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By editor Kathy Wray Coleman
CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM -Cleveland, Ohio-Early voting kicked off Wed., Oct 10, 2018 at local and county boards of elections all across Ohio, including in Cuyahoga County, the second largest of 88 counties statewide and a 29 percent Black county that is a Democratic stronghold.
Polls will be open for in-person early voting in Cleveland at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. up to Nov 5.. Thereafter, hours will be extended leading up to the Nov. 6. general election.
The most watched political races are the statewide races for governor, that pits Democrat Richard Cordray against Republican, Mike DeWine, secretary of state, state attorney general, auditor, and treasurer, and two open seats on the seven- member Ohio Supreme Court. which is currently all-White and all-Republican.
State legislative seats for the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate are also up for grabs.
Races in Cuyahoga Countgy include common pleas and appeals court judge-ships, Cuyahoga County council, and county executive, which pits incumbent Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, a Democrat, against Republican Peter Corrigan, Corrigan with support from a wide array of Cleveland activists upset at the status quo.
On criminal justice reform, State Issue 1, a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that minimizes penalties for drug affiliated crimes, including reducing some felonies to misdemeanors and providing more resources and rehabilitation for drug addicted Ohioans, is on the November ballot.
DeWine, who holds a narrow lead over Cordray for governor, vehemently opposes Issue 1, which is supported by the Cleveland NAACP, social services organizations, Black leaders, unions, offenders-support agencies, and many Democratic officials, among others, and Cordray supports the measure.
Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS.
Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS.
