COL-A.PIC OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT May 8, 2018 Fairfield County, Ohio

Instructions to Voter • To vote: completely darken the oval ( ) to the left of your choice. • Note the permitted number of choices directly below the title of each candidate office. Do not mark the ballot for more choices than allowed. • If you mark the ballot for more choices than permitted, that contest or question will not be counted. • To vote for a write-in candidate: completely darken the oval ( ) to the left of the blank line and write in the candidate's name. Only votes cast for candidates who filed as write-in candidates can be counted. • Do not write in a candidate's name if that person's name already is printed on the ballot for that same contest. • If you make a mistake or want to change your vote: return your ballot to an election official and get a new ballot. You may ask for a new ballot up to two times.

For Governor and For Justice of the Supreme Court For Judge of the Court of Lieutenant Governor (Full term commencing 1-1-2019) Common Pleas Domestic (To vote for Governor and Lieutenant (Vote for not more than 1) Relations Governor, darken the oval at the left (Full term commencing 1-2-2019) of the joint candidates of your choice) Craig Baldwin (Vote for not more than 1) Mike DeWine and Laura Smith Jon Husted For Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2019) For County Commissioner Mary Taylor and (Vote for not more than 1) (Vote for not more than 1) Nathan D. Estruth Mary DeGenaro Jeffrey Fix For Attorney General For Judge of the Court of Lisa Reade (Vote for not more than 1) Appeals (5th District) (Full term commencing 2-9-2019) For County Auditor Dave Yost (Vote for not more than 1) (Vote for not more than 1) For Auditor of State John W. Wise Jon A. Slater, Jr. (Vote for not more than 1) For Judge of the Court of For Member of County Keith Faber Appeals (5th District) Central Committee (Full term commencing 2-10-2019) (Vote for not more than 1) For Secretary of State (Vote for not more than 1) (Vote for not more than 1) No Valid Petition Filed Lawrence Gamby Frank LaRose For Judge of the Court of Peter J. Messmer Appeals (5th District) For Treasurer of State (Full term commencing 2-11-2019) (Vote for not more than 1) (Vote for not more than 1) Sandra O'Brien Andrew King Robert Sprague For Member of State Central Committee, Man For U.S. Senator (20th District) (Vote for not more than 1) (Vote for not more than 1) Don Elijah Eckhart Patrick Hennessey For Member of State Central Mike Gibbons Committee, Woman (20th District) (Vote for not more than 1) Dan Kiley Diana L. Fleegle SampleAngela D. White Jim Renacci For State Representative (77th District) Melissa Ackison (Vote for not more than 1) Tim Schaffer For Judge of the Court of Write-in Common Pleas (Full term commencing 1-1-2019) For Representative to Congress (Vote for not more than 1) (15th District) Richard E. Berens (Vote for not more than 1)

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FRONT Card 431 RptPct 170-10 "COL-A.PIC" Default Issue 1 Proposed Charter Amendment Creates a bipartisan, public process for City of Columbus drawing congressional districts Amendment No. 1 - City Council (Submitted by City Council based on recommendations of the 2016 Columbus Charter Proposed Constitutional Review Commission) Amendment A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Proposed by Joint Resolution of the The Amendment proposed by Ordinance No. 0650-2018 would amend sections 3, 4, 5, 6, General Assembly 17, 18, 20, 22, 41.3, 41.5, 173, 193, and 236 of the Columbus City Charter and enact new To amend the version of Section 1 of Article sections 4.1, 7, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 to, including, but not limited to: XI that is scheduled to take effect January • Transitions city council from seven members elected at-large to nine members elected 1, 2021, and to enact Sections 1, 2, and 3 of from districts by the electors of the city. Article XIX of the Constitution of the State • Provides for the foregoing transition in 2023; and maintains staggered terms for council of Ohio to establish a process for elections as part of the transition. congressional redistricting. • Requires council to hold at least one public hearing prior to filling any vacancy on A majority yes vote is necessary for the council; requires that vacancies be filled by a person living in the district from which a amendment to pass. vacancy occurs; expands from 30 to 45 days the time council has to fill a vacancy; and The proposed amendment would: requires council to establish, in the administrative code, the procedure for filling vacancies. • End the partisan process for drawing congressional districts, and replace it • Establishes an independent, citizen-led five-member districting commission to draft with a process with the goals of proposed council districts, with four members appointed by a 2/3 vote of council and promoting bipartisanship, keeping the fifth member, who serves as chair, jointly appointed by the mayor and council local communities together, and president. having district boundaries that are • Bans city employees, elected officials, candidates, and lobbyists from serving on the more compact. districting commission; and requires that members be registered electors in Columbus. • Tasks the districting commission with drawing three council district plans and • Ensure a transparent process by submitting them to council within nine months. requiring public hearings and • Establishes the criteria for drawing council districts, including, but not limited to, allowing public submission of compliance with local, state and federal laws and constitutions, including the Voting proposed plans. Rights Act; roughly equal population; contiguous boundaries; geographic compactness, where practicable; maintaining neighborhoods and communities of interest, where • Require the General Assembly or the practicable; using existing boundaries, like roadways, election precincts, and existing Ohio Redistricting Commission to district, where practicable; and prohibiting the drawing of districts to favor or disfavor adopt new congressional districts by a any political group. bipartisan vote for the plan to be • Requires the districting commission to make at least three council district plans effective for the full 10-year period. available for public inspection and comment no less than 30 days prior to approval and submission to Council. • Require that if a plan is adopted by • Provides for members of the public to submit plans for consideration by the the General Assembly without commission. significant bipartisan support, it cannot be effective for the entire 10- • Directs the districting commission to hold at least nine public meetings in nine different year period and must comply with areas of the city. explicit anti-gerrymandering • Requires council to vote for one of the three plans by the end of the year it was requirements. submitted; and states council may not amend any plan, except to comply with specific legal requirements, or to address changes in municipal boundaries due to annexation. If passed, the amendment will become • Updates the votes necessary for council actions after the transition from seven to nine effective immediately. members. • That amendments to Sec. 41-3 (Nomination of municipal officers) and 41-5 (Election SHALL THE AMENDMENT BE of municipal officers) shall go into effect and be in force from and after January 1, APPROVED? 2023. YES • That amendments to Secs. 17 (Legislative procedure), 18 ([Actions on ordinances or resolution]), 20 ([Reading procedure]), 22 (Emergency measures), 173 (Hearing on NO objection), 193 (Period of grants), and 236 (Charter Review Commission) shall go into effect and be in force from and after January 1, 2024. • That all other amendments listed herein shall go into effect and be in force from and after completion of the official canvass of the election. Shall the proposed Amendment to the Columbus City Charter be adopted? Yes SampleNo

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