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November 4, 2008 Election

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County Results as of Nov 5 3:40am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (880/880)
66.7% Countywide Voter Turnout (403,910/605,634)
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  • OFFICIAL CANDIDATES & ISSUES FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2008 GENERAL ELECTION
    President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislature

    US Representative; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Representative; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jean Schmidt, Republican
      148,500 votes 44.83%
    • Victoria Wulsin, Democratic
      124,076 votes 37.46%
    • David H. Krikorian
      58,650 votes 17.71%
    • James J. Condit, Jr. (Write-in)
      30 votes 0.01%

    Attorney General;

    Attorney GeneralClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 8Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • William J. Seitz, Republican
      101,721 votes 59.56%
    • Daniel J. McCarthy, Democratic
      69,065 votes 40.44%

    State House

    State Representative; District 28Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Louis Blessing, Jr., Republican
      30,774 votes 54.71%
    • Adam Noe, Democratic
      25,473 votes 45.29%

    State Representative; District 30Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 31Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Denise Driehaus, Democratic
      25,589 votes 68.60%
    • Steve Johnson, Republican
      11,715 votes 31.40%

    State Representative; District 32Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dale Mallory, Democratic
      35,030 votes 80.26%
    • Theo Barnes, Republican
      8,617 votes 19.74%

    State Representative; District 33Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 34Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ron Maag, Republican
      51,077 votes 99.51%
    • Marcia Garrison (Write-in)
      244 votes 0.48%
    • Jonathan Morris (Write-in)
      8 votes 0.02%

    Judicial

    Justice; Ohio State Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/1/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Justice; Ohio State Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/2/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Justice; Ohio State Court of Appeals; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 1/01/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 1/02/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 1/04/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 2/09/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 2/10/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 2/11/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 2/12/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; 6 Year Term Starting 2/13/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge, Juvenile Division; Court of Common PleasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karla J. Grady
      192,732 votes 100.00%

    Judge, Probate Division; Court of Common PleasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judge, Domestic Relations Division; Court of Common PleasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Beth Mattingly
      187,881 votes 100.00%

    Judge, Drug Court; Court of Common PleasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kim Wilson Burke
      187,933 votes 100.00%

    Judge; Court of Common Pleas; Unexpired Term Ending 1/1/11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    County

    Commissioner; County of Hamilton; 4 Year Term Starting 1/2/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Commissioner; County of Hamilton; 4 Year Term Starting 1/3/09Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Clerk of Courts; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Prosecutor; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joseph T. Deters, Republican
      251,667 votes 100.00%

    Sheriff; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Recorder; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Treasurer; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Engineer; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Coroner; County of HamiltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • O'dell M. Owens, Democratic
      292,034 votes 100.00%

    State Issues

    Issue 1 To provide for earlier filing deadlines for statewide ballot issues
    Pass: 3,392,085 / 68.67% Yes votes ...... 1,547,962 / 31.33% No votes
    To amend Sections 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1g of Article II of the Constitution of the State of Ohio The proposed amendment would:
    1. Require that a citizen-initiated statewide ballot issue be considered at the next general election if petitions are filed 125 days before the election.
    2. Establish deadlines for boards of elections to determine the validity of citizen-initiated petitions.
    3. Standardize the process for legal challenges to citizen-initiated petitions by giving the Ohio Supreme Court jurisdiction to consider these cases and establishing expedited deadlines for the Court to make decisions.

    Issue 2 To continue the clean Ohio Program
    Pass: 3,568,228 / 69.27% Yes votes ...... 1,583,305 / 30.73% No votes
    to authorize the state to issue bonds to continue the clean Ohio program for environmental revitalization and conservation; to adopt section 2q of article viii of the constitution of the state OF OHIO

    Issue 3 To protect private property rights & water
    Pass: 3,625,811 / 71.95% Yes votes ...... 1,413,639 / 28.05% No votes
    To adopt Section 19b of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed Amendment would:
    1. Make explicit that a private property owner has a right to make reasonable use of the ground water that lies beneath the owner's land, although this right is subordinate to the public welfare.
    2. Make explicit that a private property owner who owns land on the border of a lake or other watercourse has a right to make reasonable use of the water in such lake or watercourse located on or flowing through the owner's land, although this right is subordinate to the public welfare.
    3. Not affect the public's use of Lake Erie and other navigable waters of the state.
    4. Prevent the rights confirmed under this proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution from being impaired or limited by the operation of other sections of the Ohio Constitution. If approved, this amendment shall take effect December 1, 2008.

    Issue 4 Withdrawn By Petitioners' Committee on September 4, 2008

    Issue 5 Making changes to check cashing lending
    Pass: 3,391,282 / 63.60% Yes votes ...... 1,940,951 / 36.40% No votes
    Substitute House Bill 545 (H.B. 545), which was passed by the Ohio legislature and signed into law by the Governor, substantially changed the law regulating how certain lenders in Ohio operate. Under the referendum, voters must decide whether Section 3 of H.B. 545 should go into effect. Section 3 of H.B. 545 deletes the old provisions of the law regulating check cashing lenders, sometimes known as "payday lenders," in favor of the new provisions.
    1. If a majority of Ohio voters approve Section 3 of H.B. 545, all short term lenders, including check cashing lenders, would be subject to the following limitations: The maximum loan amount would be $500; Borrowers would have at least 30 days to repay the loan; and The maximum interest rate would be 28% annual percentage rate (APR) on all loans.
    2. If a majority of Ohio voters reject Section 3 of H.B. 545, check cashing lenders would be allowed to continue under previous law as follows: The maximum loan amount would continue to be $800; There would continue to be no minimum repayment period; and Check cashing lenders could continue to charge rates and fees, resulting in a total charge for a loan that substantially exceeds an equivalent APR of 28%.

    Issue 6 Petition for a casino near Wilmington
    Fail: 2,088,294 / 37.63% Yes votes ...... 3,461,430 / 62.37% No votes
    To adopt Section 6a to Article XV of the Ohio Constitution This proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution would:
    1. Authorize one privately owned casino with a required minimum initial investment of $600 million dollars on a 94-acre site located near the northwest corner of State Route 73 and Interstate 71 in southwest Ohio in Chester Township near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio.
    2. Require the casino to pay a tax of up to 30% on its gross receipts for gaming less payouts. The taxes are to be used first to pay expenses of regulating and collecting taxes from the casino, then for funding of gambling prevention and treatment programs, and the remainder to be distributed in the amount of 10% to Clinton County and 90% to the remaining counties based on population and to be used at each county's discretion.
    3. Reduce the tax paid by the casino authorized by this amendment to the lesser of the rate taxed on another casino or 25%, in the event another casino is permitted in Ohio in the future.
    4. Require that the casino be subject to all other applicable types of taxes that are currently in effect in Ohio.
    5. Authorize the casino to conduct any game permitted in the State of Nevada, or any state adjacent to Ohio, including any type of card or table games, slot machines, and electronic gaming devices, except bets on races or sporting events. Only persons age 21 and over would be permitted to place bets. Amounts of bets would not be subject to any limits now or in the future. Days and hours of operation would not be subject to limits.
    6. Set aside the application to the casino of all local and state laws and any constitutional provisions that would prohibit the operation of this privately owned casino, including any local zoning law that would prohibit or place restrictions on a casino from operating on the property in question. If approved, this proposed amendment shall take effect 30 days after the election.

    Local Issues

    Issue 7 Limits of Photo Monitoring for Traffic Violations -- City of Cincinnati (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 62,230 / 51.22% Yes votes ...... 59,267 / 48.78% No votes
    Shall the Charter of the City of Cincinnati be amended to limit the use of photo-monitoring devices to detect certain traffic law violations by adopting new Article XIV?

    Issue 8 Proportional Representation -- City of Cincinnati (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 52,660 / 46.35% Yes votes ...... 60,943 / 53.65% No votes
    Shall the proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Cincinnati to provide for a method of proportional representation for electing the members of Council whereby each voter ranks candidate choice in descending order from 1 through 9 on each ballot; to provide for the counting of ballots and the determination of results whereby the ballots that are not needed or cannot be used to elect a candidate are distributed to the next highest candidate choice on each ballot who remains eligible to be elected; to provide for the ballot language and direction to voters; to provide for the election of two candidates for mayor in a primary election who shall be eligible for the regular municipal election for mayor; to provide for the election of mayor in the general election; to provide for the choice of write-in candidates; to provide for the election of council and the mayor by ballot without designation of political party; to provide for the marking, sorting and counting of ballots and tabulating the results in a manner consistent with the charter and general election law for non-partisan ballots; to provide for the ongoing validity of Article IX should any provision of Article IX be amended or held unconstitutional or in violation of state law; to provide for the use of mechanical, electronic or other devices for vote counting; and provide other procedures to implement proportional representation by repealing existing Sections 5, 5a, 7, 8, 11 and 12 and enacting new Sections 5, 5a, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13, be approved?

    Issue 9 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Cincinnati 6-C (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 207 / 72.63% Yes votes ...... 78 / 27.37% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Kroger Limited Partnership I LP, dba Kroger, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a full-service grocery store and supermarket at 1420 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210 in this precinct?

    Issue 10 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Cincinnati 10-F (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 133 / 80.61% Yes votes ...... 32 / 19.39% No votes
    Shall the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Maxwell Market Wines LLC, dba Market Wines, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of retail sales of wine and beer at 128 West Elder Street Level 1, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 in this precinct?

    Issue 11 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Cincinnati 12-I (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 168 / 68.29% Yes votes ...... 78 / 31.71% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Kroger Limited Partnership I LP, dba Kroger, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood retail grocery store and supermarket at 1 West Corry Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 in this precinct?

    Issue 12 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Cincinnati 24-I (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 75 / 71.43% Yes votes ...... 30 / 28.57% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Kroger Co., dba Kroger, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a full-service grocery store and supermarket at 8241 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45216 in this precinct?

    Issue 13 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Cincinnati 25-J (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 395 / 62.80% Yes votes ...... 234 / 37.20% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages of the same types as may be legally sold in this precinct on other days of the week, be permitted in this Cincinnati 25-J for consumption off the premises where sold, between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight on Sunday?

    Issue 14 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Cincinnati 26-Q (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 214 / 59.61% Yes votes ...... 145 / 40.39% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Kroger Limited Partnership I LP, dba Kroger, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a full-service grocery store and supermarket at 2435 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 in this precinct?

    Issue 15 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- City of Harrison (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 863 / 78.38% Yes votes ...... 238 / 21.62% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by SuperValu Holdings, Inc., dba Bigg's, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood retail grocery store and supermarket at 10501 New Haven Road, Harrison, Ohio 45030 in this precinct?

    Issue 16 Gas Aggregation -- City of Indian Hill (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 3,062 / 87.81% Yes votes ...... 425 / 12.19% No votes
    Shall the City of Indian Hill, County of Hamilton, Ohio, have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Indian Hill, and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?

    Issue 17 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- City of Loveland (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 416 / 87.39% Yes votes ...... 60 / 12.61% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Receptions Loveland Inc., an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a full service banquet center at 10681 Loveland Madeira Road, Loveland, Ohio 45140 in this precinct?

    Issue 18 Gas Aggregation -- City of Norwood (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 4,103 / 62.16% Yes votes ...... 2,498 / 37.84% No votes
    Shall the City of Norwood, County of Hamilton, Ohio, have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Norwood, and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?

    Issue 19 Gas Aggregation -- City of Reading (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 3,145 / 70.03% Yes votes ...... 1,346 / 29.97% No votes
    Shall the City of Reading, County of Hamilton, Ohio, have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Reading, and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?

    Issue 20 Gas Aggregation -- City of Wyoming (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 3,860 / 82.09% Yes votes ...... 842 / 17.91% No votes
    Shall the City of Wyoming, County of Hamilton, Ohio, have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Wyoming, and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?

    Issue 21 Proposed Tax Levy -- Village of Glendale (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 1,016 / 69.64% Yes votes ...... 443 / 30.36% No votes
    A replacement of a portion of an existing levy, being a reduction of 0.4 mill, to constitute a tax for the benefit of the Village of Glendale, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding eight and five-tenths (8.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to eighty-five cents ($0.85) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for four (4) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 22 Proposed Tax Levy -- Village of Golf Manor (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 876 / 51.65% Yes votes ...... 820 / 48.35% No votes
    A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Village of Golf Manor, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding two (2) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty cents ($0.20) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 23 Proposed Tax Levy -- Village of Greenhills (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,560 / 78.16% Yes votes ...... 436 / 21.84% No votes
    A replacement of two existing levies for the benefit of the Village of Greenhills, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES at a rate not exceeding two and five-tenths (2.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Charter Amendment 24 Provision for Recall of Council Member -- Village of Lincoln Heights (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 1,067 / 69.24% Yes votes ...... 474 / 30.76% No votes
    Shall the proposed amendment of Section 6.01 of the Charter of the Village of Lincoln Heights, to change the provisions for the recall of a Council Member, be adopted?

    Issue 25 Gas Aggregation -- Village of Lockland (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 784 / 61.93% Yes votes ...... 482 / 38.07% No votes
    Shall the Village of Lockland, County of Hamilton, Ohio, have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the Village of Lockland, and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?

    Issue 26 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Lockland E (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 97 / 54.49% Yes votes ...... 81 / 45.51% No votes
    Shall the sale of beer and wine be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of one p.m. and midnight by Ghulam M. Yousaf, dba Wyoming Clark, a holder of a C-1, C-2 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a convenience store at 803 W Wyoming Ave., Lockland, Ohio 45215 in this precinct?

    Issue 28 Proposed Tax Levy -- Village of Woodlawn (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 1,327 / 73.56% Yes votes ...... 477 / 26.44% No votes
    A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Village of Mariemont, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding three and eight hundredths (3.08) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty and eight tenths cents ($0.308) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.

    Issue 29 Proposed Charter Revision -- Village of Woodlawn (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 1,043 / 73.30% Yes votes ...... 380 / 26.70% No votes
    Shall the proposed Charter amendments, as recommended by the Village of Woodlawn Charter Review Commission, be adopted

    Issue 30 Proposed Tax Levy -- Anderson Township (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 13,808 / 57.43% Yes votes ...... 10,236 / 42.57% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of Anderson Township, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES at a rate not exceeding two and seven-tenths (2.7) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty-seven cents ($0.27) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 31 Proposed Tax Levy-Park District -- Anderson Township (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 13,275 / 55.26% Yes votes ...... 10,746 / 44.74% No votes
    A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. An additional tax for the benefit of the Anderson Township Park District, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT AND PURCHASING, APPROPRIATING, OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING LANDS FOR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF DEBT SERVICE ON BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 511.29 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE at a rate not exceeding one and nine-tenths (1.9) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to nineteen cents ($0.19) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for ten (10) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009. If this levy is approved the taxes from the 2000 levy will not be collected in 2009.

    Issue 32 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Anderson BB (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 480 / 66.85% Yes votes ...... 238 / 33.15% No votes
    Shall the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Akshar Enterprises Inc., dba Clough Pike Marathon & Drive Thru, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a gas station and drive thru business at 8345 Clough Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 in this precinct?

    Issue 33 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Colerain M (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 472 / 69.82% Yes votes ...... 204 / 30.18% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by SuperValu Holdings, Inc., dba Bigg's, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood retail grocery store and supermarket at 8340 Colerain Avenue, Suite 100, Colerain Twp., Cincinnati, Ohio 45239 in this precinct?

    Issue 34 Home Rule Government -- Columbia Township (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 1,202 / 57.90% Yes votes ...... 874 / 42.10% No votes
    Shall Columbia Township adopt a limited home rule government, under which government the Board of Columbia Township Trustees, by resolution, may exercise limited powers of local self-government and limited police powers?

    Issue 35 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Columbia D (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 244 / 69.52% Yes votes ...... 107 / 30.48% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by SuperValu Holdings, Inc., dba Bigg's Foods, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood retail grocery store and supermarket at 3240 Highland Avenue, Columbia Twp., Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 in this precinct?

    Issue 36 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Delhi M (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 354 / 80.64% Yes votes ...... 85 / 19.36% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by SuperValu Holdings, Inc., dba Bigg's, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood retail grocery store and supermarket at 5025 Delhi Road, Delhi Twp., Cincinnati, Ohio 45238 in this precinct?

    Issue 37 Proposed Tax Levy -- Green Township (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 20,032 / 61.80% Yes votes ...... 12,384 / 38.20% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of Green Township, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES at a rate not exceeding one and nine-tenths (1.9) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to nineteen cents ($0.19) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 38 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Green JJ (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 275 / 70.51% Yes votes ...... 115 / 29.49% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by SuperValu Holdings, Inc., dba Bigg's Foods, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood retail grocery store and supermarket at 5071 Glencrossing Way, Green Twp., Cincinnati, Ohio 45238 in this precinct?

    Issue 39 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Miami Township J (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 71 / 75.53% Yes votes ...... 23 / 24.47% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by RSKO LLC, dba Scoreboard Sports Bar, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of bar business at 3783 Shady Lane Plaza, North Bend, Ohio 45052 in this precinct?

    Issue 40 Proposed Tax Levy -- Springfield Township (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Fail: 8,163 / 42.83% Yes votes ...... 10,895 / 57.17% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of Springfield Township, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding one and five-tenths (1.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to fifteen cents ($0.15) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 41 Gas Aggregation -- Township of Sycamore (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 6,678 / 73.30% Yes votes ...... 2,433 / 26.70% No votes
    Shall Sycamore Township, County of Hamilton, Ohio, have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in Sycamore Township, and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?

    Issue 42 Sunday Sale of Liquor -- Precinct Sycamore J (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 290 / 80.33% Yes votes ...... 71 / 19.67% No votes
    Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Kroger Limited Partnership I LP, dba Kroger, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a full-service grocery store and supermarket at 5901 E. Galbraith Rd., Suite 100, Sycamore Twp., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 in this precinct?

    Issue 43 Proposed Tax Levy -- Loveland City School District (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 4,070 / 55.21% Yes votes ...... 3,302 / 44.79% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of Loveland City School District, Counties of Hamilton, Clermont and Warren, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding three and five tenths (3.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty-five cents ($0.35) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 44 Proposed Tax Levy -- Milford Exempted Village School District (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Fail: 1 / 33.33% Yes votes ...... 2 / 66.67% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of Milford Exempted Village School District, Clermont and Hamilton Counties, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding five and five tenths (5.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to fifty-five cents ($0.55) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 45 Proposed Tax Levy -- Mount Healthy City School District (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 4,819 / 42.93% Yes votes ...... 6,407 / 57.07% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of the Mt. Healthy City School District, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding seven and ninety-five hundredths (7.95) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to seventy-nine and five-tenths cents ($0.795) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 46 Proposed Tax Levy -- Winton Woods City School District (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Fail: 6,511 / 48.83% Yes votes ...... 6,823 / 51.17% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of the Winton Woods City School District, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding seven and ninety-five hundredths (7.95) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to seventy-nine and five-tenths cents ($0.795) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 47 Proposed Tax Levy -- Three Rivers Local School District (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 5,807 / 70.23% Yes votes ...... 2,462 / 29.77% No votes
    A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Three Rivers Local School District, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding four and ninety-five hundredths (4.95) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to forty-nine and five-tenths cents ($0.495) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for three (3) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 48 Proposed Tax Levy -- Great Oaks Institute of Technology (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 116,768 / 60.04% Yes votes ...... 77,713 / 39.96% No votes
    A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development, Counties of Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Butler, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross, Pickaway, Madison, Brown and Greene, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding two and seven-tenths (2.7) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty-seven cents ($0.27) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for ten (10) years, commencing in 2009 first due in calendar year 2010.

    Issue 49 Proposed Tax Levy -- Columbia Township (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Fail: 1,031 / 46.82% Yes votes ...... 1,171 / 53.18% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of Columbia Township Road District, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESURFACING AND REPAIR OF STREETS, ROADS AND BRIDGES WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP AND FOR CONSTRUCTING, REHABILITATING, REPAIRING OR MAINTAINING STORM DRAINS, SIDEWALKS, WALKWAYS, TRAILS, BICYCLE PATHWAYS OR SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS OR ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN LAND NECESSARY FOR THE FOREGOING IMPROVEMENTS at a rate not exceeding four (4) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to forty cents ($0.40) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 50 Proposed Tax Levy -- Columbia Township (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 440 / 65.28% Yes votes ...... 234 / 34.72% No votes
    An additional tax for the benefit of the Ridge Fire District, Columbia Township, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES at a rate not exceeding two (2) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty cents ($0.20) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.

    Issue 51 Proposed Tax Levy -- Miami Township Waste District (Majority Approval Reqired)
    Pass: 4,195 / 66.21% Yes votes ...... 2,141 / 33.79% No votes
    A replacement of a tax for the benefit of the Miami Township Waste District, County of Hamilton, Ohio, for the purpose of WASTE COLLECTION at a rate not exceeding one and twenty-five hundredths (1.25) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twelve and five-tenths cents ($0.125) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five (5) years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009

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