks or other government documents are no longer accepted as ID for voting.
How to vote
Polls are open Tuesday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
To check voter registration and find polling locations, visit voteohio.gov.
Erin Glynn is the watchdog reporter for Butler, Warren and Clermont counties through the Report For America program. Do you know something she should know? Send her a note at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @ee_glynn.
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