Greene County is located in Ohio between Dayton (Montgomery County), Cincinnati and Columbus. Having a distinct gentrified country flavor, it boasts an eclectic mix of rural farms and countryside, suburban harbors, lanes and alleys, and access to a vibrant metropolitan area.
According to the 2007 voting calendar, Greene County has elections four times a year. May is for the primary elections. February and August are special elections. These are not required. Cities, towns and local authorities can hold a request (for example, if they want to pass a fire emergency or a school levy). November general elections held. This year’s general election for Greene County will be held on November 6, 2007. This article will give you a quick guide to places and questions, blocked places, great voting information and links to get the information.
Below is a quick guide to the municipalities. You can browse through it to see if your region will have elections and basic categories. Greene County has 12 towns, 12 municipalities (cities or towns) — three of which are shared by other counties — and two unincorporated areas. Remember, municipalities are located within municipalities. Just because your state doesn’t count, doesn’t mean you can’t vote in an election. Precincts are smaller sections of voters within a municipality or municipality. The links at the bottom of the article will guide you to find out which town and precinct you live in, as well as find your polling place.
Also included in this article is a list of all offices and polls by the Greene County Board of Elections, great descriptions, hot topics, and things to know on polling day.
Nov. 6th choices:
All those who are marked with a precinct are selling liquor in that precinct.
i = Issue
c = Candidate
Balneum Villatum – c
Beavercreek Township- i*
Beavercreek City – i, #27, c
City of Bellbrook – i, c
Town of Bowersville – i, c
Caesarcreek Township – c
Cedarville Township – i, c
Cedarville Village – i, c
Clifton Village – c
City of Fairborn – c
Jamestown – c, #426
Jefferson Township – i
Silvercreek developer -i *
Spring Valley Township -i, c
Sugarcreek Township & septum -i, #150, c
Xenia Villata – i;
Xenia city – i, c, #301, #302, #307
Village of Yellow Springs – i, c.
County Green (vocational) – i
Governing Board of Education – i
Controversial issues are Beavercreek’s Levy School District, Fairborn School Board, Bellbrook and Yellow Springs Board. Rumors of Craigs-list”>Craig’s List are circulating, and in casual conversation the residents of Beavercreek are simply over-taxed and steadily increasing. tax rates; They feel frustrated by the previous choice to bail on the school system, but they used to pay for the new board of education.
The Fairborn district has been harassed by the state in the past for underperformance and fiscal issues. I was in an emergency. The latest school board election brought in new blood. School District has at least two outstanding years. If they continue to improve into another year, they will be in dire straits. There is certainly another new competitor in the race. The new competitor ran together with another challenger in the next election, who successfully won the legitimate government, although not a contender.
The Council of the Yellow Springs was a period of public unrest. Yellow Springs residents are deeply invested in the political process and often challenge the resident council when they do not feel it fully meets their needs. Yellow Springs is facing a fiscal crisis with a loss of energy and potential for Antioch College. Residents are also upset by the current plan’s serious consideration of signing off on a long-term plan for a coal-burning plant.
Bellbrook/Sugarcreek is on the fringes of the highly controversial project of converting an old family farm into new housing and commercial development. But when the master died, the heirs sold the farm. Residents are distraught to see their beautiful communities of distinguishing pastoral lands turned into another man and robbed of housing. However, others worry that Centerville will add or do something else to make the building. Bellbrook and Sugarcreek face contested races.
People/Seats
# / # = Candidates Running / Seats Available
By municipality*
Candidates are not included
Beavercreek (Beavercreek Township
Vatican Council 11/4
School Board 3/2
Bellbrook (Opus Sugarcreek*
Major city 1/1
Vatican Council 4/3
School Board 4/2*
Governing Board of Education 1/2**
Bowersville
Villa Mayor 2/1
Village Council 3/2
Villa Clericus 2/1
Cedarville (Cedarville Township, Cedar-cliff Region*
Villa Mayor 2/1
Village Council 3/2
Cedar-Cliff School Board *
Governing Board of Education 1/2**
Clifton (Miami Township, Cedar-Cliff* Region
Villa Mayor 1/1
Village council 2/2
Town Treasurer 1/1
Cedar-Cliff School Board *
Fairborn
Municipal judge 1/1
Major city 1/1
Vatican Council 6/3 (substituting 1 seat)
School Board 4/3
Jacobopolis (Silvacreek Township).
Villa Mayor 2/1
Village Council III/II (substitute seat)
Board of the Republic 1/1
Greeneview School Board
Board of Education Management 1/2 **
Fountain of the Valley (Vallis Ver
Villa Mayor 1/1
Village Council III/II (substitute seat)
Clerk treasurer 2/1
Xenia (Xenia Villata*)
Municipal judge 2/?
Vatican Council VII/4
School Board 2/2*
(Miami Township>).
Villa Mayor 1/1
Village Council 6/3
School Board 5/2
Greene County (vocational)
General Continuous Improvements Update
Through the Villas
(Does not include municipal seat
The following countries have uncommitted candidates for commissioner and fiscal officer, 1 candidate/1 seat each;
Bath, Cedarville, Miami, New Jasper, Ross, Spring Valley
Towns with competing nations;
Beavercreek
1/1 commissioner (Richard the Little Withdrawn)
Fiscal 2/1
Caesar Creek
1 commissioner / 1
fiscal official 2/1
Jefferson
commissioner 2/1
Fiscal 1/1
Silvercreek
Trustee3/1
Fiscal 1/1
School Board 4/2
Sugarcreek
Trustee3/1
Fiscal 1/1
Governing Board of Education 1/2**
Xenia
Trustee 2/1
Fiscal 2/1
School Board 2/2
* It is the exit of a town, which belongs to a city or a village.
**Gramming Board of Education 1/2
One candidate runs when two slots are open, leaving one slot open. He is a write-in candidate. If the candidate receives thirty votes, they will fill in the vacant slot. If, however, they do not receive 30 votes for the vacancy, then it is treated as an open position for the position. According to a current council member, the existing board will likely set requirements that will restrict candidates to use from the voting districts of Sugarcreek, Jamestown, Cedarville, and Bellbrook. This board serves the Greene County Educational Center which serves the entire county. However, due to existing rules, City and Village schools cannot vote for the board. Only those regions designated as local can vote for this board.
Results
Villages and municipalities both included
Many of these things involve tax levied additions or innovations. “mola” after the number (out of 2 mill) does not equal a million. It is a rate that is multiplied by the appraisal authority’s appraisal of the property (usually below the actual value). That number is divided by 1000 to arrive at the real tax for the home owner. The key here is: the higher the mill, the higher the tax will be. Renewal means a tax that the community already pays, therefore the taxes will not increase unless the value of the owner’s property increases. An additional means that this is in addition to the taxes already paid. The majority of the taxes have been selected in the renewal schedule.
One of these constitutions is a rezoning, and the other is a charter of amendment. The amendment of the charter is, according to the Yellow News Sources, to ensure competitive bids in a certain town, remove the section about making public financial documents, and local regulation “… unless otherwise regulated, local persons it is the right of the state to preside over the council.” Public system financial documents are cited as already mandated by public law.
Results
Each issue is usually marked on the ticket with the issue number.
Beavercreek City School
Link to Issue 16
$89,300,000
3.65 mills
Beavercreek Township
7 Fire Love
Innovation 2 mill- 5 years- starting 2008
8 Parks District
Gaining, Improving, Saving and Working
Additional- 0.4 million- 5 years- starting 2008
City of Bellbrook
18 operating expenses
Replacement- 1.3 mills- 5 years- starting 2008″
The town of Bowersville
19 operating expenses
Renewal of 3.5 mills- 5 years- starting 2007
Cedarville Village and Village
9 operating expenses
Renewal of 1.5 mills- 5 years- starting 2007
10 Fire Love
Renewal of 1.5 mills- 5 years- starting 2008
Jefferson Township
11 Fire Love
Renewal of 1.5 mills- 5 years- starting 2007
Silvercreek developer
12 operating expenses
Renewal of 0.7 million- 5 years starting in 2008
Spring Valley Township
13 Fire Love
Renewal- 1 mill- 5 years- starting 2008
Sugarcreek Township
14 Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Innovation 2 mill- 5 years- starting 2008
Xenia Villata
15 Zoning Referendum Request
To the Rezone Plan 4,236 Acres from
E-Rural Suburban Residential District to B-2
Neighborhood Business District – at 658 Old Hook Rd.
The town of Yellow Springs
20 charter amendment #1
Greene County Vocational Schools District
17. Permanent general improvements
Renewal of 0.75 million- 5 years starting in 2007
Local Results
These election fences all have to do with issuing liquor permits or adding Sunday liquor sales. Except where noted, Sunday liquor sales are between 10 am and midnight.
-Beavercreek Precinct #27: Beavercreek Sunoco wants to add wine and mixed drinks for Sunday sales.
-Jamestown Prep #426: Deb’s room requests a D-3 liquor permit. A D-3 permit, per ORC 4303.15 is a license for a restaurant or night club to serve “spiritual liquor for consumption on the premises” only until 1:00 am.
-Sugarcreek Township fence #150: Kruger Wilmington Pike wants to add Sunday sales of wine and mixed drinks.
– Xenia City, precinct #301: LA Bar and Grill wants to add Sunday wine sales, mixed drinks and spirits. liquid Precinct #302: Motomart wants to add Sunday beer sales between 1pm and midnight. Precinct #307: F.O.E. Aerie 1689 and Stan’s Bar and Grille want to add Sunday sales of wine, mixed drinks and spirits.
Basic Old Information
Absentee Ballot Voting is permitted without requiring a reason in the state of Ohio. Suffrage must be requested before the election. Provisional votes are admitted, but there is some concern as to whether they should be counted as the law allows them to be given but not counted in the next election. There were crimes of provisional voting (as well as other election irregularities) throughout Ohio during the 2004 election, including Greene County. This testimony was given by several people, including Evelyn Roberts, an election observer, in December 2004. Because of this, Ohio State tried to create election reform. The result is that every voter must have it for rejection. Drivers can use a driver’s license of any address issued, or a current photo ID with a utility bill, signature, government check, or other government document showing the voter’s name and current address.
This is the demand of all voters. Irregularities in the voting process can be reported to the Greene County Board of Elections. The Secretary of State also has information about voting and election day
You can find their information here:
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/elections.asp
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/ElectionsVoter/OhioElections.aspx?Section=2483
You can follow the following link to find your voter registration information and location:
http://www.voterfind.com/public/ohgreene/pages/vtrlookup.asp
* It also allows you to find representative information and your region if you click on the “details” page with your name.
This link will allow you to find your voter based on email.
http://www.voterfind.com/public/ohgreene/pages/pollfinder.asp
You can find Identification Information through the two links below:
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/id/index.htm
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE_New_Voter_Identification_Law.pdf
The following links can help you find your farm and fences:
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/precinct/precinct.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Map_of_Greene_County_Ohio_With_Municipal_and_Municipal_Labels.PNG
This link will show you the names of the candidates running for each seat;
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE/forms/2007_Nov_GEN_CAND_110607-V5.pdf
Disclosure: The author of this article is referring to Tess Little, a candidate for Fairborn City School Board, and previously had a close relationship with Stephen McFarland, a candidate for Clifton Township Mayor.
The following sources were used to create this article:
Greene County Board of Elections:
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/elections.asp
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE/forms/eEleCalen07.pdf
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE/forms/Public_Records_Policy.pdf
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE/forms/OFFICIALS.pdf
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE/forms/2007_Nov_ISSUES_110607-3.pdf
http://www.co.greene.oh.us/BOE/formae/2007_Nov_GEN_CAND_110607-V5.pdf
http://www.voterfind.com/public/ohgreene/pages/vtrlookup.asp
http://www.voterfind.com/public/ohgreene/pages/pollfinder.asp
Ohio Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/id/index.htm
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/files/S0/Greene.pdf
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/ElectionsVoter/OhioElections.aspx?Section=2483
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Map_of_Greene_County_Ohio_With_Municipal_and_Municipal_Labels.PNG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County%2C_Ohio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_tax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County_Ohio# Government
State of Ohio
http://www.liquorcontrol.ohio.gov/liquor4.htm
http://ohioelection2004.com/PDFHost/041231roberson.pdf
Yellow Springs News
Lauren Heaton, “Twelve candidates to explore the issues in the People’s Group event” 11/01/07
http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2007/11/110107_candidates.html
Greene County Educational Services Center
http://www.greene.k12.oh.us/
Fairborn District
http://www.fairborn.k12.oh.us/aboutDistrict.aspx
