From Ballotpedia Counties in Ohio
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Ohio
- A list and map of counties in Ohio
- An overview of local elections in Ohio
- An overview of the initiative process in Ohio
Counties
County government
Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
- Government of Cuyahoga County
- Government of Fairfield County
- Government of Franklin County
- Government of Hamilton County
- Government of Lucas County
Full list of counties
According to a 2017 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 88 counties, 2,239 cities, towns, and villages, and 904 special districts.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2021
- See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Toledo, Ohio
- Ohio school board elections
2020
- See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Fairfield County, Ohio
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Hamilton County, Ohio
- Lucas County, Ohio
- Toledo, Ohio
Past elections
Initiative process availability
- See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Ohio
- All 66 General law cities have a mandated initiative process for ordinances.
- All 636 General law villages have a mandated initiative process for ordinances.
- All 183 Charter cities have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.
- All 51 Charter villages have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.
- All 86 General law counties do not have general initiative or referendum processes though Title V of the Ohio Revised Code specifies limited cases.
- All 2 Charter counties have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.[2]
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Ohio municipal code library
- Ohio state government website
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2017 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed May 14, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
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