Summit County, OH — General Election

The governor proposes the two-year state budget, signs or vetoes bills (including line-item vetoes of spending), appoints the heads of state agencies, fills vacant judgeships, and sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together on one ticket to four-year terms.

Ohio's attorney general is the state's chief lawyer: defends state laws in court, enforces consumer-protection and charity laws, runs the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and joins or leads multistate lawsuits. The office also decides whether summaries on citizen-initiative petitions are fair and truthful. Four-year term.

The Auditor of State audits every public office in Ohio, from state agencies to counties, cities, and school districts, and investigates fraud and misuse of public money. The auditor also sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which draws legislative and congressional maps. Four-year term.

The Secretary of State is Ohio's chief elections officer: oversees the county boards of elections, sets rules for voting and voter-roll maintenance, and chairs the Ohio Ballot Board, which writes the ballot language for statewide issues. The office also registers businesses and sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Four-year term.

The Treasurer of State manages Ohio's cash and investments, collects state revenue, oversees the sale of state debt, and runs programs such as Ohio Checkbook, which publishes government spending. Four-year term.

The Ohio Supreme Court is the state's highest court: seven justices elected statewide to six-year terms, listed with party labels since 2022. It has the final word on the Ohio Constitution, which puts it at the center of disputes over redistricting, abortion and other constitutional amendments, school funding, and the wording of statewide ballot issues, and it hears death-penalty appeals.

The Ohio Supreme Court is the state's highest court: seven justices elected statewide to six-year terms, listed with party labels since 2022. It has the final word on the Ohio Constitution, which puts it at the center of disputes over redistricting, abortion and other constitutional amendments, school funding, and the wording of statewide ballot issues, and it hears death-penalty appeals.

A U.S. Senator writes and votes on federal law, taxes, and spending, and confirms federal judges and executive appointees. The seat also shapes federal policy on health coverage, immigration, guns, energy, and the use of American force abroad. This is a special election for the rest of a term ending in January 2029.

A member of the U.S. House votes on federal taxes and spending, health care and immigration law, firearms and criminal justice statutes, and authorization of military action abroad. Representatives also oversee federal agencies and help constituents with federal problems. One of 435 votes, elected every two years.

An Ohio state senator votes on the two-year state budget and tax law and on laws covering schools and vouchers, Medicaid, abortion, guns, policing, energy, and elections. With three-fifths of both chambers, the General Assembly can override the governor's veto and put constitutional amendments on the ballot, as it did with Issue 3. One of 33 senators, elected to a four-year term.

An Ohio state representative votes on the two-year state budget and tax law and on laws covering schools and vouchers, Medicaid, abortion, guns, policing, energy, and elections. With three-fifths of both chambers, the General Assembly can override the governor's veto and put constitutional amendments on the ballot, as it did with Issue 3. One of 99 House members, elected every two years.

Ohio's Ninth District Court of Appeals hears appeals from trial courts in Summit, Medina, Lorain, and Wayne counties, in panels of three judges. It decides most criminal, civil, family, and administrative appeals from those courts, and its rulings stand unless the Ohio Supreme Court takes the case. Judges are elected with party labels to six-year terms.

Ohio's Ninth District Court of Appeals hears appeals from trial courts in Summit, Medina, Lorain, and Wayne counties, in panels of three judges. It decides most criminal, civil, family, and administrative appeals from those courts, and its rulings stand unless the Ohio Supreme Court takes the case. Judges are elected with party labels to six-year terms. This seat finishes a term that ends in February 2029.

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

General Division judges of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas preside over felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits over $15,000, foreclosures, and some appeals from state agencies. They set bond and sentence people convicted of felonies. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

The Juvenile Division judge hears delinquency cases against minors; abuse, neglect, and dependency cases; custody and support cases for children of unmarried parents; and requests to transfer some teens to adult court. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

The Domestic Relations Division judge handles divorce, dissolution, and legal separation, along with child custody, child support, spousal support, and domestic-violence protection orders between spouses. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

The probate judge oversees wills and estates, guardianships, adoptions, name changes, marriage licenses, and civil mental-health commitments. Judges serve six-year terms and appear on the general-election ballot without party labels, though they are nominated in party primaries.

Summit County Council is the county's legislature under its charter. It adopts the county budget and appropriations, passes county laws, confirms the county executive's appointments, and decides which county tax levies go before voters. Of its eleven members, eight are elected by district and three at large, countywide with party labels, to four-year terms.

Ohio law already requires photo ID to vote in person, and mail voters verify their identity with an ID number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. This amendment would put a photo ID requirement in the state constitution, list the IDs that count, allow an alternative for voters with a religious objection to being photographed, and require photo ID for voting by mail unless the legislature allows a signature plus another identifier instead. A no vote leaves ID rules to state law.

An additional 5.5-mill property tax for five years for the Cuyahoga Falls City School District's day-to-day operating costs, collecting an estimated $6.1 million a year starting with 2027 tax bills. It would cost $193 a year for each $100,000 of a property's county-appraised value. The ballot also discloses, as state law now requires, that the district's carry-over balance does not exceed a year of spending.