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Tuesday's primary voting in Mahoning and Trumbull County

Below you will find locations and times for voting, as well as a list of candidates, issues, and questions for each county

Tuesday, May 4th 2021, 4:26 AM EDT

Updated:

Tuesday, May 4th 2021, 11:34 AM EDT

By Mike Gauntner

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Most people in the Valley won't be going to the polls for Tuesday's Primary Election. There are just a handful of candidates and issues in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. Columbiana County won't even be holding an election.

The only contested races are among Democrats in Youngstown, Struthers, Warren, Niles, Girard, and Hubbard.

There are two school tax issues in each county.

Below you will find locations and times for voting, as well as a list of candidates, issues, and questions for each county.

Vote on Election Day ( Polls open May 4, 2021, 6:30 am until 7:30 pm)

Find Your Polling Location

Coronavirus precautions: Are voters required to wear a mask?

Election officials must encourage all voters to wear a cloth face covering while inside or in line to vote at the board of elections, vote center, or polling
location. If a voter arrives without a face covering, they should be offered a disposable face covering. If the voter refuses to wear a cloth face-covering inside, election officials should offer the voter the option of curbside voting. However, if the voter refuses curbside voting, the voter must still be permitted to vote in person.

Voters do not need to provide proof of a medical condition to vote curbside.

Boards of elections should utilize staff or volunteers to monitor the lines to ensure social distancing and other health precautions are followed and encouraged.

What's on my ballot?

Ohio - Mahoning County sample ballot

Ohio - (Note: Input name to obtain sample ballot) - Trumbull County sample ballot

Do registered voters need to produce ID to vote?

Voters planning to cast their ballot in person in should remember to bring proper identification, according to the Secretary of State.

Ohio law requires that every voter, upon appearing at the polling place to vote must announce his or her full name and current address and provide proof of identity.

The forms of identification that may be used by a voter who appears at an Ohio polling place to vote on Primary Election Day include:

An unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card with a present or former address so long as the voter’s present residential address is printed in the official list of registered voters for that precinct;

A military identification;

A photo identification that was issued by the United States government or the State of Ohio, that contains the voter’s name and current address and that has an expiration date that has not passed;

An original or copy of a current utility bill with the voter’s name and present address;

An original or copy of a current bank statement with the voter’s name and present address;

An original or copy of a current government check with the voter’s name and present address;

An original or copy of a current paycheck with the voter’s name and present address; or

An original or copy of a current other government document (other than a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s name and present address.

For utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks, and other government documents, “current” is defined as within the last 12 months. “Utility bill” includes a cell phone bill. “Other government document” includes license renewal and other notices, fishing and marine equipment operator’s license, court papers, or grade reports or transcripts. “Government office” includes any local (including county, city, township, school district, and village), state or federal (United States) government office, branch, agency, commission, public college or university or public community college, whether or not in Ohio.

Ohio provisional ballots

If you do not have any of the above forms of identification you may provide either your Ohio driver’s license or state identification number (which begins with two letters followed by six numbers) or the last four digits of your Social Security number and cast a provisional ballot. Once the information is reviewed and verified by the board of elections, your ballot will be counted.

If you do not provide one of the above documents or your driver’s license/state identification number or the last four digits of your Social Security number at the precinct, you will still be able to vote using a provisional ballot. However, in order for that ballot to be counted, you must return to the board of elections no later than seven days following Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification.

Below are candidates, issues, and questions voters will see in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties.

MAHONING COUNTY MAY 3RD PRIMARY CONTESTED RACES

Youngstown Mayor

Democrats

Jamael Tito Brown
Ryan Kelly
Julius Oliver

Struthers Council-at-Large (Elect 3)

Democrats

James Baluck
Dallas Bigley
Tom Lallo
Megan Pingley

MAHONING COUNTY ISSUES

Struthers School renewal of 6.9 mills in the amount of $1,031,250 purpose of current expenses for 5 years

Sebring Local School District renewal of a 1% income tax beginning January 1, 2022, for 5 years

TRUMBULL COUNTY MAY 3RD PRIMARY CONTESTED RACES