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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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Greg Smith gets go-ahead for Nelsonville City Council race
The controversial on-and-off again council member is now set to return to the body, as his election will be uncontested.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Tanya Conrath’s challenge to Jay Edwards
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Athens attorney and businesswoman Tanya Conrath should be listed on the ballot as the Democratic challenger to State Rep. Jay Edwards.
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Conrath appeals LaRose decision to block her nomination
Athens Township attorney and businessperson Tanya Conrath filed an appeal Friday of Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s decision to side with county Republicans in blocking her candidacy for the state house seat centered in Athens County. “Frank LaRose picked the wrong woman and the wrong 5th generation Appalachian to tangle with,” she wrote in a…
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Athens County GOP succession ends with Edwards as chair
State Rep. Jay Edwards recently was named the new Athens County Republican Party chair, putting him at the helm of a party whose appointees to the local board of elections have voted to disqualify his sole challenger for the state house district centered in Athens County. Pete Couladis, a longtime local and state government official…
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LaRose sides with local GOP to block Conrath nomination
UPDATE: Tanya Conrath (D) has filed an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court challenging the decision by the Ohio Secretary of State that blocked her from challenging State Rep Jay Edwards (R-94) in the November election. Read the latest. Secretary of State Frank LaRose ruled Tuesday that Tanya Conrath should not be listed on the…
