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Items of Interest

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Safety Shields for In Person Voting
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The Franklin County BOE has started making these simple and cost effective safety shields to help protect poll workers and people who choose to vote in person. Everything you need is listed along with product and vendor specefic links for each item.

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SOS Directive - 2020 - 11 CARES Act.
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DIRECTIVE 2020-11 July 6, 2020
To: All County Boards of Elections Board Members, Directors, and Deputy Directors
Re: 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act Funds – Election Administration Preparedness for November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election.

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House Bill 680
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Title To amend sections 3503.16, 3509.03, 3509.04, 3509.08, 3511.02, and 3511.04 and to enact section 3501.40 of the Revised Code to modify certain deadlines for absent voting and to direct the Secretary of State’s use of federal CARES Act funds.

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House Bill 687
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Change election laws  

Long Title To amend sections 3501.05, 3501.10, 3501.11, 3501.22, 3501.29, 3503.09, 3503.10, 3503.14, 3503.16, 3503.19, 3503.20, 3503.21, 3503.28, 3505.18, 3505.181, 3505.182, 3505.183, 3509.02, 3509.05, 3509.051, 3509.06, 3509.07, 3509.09, 3511.09, 3511.11, and 3599.11; to enact sections 3509.052 and 3509.053; and to repeal section 3503.29 of the Revised Code to make changes to the Election Law.
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Senate Bill 191
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Permits online process for applying for absent voter’s ballots  
 
To enact section 3509.031 of the Revised Code to authorize the Secretary of State to establish a secure online process for applying to vote by absent voter’s ballots.
 
Registered Election Official Classes
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January 12th and 13th: More details coming soon.

Winter Conference
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Save the dates January 13th through the 15th.

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SOS Directive - 2020 - Use of dropboxes.
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2020-16 August 12, 2020

To: All County Boards of Elections Board Members, Directors, and Deputy Directors
Re: The Use of Drop Boxes and Additional Instructions for Curbside Voting

This Directive provides instructions on the continuing use of a secure drop box at each board of elections, and on curbside voting.

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@ the Statehouse

OAEO Officers

Lisa Welch

First Vice President
Vice President Welch is Director of the Holmes County Board of Elections where she has served in that capacity since 2004. She previously held positions of Deputy Director, Full Time Clerk, and Presiding Judge. She has served the OAEO as a Trustee and member of the Legislative Committee. She has previously served as Secretary of North Central Ohio Phi Mu Alumni, Secretary of the Holmes County Republican Women, President of the Hilltop Garden Club, Trustee of VFW Auxiliary #7079, Secretary of the Holmes County Central and Executive Committees, and was a Council Member in the Village of Nashville. She is an Ashbrook Scholar Alumna and serves on the Staff Parish Relations Board of Lakeville United Methodist Church. In their spare time, she and her husband operate Blackie’s Blend and Welch’s High Production Lures and Baits.

Michelle Wilcox

President
President Wilcox has been the Director of the Auglaize County Board of Elections since 2013. She has served on the OAEO Legislative Committee since 2015. Prior to working in elections, Michelle was the Office Manager and a Legal Assistant at Kaufman Law Office in Lima, OH. Wilcox is a member of the Auglaize County Democratic Party Central and Executive Committees. She has been married to Kip Wilcox for 32 years, and they have four children and six grandchildren.

Brian Sleeth

Brian Sleeth has been the Director of the Warren County Board of Elections since 2009. He is currently the Vice President of the Ohio Association of Election Officials and Co-Chair of the Education Committee. He has also served as a Trustee and member of the Legislative Committee. Brian is 2016 graduate of the Election Center. Sleeth is a member of the Warren County Democratic Party Central and Executive Committees and currently serving as the secretary. Prior to working in Elections, Brian worked for General Motors for 12 years until their closure. He has been married to Jennifer for 25 years and have 2 children and 1 grandson.

Rob Frost

Immediate President of OAEO
President Rob serves as a Board Member of Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.  Having also served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County since January of 2005, Rob is also a founding partner of the governmental advocacy firm Capitol Partners and a former Rocky River City Councilman.  Prior to entering into private law practice, Rob served as Assistant Chief Legal Counsel to Ohio Auditor of State Jim Petro.

Jody Beall O’Brien

Treasurer
Treasurer O’Brien has been the Deputy Director/Director of the Hancock County Board of Elections for 17 years and has served the OAEO as a trustee and officer since 2006.  A graduate of the JoAnn Davidson Leadership Institute, O’Brien is a member in her party’s county central committee and is a member of a variety of civic and church committees and organizations.

Beth Ann Snyder

Secretary
Secretary Snyder has served the Fayette County Board of Elections and has been a contributing member of the OAEO for 20 years.  Snyder has been a Trustee or a Member of the Legislative Committee since 1999 and has served on various committees including on the education, nominating, audit, and conference planning committees. She has served on Project EVEREST in 2008 and was appointed as Secretary of the Association in January of 2009.