Briefs: Voter registration deadline, Municipal Court closure, senior food distribution
Voter registration deadline is Oct. 10
The deadline to register to vote or change one's address or name for the Nov. 7 general election is Oct. 10. The board of elections office, 1495 W. Longview Ave., Suite 101 in the Longview Center, will be open that evening until 9 p.m. After 4 p.m., voters should use the entrance at the lower level back parking area at the southwest corner of the building.
To register to vote, a person must be a native U. S. citizen or a naturalized citizen of the U.S., a resident of the State of Ohio 30 days before an election, and at least 18 years of age on or before Nov. 7.
Registered voters who have moved or changed their name must notify the board in writing or in person. Voters registered in Ohio may change their address online at VoteOhio.gov but must do so by the Oct. 10 deadline. Online registration is also available at VoteOhio.gov.
In addition to the board of elections office, citizens may register or complete a change of address/name at any library branch, all city and village offices, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Department of Job and Family Services, Richland County Courthouse (Recorder or Treasurer offices), and at all area high school offices.
Registration forms may also be obtained at boe.ohio.gov/richland or requested by mail by calling the board office at 419-774-5530. Completed voter registration forms must be postmarked 30 days before election day.
Mansfield Municipal Court to close for funeral
In order to allow court personnel and staff to attend funeral services for Judge Frank J. Ardis Jr., the Mansfield Municipal Court, Clerk of Court, and Law Director's Office will only be open from 8-9 a.m. on Friday.
For those individuals who are set for arraignment on Friday, their court date is continued to Sept. 29 at their original time. Arraignment for incarcerated individuals on Friday (Sept. 22) will be conducted at 8 a.m. The Clerk of Court will be open from noon-1 p.m. to allow for posting of bonds. The Clerk of Court will also be available to post bonds on Saturday and Sunday in the Violations Office of the Clerk of Court.
Ardis, who was muni court judge since 2010, died Sunday at age 74.
First English Lutheran to distribute food to low-income seniors on Tuesday
First English Lutheran Church, 53 Park Avenue West, along with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, offers Senior Boxes on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Anyone 60 and over who falls into the low-income guidelines can register and pick up a 30-pound box of nonperishable food including two pounds of cheese and a 15-pound box of prepackaged produce. This is a year-round distribution. Age is a qualification, so a current identification card complete with date of birth and proof of income must be provided.
Participants should come to the east side of the church between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to get registered and pick up a Senior Box. There is no cost for the food.
For more information, call the church at 419-522-0662.
Mansfield News Journal
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