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    Meigs County Court, Ohio

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    The Meigs County Courts is located in Pomeroy, Ohio.[1]

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    Elections[edit]

    See also: Ohio judicial elections

    Ohio is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Ohio, click here.

    Selection method[edit]

    See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

    The judges of the Ohio County Courts are each elected to six-year terms.[2] The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections with partisan primaries. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident, licensed in the state and practice law for six years.[3]

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    Primary election[edit]

    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."[4]


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