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Gadfly Bites 11/4/20 – Election stuff…ew

Jeff Murray
11.4.2020
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  1. Did you know that in Ohio you can place a levy reduction issue on the ballot? I didn’t either until I read this story. They are allowed every five years, and the nine (!) such issues on the ballot in Mason City Schools yesterday were put there, it seems, in order to stop the clock on any new ones for at least the next five years. Crafty move, I think… (WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, 11/3/20)
     
  2. …and all of them failed, as district officials had hoped they would. (WLWT-TV, 11/4/20)

  3. Here, also, are the results (as they are known right now) of the state school board races across Ohio. I’m sure I’ll have to care about these at some point down the road, so I figure I’d better clip ‘em now. You’re welcome. (Columbus Dispatch, 11/3/20)

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Policy Priority:
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Topics:
Governance
Tags: Cincinnati Ohio

Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. He has two degrees from the Ohio State University and lives in the Clintonville neighborhood with his wife.

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