Governor Kasich, keep Ohio’s promises

Hey Governor Kasich!

The election’s over. Can you PLEASE get off our backs and give Northeast Ohio a chance to move forward?

Ohio’s Republican Governor, John Kasich, has been in office for more than a year. He was elected governor after campaigning for smaller government and a business friendly atmosphere in Ohio to jumpstart our economy.

Well Gov. Kasich, I’m all for smaller government, but your actions and intentions lean toward a bigger, overreaching government.  You policies and actions taken by your administration are choking Cleveland and other cities – big and small – across our great state.

It’s time for our governor to stop being an obstacle for development and allow Cleveland the opportunity to rebuild and rebrand our neighborhoods, our communities and our city.  Cleveland is on the brink of major changes and possibilities.

Congressman Kucinich invited Iraq war veteran and resident of Parma, Mr. Joe Sykes, to attend the State of the Union address tonight.

Congressman Kucinich and Mr. Sykes met earlier today in the U.S. Capitol.

Click here to watch their video they sent to the media.

There are three major changes voters should be aware of for the 2011 election in November.

(1) All residents must request a vote by mail application. Ballots are not automatically mailed to voters this year. The deadline to request a ballot is noon on November 5.

 (2) Postage is not prepaid this year and Cuyahoga county's ballot requires extra postage. It costs 64 cents (a 44-cent first class stamp is not enough). Ballots returned to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections by mail must be postmarked by November 7. Voters can also drop off their ballot at the Board of Elections on or before November 7.

 (3) Secretary Husted announced that early in-person voting will end at 6pm on the Friday before Election Day, so early in-person voting will not be available the weekend before Election Day. However, early voting is available during the final two weekends of October. On Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Additional Information:

The Board of Elections is open for early voting between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. On November 8, Election Day, polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

Voters may call (216) 443-3298 with Vote by Mail and registration questions.

For additional information concerning the November 8th General Election, visit the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website: www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us <http://www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us/>