Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This county is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.
Knox County is located within the Fifth District Court of Appeals.
The people of Knox County are served by a Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has jurisdiction in Knox County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Ohio is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Ohio, click here.
In Ohio, primary elections serve to nominate a candidate of a political party for election to an office. The winners of each party's primary go on to face each other in the general election. Primaries are held "on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held."[2]
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