The voter registration deadline for the March 6th primary election is Monday, February 6th at 9pm. The Warren County Board of Elections will be open from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm on that date.

406 Justice Drive
Room 323
Lebanon, Ohio 45036
Hours Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
(513) 695-1358

Help the Ohio Democratic Party and our county parties at no cost to you by checking the Ohio Political Party Fund box on your tax return, which designates one dollar of taxes to strengthen the two-party system. It doesn't affect your total taxes or refund. It does help parties pay for their operation costs, putting other funds toward more direct support of candidates.

Applications for absentee ballots for both the primary and general elections held in 2012 may be requested from the Board of Elections. (Primary election is March 6th; general election is November 6th.) You may apply by (postal) mail, in person, or online. If you have questions, please call the Board of Elections at (513) 695-1358.

On the final day of the legislative session for the year, the House and Senate adopted House Bill 369 to set Congressional districts and provide for a single primary election in 2012 to be held on Tuesday, March 6. After months of deadlock on redistricting, the bill passed the House 77-17 and the Senate 27-6 and secured the two-thirds majority to pass it as an emergency measure. Passage of HB 369 replaces the Congressional map passed earlier this year (HB 319) that was being challenged by an effort to repeal the law through referendum. Additionally, the bill will eliminate the expense of a second primary in June for Congressional and Presidential candidates.

The newly adopted map can be viewed by clicking here.

Additionally, HB 369 calls for the creation of a bipartisan legislative task force on redistricting. The eight-member panel will have an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, hold public hearings, and issue redistricting reform proposal for the General Assembly to consider. The task force is to issue their report by the end of June 2012.

Chairman Chris Redfern's statement:

Two months ago, we set out with thousands of supporters to give Ohioans a voice in the redistricting process, because Republicans did not give them that voice.

Democrats could have simply sat idly by and accepted the Republicans’ unfair, gerrymandered map. But just as you have done all year, you fought back with us against their overreaching agenda.

And because dedicated volunteers stood out in the cold collecting signatures and talking to voters over the past six weeks, the debate over redistricting continued and Republicans were forced to defend the map they rushed through in just 48 hours after drawing it behind closed doors. Thanks to you, their tactics were exposed and thanks to you, we forced the Republicans to make changes to the map.

I wish to offer you my sincerest thanks for your help in this effort and for all that you have done in the past year. Whether it was to save worker rights, to protect voting rights or to fight gerrymandering, supporters like you have done whatever we have asked and worked tirelessly to achieve one victory after another. Yesterday is another victory for you.

The new map is not anything to be thrilled about. But it does make some districts a little more competitive, it does increase minority influence and it does hold together many communities that were sliced apart under the Republicans’ original plan. Were it not for your efforts, none of these changes would have been possible.

We know very well that Ohioans deserved a much fairer Congressional map than this. And the passage of this map in no way erases alarming concerns with the redistricting process, nor will it restore public trust. Democrats and others will continue to seek answers about the secretive and unethical process that was used to create the state legislative and Congressional maps.

Ohioans deserve to know that their votes matter. They deserve fair and competitive elections, the ability to hold politicians of all Parties accountable and the chance to elect good leaders who will serve the public interest by working together to create jobs.

The events of the last six months make clearer than ever that Democrats and Republicans need to come together to support a constitutional amendment to change the way we re-draw Congressional and state legislative districts. Voters deserve a redistricting process that is fair and open. We challenge Republicans to work with us to achieve that outcome by supporting a constitutional amendment on redistricting and putting that amendment before the voters.

Thank you again for your efforts. We hope you are enjoying the holiday season.

Sincerely,

Chris Redfern Chairman

Anyone interested in Democratic politics that lives in Warren County is encouraged to attend. The public is always welcome.

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DEMOCRATS NEEDED!!
The Warren County Board of Elections need individuals who are people oriented and registered to vote in Warren County to serve as poll workers for the next election. Call 513-695-1358 to become Warren County's next poll worker. Compensation is $111.50 plus mileage for Presiding Judges & $101.50 for Judges plus $35 for training. Poll workers' hours are from 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM