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Precinct and polling location changes for Athens County beginning May 2026
Notices will be mailed out to all registered voters in these precincts/polling locations giving them the needed information regarding the changes that apply to them specifically.
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Nelsonville City Council moves to block inauguration of new officials
Council instructed the city law director to sue the county board of elections and secretary of state to prevent installation of a new government on Jan. 6.
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Ohio Supreme Court denies Nelsonville’s request to remove candidates (Updated)
The city asked that certified candidates seeking municipal offices be removed, based on Nelsonville’s upcoming transition to a statutory government.
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Board of elections denies Nelsonville write-in candidate protest (Updated)
The Athens County Board of Elections on Thursday denied a protest filed against write-in candidates who have been certified to run for office this November, in races based upon Issue 23.
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Write-in candidates file for general election (Updated)
The deadline to run in the general election as a write-in candidate was Monday.
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Ohio and Athens County Leagues of Women Voters presents ward map to Nelsonville
Trevor Martin, program coordinator for the Ohio League of Women Voters, invited residents to share their experience in creating the map to the council.
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Athens County Board of Elections issues new guidelines for Nelsonville council seats
The board of elections told city officials that a candidate cannot run for both the statutory and the charter council seats in November.
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Proposed federal, state policy could harm BOE, voters
Congress’s SAVE Act and Ohio’s Senate Bill 153 and House Bill 233 — currently being considered by our legislature — impose draconian and unnecessary restrictions on our voting experience.
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Athens County Board of Elections replaces Democrat member
The board of elections also appointed director and deputy director at its organizational meeting on Wednesday.
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Board of elections certifies all primary candidate petitions
Athens City Council Ward 1 has three candidates; four will vie for three at-large seats, including two incumbents. In Nelsonville, only one candidate will run in the primary for seven available city council seats.
