Elections

The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance for a forum on Monday. The Chamber hosted Vance to allow him to share his thoughts on business and the economy in the area.

More than 10% of the workforce of elections officials has left those jobs each year for the last few years because of retirement, other job opportunities, and increasingly due to frustration and threats.

A group called Vote Common Good that targets evangelicals who are not comfortable with extreme right-wing politics held a public training at Central Christian Church in Springfield for about 20 people last week.

Early voting began in Ohio on Wednesday. Early that morning, all 88 Ohio county boards of elections opened their doors to early voters. So, Republican Sec. of State Frank LaRose visited the Montgomery County Board of Elections.

The candidates for U.S. Senate have both agreed to two debates in northeast Ohio for October.

The Secretary of State’s Office is running several programs that seeks to partner with community businesses to prepare for the November general election.

The ruling reverses an original decision Terpsehore "Tore" Maras had challenged that dismissed signatures from her petitions, which previously made her ineligible for the November ballot.

The Ohio Debate Commission said the Republican candidates refused to participate in debates and the commission elected not to hold "empty chair" debates with the Democratic candidates.

Groups that help inform voters on candidates, issues, and the electoral process say many voters have questions about the upcoming August primary.

WYSO digs into the impact Ohio's new legislative maps will have on local races

Find out more about the May 3 primary here.

Boards of elections are thousands of poll workers short for the primary on May 3 and the House and Senate primary that will eventually be set later this year.