Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Recount shows no change in vote tally
A recount did not change the vote total for Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville Schools. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections says the total vote in this county remains 11,523 to 11,414. In Lorain County, the issue was defeated 33-7. Because the margin of victory in was less than one-half of 1 percent, there was an automatic recount in Cuyahoga County. The issue will generate about $81 million to build a new middle school, make technology and other upgrades at Strongsville High School and repairs at the elementary schools.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Board of Elections to re-tally votes for Issue 116, 7th House District
The recounts for Issue 116 and the Ohio House of Representatives District 7 race are both set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. As of now, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools has passed by 83 votes. Incumbent State Rep. Mike Dovilla has held off a challenge from Democrat Matt Patten by 119 votes. The numbers for the bond issue include the 40 ballots cast by the one precinct in Columbia Station that is in the Strongsville School District, according to the Lorain County Board of Elections. There, 33 people voted against the issue and 7 favored it. The fate of Issue 116 and the Dovilla-Patten race was uncertain until Tuesday, Nov. 27, when the Board of Elections released final figures…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Republican incumbent retains 7th District seat, final election figures show
State Rep. Mike Dovilla's lead got slimmer, but the incumbent 7th District representative has held onto his post, according to official results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The results, released Tuesday evening, show Dovilla bested Democratic challenger Matt Patten by 119 votes. Dovilla ended Election Night 340 votes ahead. The Board of Elections Tuesday certified results from the Nov. 6 general election, including late-arriving absentee ballots and up to 1,930 provisional votes cast in the 7th House District. Dovilla told Strongsville Patch after the Nov. 6 election he was "cautiously optimistic" he would retain the lead after the provisional votes were counted. "We think it will break our way," Dovilla said. Because the…
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Margin is close enough for a recount on Issue 116
Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools, has passed by 83 votes, according to final numbers released by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show. Official results from the elections board, released Tuesday afternoon, show the issue won 11,530 to 11,447. "We're happy -- we continue to move in a positive direction," Superintendent John Krupinski said. "I'd like to thank the community for their trust in us." The margin is within one-half of 1 percent, which means there will be a recount. The fate of the issue, which was ahead by 3 votes at the end of Election Day, has been up in the air until late absentee and up to 698 provisional ballots could be counted. "I think this is something everyone's going to embrace," said …
Board of Elections expected to certify final vote tally
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is scheduled to meet this afternoon to certify the results of the Nov. 6 general election -- which means the fate of the too-close-to-call bond issue for the Strongsville schools will finally be known. Issue 116 is ahead by 3 votes, but the final tally will include previously uncounted absentee votes and up to 698 provisional ballots. The final tally could also impact the race for 7th District House of Representatives. Incumbent Mike Dovilla goes into the day ahead by 340 votes, but there were 1,930 provisional ballots cast in that race, meaning Democratic challenger Matt Patten could come out ahead. Dennis Anderson, community outreach manager for the Board of Elections, said the results will be …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Board of Elections won't count provisional ballots until next week
There has been speculation all week that the fate of the Strongsville School District's bond issue would be known today, but that is not the case, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The $81 million bond issue is clinging to a 3-vote lead following the Nov. 6 general election, which means the 51 absentee ballots that came in after Election Day and the 698 provisional ballots cast in Strongsville will determine whether it passes or fails. The Board of Elections has 10 days to review provisional ballots -- votes cast at the polls but set aside because of questions about the voters' eligibility -- and reject those that do not qualify. That led local officials to speculate that they would be counted on Nov. 16. …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Issue 116 won in 19 precincts, lost in 16 and tied in 1
Voters in Strongsville's Ward 4 gave the heartiest endorsement to Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools, while Ward 3 gave it the least support. Unofficial figures from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show the issue passed with 53 percent of the vote in Ward 4 and with 51 percent in Ward 2. In Ward 3, about 47.8 percent voted yes, and in Ward 1, 48.4 percent did. While the measure appeared after Election Day to have won by 3 votes, the outcome won't be known until the rest of the absentee votes and some 698 provisional ballots are counted. Those results are expected Friday, Nov. 16. In raw numbers, precinct breakdowns show that: • In Ward 1, the issue went down by 165 votes, 2,465 to 2,630. Five precincts voted …
Friday, November 9, 2012
With only 340 votes separating candidates, provisional ballots could swing state rep race
State Rep. Mike Dovilla ended Election Night ahead of challenger Matt Patten. But the narrow margin -- 340 votes -- means it's too soon to celebrate a victory. With 1,930 provisional ballots still uncounted in the 7th District -- as well as absentee votes still coming in -- the race could still go either way. "We're cautiously optimistic at this point," Dovilla said. "We think it will break our way." It's one of several ballot issues that remains undecided, including Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools, which is now winning by 3 votes. Provisional ballots are expected to be counted Friday, Nov. 16, Dovilla said. They will determine whether the Republican incumbent wins a second term or if Democrat Patten, who served …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Meanwhile, district will proceed as if Issue 166 passed
With all the confusion surrounding the changing vote tally for Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools, one thing is certain: Provisional ballots will decide the outcome. There are a total of 698 provisional ballots waiting to be counted in Strongsville, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Unofficial results posted on the board's website on Thursday still show Issue 116 ahead by 28 votes -- 11,222 to 11,194. But some are saying that doesn't include the 39 votes cast by the lone Lorain County precinct in the Strongsville district, where 32 votes went against he issue and only 7 were in favor. That would shrink the margin to three votes. And still uncounted are the 31 absentee ballots that have come in, so…
One candidate carried all but 5 precincts
Republican challenger Mitt Romney won Strongsville, snaring about 52 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Obama lost citywide -- President Barack Obama lost in all four of Strongsville's wards, although the margin was narrow -- 2,842 to 2692 -- in Ward 1. Romney lost in a few neighborhoods -- Romney failed to carry only five precincts in Strongsville, losing in 1B, 1E, 1H and 3D. In Precinct 4A, the vote was tied, 275 to 275. Big turnout -- About 80 percent of Strongsville's 32,142 registered voters cast ballots in the Presidential election. Write-ins -- Results show 36 Strongsville voters wrote in a candidate for president, but they don't specify who. Another 304 cast ballots …
Pete
3:35 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Looks like they abandoned that plan to get rid of all but Kinsner and Muraski. Thank God. more ›