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(10/1/12): Cincinnati NAACP Urges YES Vote on Issue 42(CPS), Issues 50 and 51; a NO vote on Issue 4

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(9/29/12): Cincinnati NAACP Joins Baptist Ministers Conference Urging NO Vote on Issue 4

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Ohio 2012 ELECTIONS Info:

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012:  General Election!!!

6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m, Election Day: Tuesday, November 6,2012
vote at precinct locations on Election Day, not at the Board of Elections

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In-Person Absentee Voting at County Boards of Election through November 5, 2012: 

The following hours have been set by The Ohio Secretary of State:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mon. -Fri., Oct. 15, 2012 - Oct. 19, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri., Oct. 22, 2012 - Oct. 26, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Mon. - Thurs., Oct. 29, 2012 - Nov. 1, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, November 2, 2012;
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2012
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Start Preparing NOW to Vote in ALL the 2012 Elections!!! 

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NOTE: Below Board of Elections (BOE) links are for Hamilton County. 

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If you do NOT live in Hamilton County, CLICK following Link to locate your county's BOE:

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--1)REGISTER

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Am I registered to Vote?:

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---Hamilton County Residents CLICK: Board of Elections ); 824 Broadway

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CLICK:  HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE

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2)Educate yourself

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Click:  HERE and enter your address and zip code for a sample ballot with candidates and issues

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3)Confirm your Voting Location

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(click: Board of Elections ); 824 Broadway

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4)Make Transportation Arrangements

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5)Acquire and bring required I.D.

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See pages 15-16 of "2012 Ohio Voter Information Guide" above

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6)VOTE!!!!

---a)Absentee Voting

.........(click: Board of Elections ); 824 Broadway

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---b)Election Day Voting

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Primary Elections determine who will run in the General elections:

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VOTE Tuesday, MARCH 6, 2012!: Click:  HERE and enter your address and zip code for a sample ballot with candidates and issues

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Issues Affecting your Right to Vote and have that Vote COUNTED:.

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(Information and insight into the laws governing federal, state, and local elections)

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ELECTION LAW REFERENCES:

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CLICK: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3505: GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOTS 

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CLICK: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3515: RECOUNT; CONTEST OF ELECTIONS

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CLICK: The Help America Vote Act (HAVA): An Overview

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CLICK: 10 years after Bush v. Gore, new concerns about voting

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The Ohio NAACP is outraged by and opposes the recent attempts to disenfranchise voters across Ohio via recent legislation offered in the Ohio 129^th General Assembly as HB 194 and SB 148.  In many instances these suggested revisions to the current election laws will limit the opportunities voters have to engage in the Ohio election process.

CLICK: (5/27/11): OHIO NAACP OUTRAGED BY THE SUGGESTED CHANGES TO OHIO ELECTIONS LAWS

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VOTER INTIMIDATION AND VOTER SUPPRESSION:

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 CLICK:  Download 2011 Voter Information Guide as PDF

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VOTER ALERT!!!

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Our right to vote and then have that vote count is under attack! 

When a voter can do everything he/she is required to do to meet voting requirements and then have their vote not count due to poll worker error or selective enforcement in targeted communities of arbitrary partisan election procedures to disenfranchise voters to win an election, our right to vote and have that vote counted is under attack!  All of us should be concerned (Republican, Democrat, Independent)  and gravely disturbed by this because if it can be done to one person or in one precinct, we are all potential victims of voter disenfranchisement!  The current hot issue in Hamilton County is the counting of provisional ballots cast at the right polling place but in the wrong precinct due to poll worker error vs voter error.  Click the below link to become informed of this and other issues that affect your right to vote and have that vote counted.  Are you sure your vote is being counted?  Be Informed and then be Proactive NOW to make sure ALL eligible voters in Hamilton County and Ohio that vote in elections get their votes COUNTED!.

Voting allows each citizen's voice to be heard and preserves our freedom! The primary election is the most important phase. This is when each vote counts the most, because it gives people the ability to decide who the best candidate is.  VOTE ON MAY 4th!!! 

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Click: Hamilton County Board of Elections and Hamilton County, OH: Smart Voter for more information. 

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B) VERIFY now your VOTING LOCATION (click: Board of Elections )

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C) REVIEW now the SAMPLE BALLOT for where you live (click:Hamilton County, OH: Smart Voter and enter your address and zip code

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D) EDUCATE yourself now on the CANDIDATES and the ISSUES on your ballot (click:Hamilton County, OH: Smart Voter)

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E) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS now TO VOTE:

---1) If you will be going to the polls to vote:

------a) OBTAIN PROPER ID now

------b) MAKE TRANSPORTATION arrangements now

---2) If you wish to vote by ABSENTEE BALLOT Take Action now

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--(2/10/10): End Racial Disparities in Sentencing

--(2/4/10): How did your Member of Congress score?

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Election: November 3, 2009

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(11/4/09): Results for 2009 Issues Endorsed or Initiated by Cincinnati NAACP

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(11/2/09): Cincinnati NAACP Last Words Before the Election Tomorrow

(10/30/09): Cincinnati NAACP Releases 2009 Candidates Questionnaire Responses

(10/29/09): Issue 9 Commercial Deceptive and Desperate

(10/26/09): Voters Being Tricked at the Polls on Issues 8 and 9

(10/26/09): Cincinnati NAACP Releases 2009 Mayoral and City Council Legislative Report Cards

(9/8/09): EDITORIAL: The City of Cincinnati Charter Amendments and the Right to PETITION

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Next Election: November 3, 2009

--September 29, 2009 :  The polls are open starting Tuesday, September 29, 2009 for EARLY VOTING!!  You can VOTE and REGISTER until October 5th.  Bring your 18 year olds down to the Board of Elections and VOTE.  Pound the polls with young voters.

--October 5, 2009 :  Deadline for voter registration for general election

--October 31, 2009 (12 noon):  Deadline for electors to deliver, by mail, an absentee ballot application to the board of elections

--November 2, 2009 (Close of Business):  Deadline for voting an absentee ballot in person at a county Board of Elections or designated early voting location for the general election

--November 3, 2009 (ELECTION DAY):  Polls open from 6:30AM to 7:30PM

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The Cincinnati NAACP President, Christopher Smitherman, will sleep outside the Hamilton County Board of Elections Monday, September 28, 2009 to vote on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. The Cincinnati NAACP must raise the awareness that the polls are open on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.  "We encourage all of our members to vote early at the Board of Elections.  Follow me and vote at the Board of Elections and fight, fight, fight for the freedom of our community," Smitherman says. The status quo thinks that after the 2008 National election when President Obama was elected that African Americans will not show at the polls this year.  The African American community understands that politics are local and its members are ready to vote again.  The community will vote because there is a lack of African American contracts; lack of funding for health clinics, pools, and recreation centers; lack of properly funded retirement benefits, and a lack of employment.  Cincinnati NAACP members vote and they will rock the polls starting Tuesday, September 29, at 8:00a.m.

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Yes on 9 also (Click)

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Voting allows each citizen's voice to be heard and preserves our freedom.

Pre-work Checklist for what you should Do NOW to VOTE

A) VERIFY now that you are REGISTERED

B) VERIFY now your VOTING LOCATION

C) REVIEW now the SAMPLE BALLOT for where you live

D) EDUCATE yourself now on the CANDIDATES and the ISSUES on your ballot

E) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS now TO VOTE:

-----1) If you will be going to the polls to vote:

---------a) OBTAIN PROPER ID now

---------b) MAKE TRANSPORTATION arrangements now

-----2) If you wish to vote by ABSENTEE BALLOT Take Action now

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-- Hamilton County Board of Elections 

-- Hamilton County, OH: Smart Voter

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