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Lake and Summit county voters can take the bus for free to vote in the August 8 special election. Akron METRO RTA is waiving fares on Election Day. Laketran is offering free rides to voters on August 8 and to vote early at the board of elections.

Some county board of elections are entirely on touch screens, others still use paper ballots or a combination of the two.

More than 10% of the workforce of elections officials has left those jobs each year for the last few years because of retirement, other job opportunities, and increasingly due to frustration and threats.

Boards of elections in Northeast Ohio are still recruiting people to work the polls for the Nov. 8 general election.

Former Ohio 11th Congressional District Represenative Marcia Fudge left her seat to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration. The field of 13 Democrats and two Republicans is competing to fill the seat in the special primary election Tuesday.

The provision in the budget that prevents the partnerships might be the end to many voter education and registration efforts, election rights advocations fear.

Summit County Republicans and Lorain County Democrats are suing after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose blocked nominees to their local boards of elections.

Although there were some hiccups with curbside voting this election season, voter advocates believe improvements can be made to make this service more accessible to Ohio voters.

The application deadline is October 31 — but experts say it may be time to explore in-person voting instead.

The Geauga County Board of Elections has more than enough poll workers, due in part to the fact that they never stop recruiting them.