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Political Advertising ahead of election day

Sydney Brown, TV2 Reporter November 7, 2023

With Election Day here and many issues, levies and school board elections, it's hard not to notice the number of political ads throughout the course of the day, and it is important to understand the reasoning...

Canva Illustration by Grace Clarke

OPINION: What to know about Issues 1 and 2 today

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer November 7, 2023

Today, voters across Ohio return to the polls. The two most highly contested issues on the ballot are an amendment stating a constitutional right to abortion and the legalization of recreational marijuana.  These...

Students from out of town can still voice their opinions with mail-in ballots

Lex Radde, TV2 Reporter October 27, 2023

The November 7th election is on its way, leaving out-of-town students only till Halloween to get their mail-in ballot request sent. Students are able to print out their ballot requests and mail into the...

Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia case

Marshall Cohen, CNN October 24, 2023

CNN -- Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Georgia election subversion case and will cooperate with Fulton County prosecutors – the third guilty plea in the past week. At...

Flashes Vote Festival works to encourage student voter registration

Flashes Vote Festival works to encourage student voter registration

Addison Foreman, Reporter October 9, 2023

  The Flashes Vote Festival brought student organizations together Monday afternoon to help students get registered to vote for the upcoming Nov. 7 election.  Jessica Starkey, Undergraduate...

League of Women Voters hosts Face 2 Face event ahead of election

Erin Sullivan, TV2 Reporter October 2, 2023

The League of Women Voters hosted Face 2 Face, an event that allowed Portage County voters to meet candidates and learn about issues appearing on the ballot. TV2's Erin Sullivan was at the event and has...

Donald Trump tells judge he will not try to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court

Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN September 28, 2023

CNN -- Former President Donald Trump will not attempt to move the criminal charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to federal court, his lawyers revealed in a court...

Fox News stars and executives privately trashed Trump’s election fraud claims, court document reveals

Oliver Darcy, CNN February 17, 2023

New York (CNN)--The most prominent stars and highest-ranking executives at Fox News privately ridiculed claims of election fraud in the 2020 election, despite the right-wing channel allowing lies about...

Democrats will keep control of the Senate, CNN projects

Eric Bradner, CNN November 12, 2022

(CNN) -- Democrats will keep their narrow Senate majority for the next two years, CNN projects, after victories in close contests in Nevada and Arizona. The party defied the historical trend of midterm...

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Polls close in key state where Trump’s election deniers top the ticket

Maeve Reston and Stephen Collinson, CNN November 8, 2022

(CNN) -- Polls are closed in Arizona, where all four GOP nominees at the top of the ticket -- for governor, Senate, attorney general and secretary of state -- have echoed former President Donald Trump's...

Kent poll workers seeing ‘steady’ turnout early in the day

Emma Andrus, Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2022

Throughout the morning and into the early afternoon, poll workers at the Kent State Recreation and Wellness Center said they’ve seen a “steady” turnout of voters, estimating that nearly 70 voters...

Ohio Supreme Court election now features party affiliations

Catie Pusateri, Reporter November 7, 2022

For the first time in Ohio’s history, the Ohio Supreme Court election on Nov. 8 will display each candidate’s political party affiliation on the ballot. Last year, Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill...