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Former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, who is running for Ohio Governor, speaks to over 100 people gathered for a rally in support of women's rights and protest the overturning of Roe V. Wade Sunday afternoon, July 3, 2022 near the historic Butler County court house on High Street in Hamilton. Multiple speakers, several running for political office around the state, addressed the crowd. Chants such as "We won't go back" and "My body, my choice" were repeated by the crowd. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Voters have ‘real choice’ on guns in governor’s race, Whaley says on eve of Oregon...

Carshena Williams, 40, of West Toledo, votes while Terry and Diane Shankland vote via a paper ballots provided by poll workers Marie Salazar and Francine Nash at the Kent Branch Library Polling location in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday May 3, 2022. (Stephen Zenner/The Blade via AP)

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With primaries over, big election decisions loom in November

Thomas Goodwin (left) is running against Scott Lipps in the Aug. 2, 2022 Republican primary for 55th Ohio Statehouse district.

Lipps wins Republican primary for Warren County statehouse seat

Adam Mathews defeated Kathy Grossmann in a Republican primary for a Warren County Ohio House of Representatives seat.

Mathews edges Grossmann in GOP House primary, will face Bennett in November

August primary election: How we got here

Tuesday’s election: What you need to know about voting

FILE - Marcia Carroll, 72, of Perrysburg takes an Ohio voting sticker at the Woodland Elementary School Polling location in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Tuesday May 3, 2022. The great vote-by-mail wave appears to be receding just as quickly as it arrived. After tens of millions of Americans opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020, voters in the early primary states are returning in droves to in-person voting. (Stephen Zenner/The Blade via AP, File)

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Numbers change, but polls should have enough workers for Tuesday vote

Thomas Goodwin (left) is running against Scott Lipps (right) in the Aug. 2, 2022 Republican primary for 55th Ohio Statehouse district.

Goodwin challenges GOP incumbent Lipps in Warren County statehouse race

FILE—Freda Levenson, ACLU of Ohio legal director, appears before the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, Ohio, during oral arguments in a constitutional challenge to new legislative district maps in this file photo from Dec. 8, 2021. Democrats bolstered by a high court victory earlier this month appeared to be digging in their heels Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, against another round of gerrymandered legislative maps in Ohio. The state's bipartisan Ohio Redistricting Commission repeatedly recessed for long stretches ahead of a midnight deadline set by its members to hash out a compromise that satisfies members of both parties. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth, File)

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Ohio Supreme Court throws out map of U.S. House districts

Brian Sleeth, left, Warren County Board of Elections director, wheels part of the county's more than 47,000 absentee ballots out the door. Workers on Monday took the ballots to a postal facility to be mailed Tuesday. In addition to voting absentee beginning Tuesday, registered voters can cast ballots by in-person early voting. Across Ohio, the hours this week through Friday are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Twice as many Ohioans are expected to vote by mail than in 2016 because of the coronavirus pandemic. JIM NOELKER / STAFF

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Election 2022: All Ohio voters expected to get ballot applications for November

Protesters rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans' lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. (Barbara J. Perenic /The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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Will abortion tip Ohio’s political balance? Primary turnout says maybe

Ohio’s proposed abortion ban: Chances of passage likened to previous abortion bills

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A "vote here" sign is seen at the Butler County Board of Elections headquarters in Hamilton on May 2, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Butler County shifts focus to general election in fewer than 100 days

$Voters in Ross Schools widely rejected a property tax hike Tuesday and will now see sports fees jump along with an expansion of other program budget cuts, said district officials. The 5-year, 7.99-mill, emergency property tax levy lost by a 64% to 36% margin, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday evening from the Butler County Board of Election. (Photo By Michael D. Clark\Journal-News)$

Ross Schools levy defeated, officials say cuts are coming

Butler County’s statehouse incumbents win primary elections

Lipps wins Republican primary for Warren County statehouse seat

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Butler County shifts focus to general election in fewer than 100 days

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Lipps wins Republican primary for Warren County statehouse seat

Members of Fair Districts Ohio and other progressive and voting-rights groups chant angrily at members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission following the commission's May 5, 2022, readoption of state House and Senate district maps already rejected as unconstitutional. Members of the media cluster around commission members on the dais.

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Your questions answered: Understanding rejected maps, redistricting problem in Ohio

Goodwin challenges GOP incumbent Lipps in Warren County statehouse race

The Butler County Board of Election is seeking for future voters to color in a downloadable page from its website. Pages sent to the elections office will be on display in the early voting center the current Aug. 2 primary and the November general election. CONTRIBUTED

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Butler County provides way for children to connect with elections

Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, outlines proposed legislation on abortion and financial relief at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, that will be introducing in the upcoming special session. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Indiana Republicans propose banning abortion with exceptions

FILE - Protesters rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade on, June 24, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. The story about an alleged rape of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion touched on a white-hot issue due to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on abortion. (Barbara J. Perenic/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

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Leave us out of ‘Heartbeat Bill’ challenge, county prosecutors say

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Ohio Supreme Court throws out map of U.S. House districts

Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds (pictured) appeared for arraignment on criminal charges in front of visiting Judge Daniel Hogan in Butler County Common Pleas Court Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in Hamilton. Reynolds pleaded not guilty to all charges including bribery, two counts of unlawful interest in a public contract and misdemeanor charges of unlawful use of authority and conflict of interest. The charges stem from allegations that Reynolds used his public office to further his own interests. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Butler County auditor corruption investigation continues after latest charge

A group of Ohio physicians protested the overturning of abortion rights.

Ohio lawmakers introduce bill banning abortion beginning at conception

Ohio doctors group calls on DeWine, legislature to repeal Heartbeat abortion law

Dayton mass shooting survivor invited to White House

Dismissal of all 5 criminal charges against Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds denied

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Ohio impact: ‘Heartbeat Bill’ is now law, attorney general says

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine talks with reporters outside of his polling place after voting in Cedarville, Ohio, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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DeWine urges Ohioans to find common ground as abortion debate returns

Mike Fox served nearly 23 years in the Ohio Statehouse, a decade as a Butler County commissioner and two years as Butler County Children Services’ executive director. GREG LYNCH/FILE

Locals react to former Butler County politician Mike Fox’s death

$Temesgen Tesemaa sounds out words in Lauren Fields kindergarten class at Stevenson Elementary on Wednesday June 15, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Wide-ranging education bill headed to DeWine’s desk

More motions filed in criminal case against Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds

FILE - In this May 14, 2015, file photo, then-Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld speaks outside of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio. The former Cincinnati councilman,'s upcoming bribery trial is set for later this month. (Courtney Hergesheimer/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

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Former Sittenfeld ‘employee’ cooperated with FBI, will testify

Armed school staff bill, reducing training hours needed, passes Ohio legislature

New Ohio House districts approved Feb. 24 by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

With new maps, statehouse incumbents unchallenged despite redrawn districts

Yellow Springs voters were casting ballots on charter amendment issues this spring. One would allow residents who are 16 years of age and older to vote on local Yellow Springs issues and elected officials. Another would allow residents who are non-citizens to vote for Yellow Springs local issues and elected officials pursuant to the home rule power and granted by the charter. FILE

Yellow Springs action sparks push to ban non-citizens from local voting

Judge denies dismissal of most charges against Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds

Ohio Supreme Court again asks redistricting commissioners why they shouldn’t be held in...

Nancy Heckler, from Florida, participates in the woman’s choice rally held in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse Tuesday May 3, 2022. Jim Noelker/Staff

If Roe V. Wade is overturned, what’s next for Ohio?

Gov. DeWine, Mayor Whaley talk to media following lunch

Governor’s race puts focus on Dayton region

President Joe Biden speaks Friday, May 6, 2022, at United Performance Metals in Hamilton. He spoke on the importance of American manufacturing and urged Congress to pass legislation such as the Bipartisan Innovation Act. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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In visit to Butler County, Biden calls on congress to support U.S. Innovation Act

Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance won their political party primaries in Ohio election for U.S. Senate on May 3, 2022. Ryan is a Democrat and Vance is a Republican.

U.S. Senate primary shows Trump’s influence ‘alive and well in Ohio’

President Joe Biden will visit United Performance Metals in Hamilton on Friday, May 6, 2022. He is to meet with manufacturing officials and then will call on Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which the White House says will create good-paying jobs, boost domestic manufacturing, and lower prices for working families. The trip is on the heels of the Biden Administration releasing $3.16 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Biden to tout $3B for jobs, infrastructure during Hamilton visit today

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Redistricting commission resubmits rejected maps for state House, Senate seats

Gov. Mike DeWine announces his Strong Ohio gun bill plan Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Columbus. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley are to his right. Photo by Laura Bischoff

DeWine, Whaley matchup will be one for history books

Vance and Ryan win primary for U.S. Senate seat that could change balance of power

Audience members at the Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting May 4, 2022, chant "Fair maps now!" after the commission adjourned without action.

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Prospects dim for new state House, Senate maps

U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep Tim Ryan, D-Howland Twp., speaks in Dayton during retail worker roundtable

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan says he fights for working class, wants to make U.S...

Gov. Mike DeWine, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley talk to the media in this file photo.

Ohio’s race for governor pits 2 local leaders after DeWine, Whaley win

Janice James, right, cast her early ballot at the Montgomery County Board of Elections on West Third St. Thursday April 28, 2022. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Primary Election 2022: Low voter turnout predicted

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel campaigns with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX in Kettering on April 29, 2022

Mandel advocates an end to early voting in campaign visit with Sen. Ted Cruz

The Ohio Redistricting Commission met briefly Monday morning before recessing. Their court-ordered deadline to pass Statehouse maps for a fourth time is tonight at 11:59 p.m.

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Redistricting: One more try, but time is short

$Sarah Greathouse, Montgomery County Board of Elections Deputy Director and Jeff Rezabek Montgomery County Board of Elections Director, answers questions from the media during an open house Wednesday, March 23, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$