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Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Republican Party

• John Kasich/Mary Taylor, Republican

Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Democratic Party

• Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown, Democratic

Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Green Party

• Dennis S. Spisak/Anita Rios, Green

Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio; Libertarian Party

• Ken Matesz/Ann Leech, Libertarian

(Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor/Lt Governor; State of Ohio)

Attorney General; State of Ohio; Democratic Party

• Richard Cordray, Democratic

Attorney General; State of Ohio; Republican Party

• Mike DeWine, Republican

Attorney General; State of Ohio; Constitution Party

• Robert M. Owens, Constitution

Attorney General; State of Ohio; Libertarian Party

• Marc Allan Feldman, Libertarian

(Only Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of Ohio)

Auditor of State; State of Ohio; Democratic Party

• David Pepper, Democratic

Auditor of State; State of Ohio; Republican Party

• Dave Yost, Republican
• Seth Morgan, Republican

Auditor of State; State of Ohio; Libertarian Party

• L. Michael Howard, Libertarian

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Auditor of State; State of Ohio)

Secretary of State; State of Ohio; Democratic Party

• Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, Democratic

Secretary of State; State of Ohio; Republican Party

• Jon Husted, Republican
• Sandra O'Brien, Republican

Secretary of State; State of Ohio; Libertarian Party

• Charles Earl, Libertarian

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of Ohio)

Treasurer of State; State of Ohio; Democratic Party

• Kevin L. Boyce, Democratic

Treasurer of State; State of Ohio; Republican Party

• Josh Mandel, Republican

Treasurer of State; State of Ohio; Libertarian Party

• Matthew P. Cantrell, Libertarian

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Treasurer of State; State of Ohio)

United States Senate; Republican Party

• Rob Portman, Republican

United States Senate; Democratic Party

• Charlena Renee Bradley, Democratic
• Jennifer Brunner, Democratic
• Traci Johnson, Democratic
• Lee Fisher, Democratic

United States Senate; Constitution Party

• Eric W. Deaton, Constitution

United States Senate; Libertarian Party

• Steven R. Linnabary, Libertarian

United States Senate; Socialist Party

• Daniel H. LaBotz, Socialist

(Only Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, Republican, and Socialist party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senate)

Judicial

Chief Justice; Supreme Court; Democratic Party

• Eric Brown, Democratic

Chief Justice; Supreme Court; Republican Party

• Maureen O'Connor, Republican

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Chief Justice; Supreme Court)

Judge; Supreme Court; Democratic Party

• Mary Jane Trapp, Democratic

(Only Democratic party candidates are on the ballot for Judge; Supreme Court)

Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/1/11; Republican Party

• Judith Ann Lanzinger, Republican

(Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/1/11)

Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/2/11; Republican Party

• Paul E. Pfeifer, Republican

(Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Judge; Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/2/11)

Issue 1 Proposed Constitutional Amendment

TO EXTEND THE OHIO THIRD FRONTIER PROGRAM BY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly To amend Section 2p of Article VIII Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would:

Continue funding for research and development purposes by authorizing the state to issue $700 million of general obligation bonds to renew and continue programs for research and development in support of Ohio industry, commerce, and business.

Limit the amount of all state general obligations that may be issued for, and the amounts of proceeds from those state general obligations that may be committed to, those research and development purposes, to no more than $450 million total for the period including state fiscal years 2006 through 2011, no more than $225 million in fiscal year 2012 and no more than $175 million in any fiscal year thereafter, plus any amounts that in any prior fiscal year could have been but were not issued or committed.

Require state agencies awarding funding from those state general obligations to obtain independent reviews of and recommendations as to the merits of proposed research and development projects. The Governor, the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives must be provided information regarding the independent reviewer prior to any award, and the state agency proposing the award must also notify those officials if the recommendations of an independent reviewer are not adopted by that state agency for the proposed project and the reasons for not adopting those recommendations.

If adopted, this amendment shall take effect immediately.

A "YES" vote means approval of the amendment. A "NO" vote means disapproval of the amendment.

A majority YES vote is required for the amendment to be adopted.

SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE APPROVED?

YES

NO

Issue 2 Proposed Constitutional Amendment

TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE COLUMBUS CASINO FACILITY AUTHORIZED BY PREVIOUS STATEWIDE VOTE

Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly To amend Section 6 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would:

Change the location of the Columbus area casino authorized by statewide vote at the November 2009 general election from the area known as "The Arena District" to the site of a former General Motors/Delphi Corp. manufacturing plant. The amendment makes no change regarding any other casino authorized by the previous statewide vote.

If adopted, this amendment shall take effect immediately.

A "YES" vote means approval of the amendment. A "NO" vote means disapproval of the amendment.

A majority YES vote is required for the amendment to be adopted.

SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE APPROVED?

YES

NO