Four candidates rejected for November ballot


Certified candidates

Candidates and the offices they are running for in the Nov. 3 elections:

Catawba Village Mayor: David L. Baker, Matthew S. Warner

South Charleston Village Commission: Samuel D. Stucky

Enon Village Mayor: Timothy J. Howard

Enon Village Council: Mitch Oliver, Stephen Trout, Jeremy E. Whitacre

North Hampton Village Mayor: Dave Young

North Hampton Village Clerk-Treasurer: Jennifer Baldwin

South Vienna Village Mayor: Toni L. Keller

South Vienna Village Council: John Blanton, Donna J. Smith

Board of Public Affairs — South Vienna Village: Jacqueline A. Miller, Walter A. Newman

Tremont City Village Mayor: Paula A. Johnson

Tremont City Village Clerk-Treasurer: Mark J. Hunger

Tremont City Village Council: Tony E. Flood, Steve Heider, Eric Johnson

Township Trustee — Bethel Township Trustee: Douglas Frank, Nancy L. Marine, David A. Phares

Bethel Twp. Fiscal Officer: Melanie M. Cochran

German Twp. Trustee: Steve Bevan, Rodney Kaffenbarger

German Twp. Fiscal Officer: Heather M. Brackney, Angela Griest

Green Twp. Trustee: Allen Armstrong

Green Twp. Fiscal Officer: Nicole C. Smith

Harmony Twp. Trustee: Jay W. Flax

Harmony Twp. Fiscal Officer: Marcia E. Farquer

Madison Twp. Trustee: Mike Garringer, Brian Harbage

Madison Twp. Fiscal Officer: Bonnie Stout

Moorefield Twp. Trustee: Daren Cotter, Chris DeWitt

Moorefield Twp. Fiscal Officer: Janet L. Dyer

Mad River Twp. Trustee: Kathy Estep, Stuart A. Young

Mad River Twp. Fiscal Officer: Jackie Ashworth, Maralee A. Leonard, David J. Rudy, Jennifer Wendling

Pike Twp. Trustee: Adam Steele

Pike Twp. Fiscal Officer: Cheryl Sigler

Pleasant Twp. Trustee: Craig A. Wiseman

Pleasant Twp. Fiscal Officer: Sherrie Leach, Lauren M. Sims, Tim Foley

Springfield Twp. Trustee: John E. Roeder, Tim Foley

Springfield Twp. Fiscal Officer: Michael L. Hively

Governing Board of Education — Clark County: Amy Agle Foreman, Linda A. Jordan, Kelly Reynolds, Stan Wenclewicz, Richard Zsambok

Board of Education — Springfield City: Jamie Callan, Edward Leventhal, Veola E. Moore, Chris Williams

Board of Education — Greenon LSD: Beth A. Campbell, Dennis Henry, Chris Price, Mark E. Remmetter

Board of Education — Northeastern LSD: Ronnie E. Lemen, Steve Schwitzgable, Joel Augustus, Jill Parker, Kent Sherry

Board of Education — Northwestern LSD: Andy Gundolf, Libbee Hasting, Sri Melethil, Paul L. Snyder, Russell Steele

Board of Education — Southeastern LSD: Gregory R. Flax, Kimberly Owens, Tammy Severt Stoops

Board of Education — Clark-Shawnee LSD: Gary Barnes, Susan C. Page

Board of Education — Tecumseh LSD: Kevin K. E. Becker, Gary P. Cochran, Brett Collins, Peter Scarff, Corinne M. Scott

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Four candidates who filed petitions for placement on the November ballot were rejected this week by the Clark County Board of Elections Office.

The candidates who were not certified were Donnelsville Mayor Bob Cornwell, Donnelsville Councilwoman Marie Kettlehake, Enon Clerk-Treasurer Diana S. McCubbin and O. Danny Mapp, who was seeking to become a member of the Springfield City Board of Education.

Kettlehake said she was shocked to learn her petition was not certified.

“I know they went over the entire thing with me over at the board of elections, so I don’t know why anything would have been left blank. That’s just kind of strange,” Kettlehake said, adding that she plans to call the board of elections to get more information.

Kettlehake and Cornwell were the only candidates who filed petitions for those seats. Board members can appoint Kettlehake or anyone else seeking the council seat to the position, she said.

Cornwell could not be reached for comment.

The candidates who were not certified cannot run as write-ins, according to Matthew Tlachac, board of elections director. Only candidates who withdraw their petition prior to the certification vote by the elections board can run as write-ins, he added.

The candidates were rejected because of various errors on their petitions. Candidates did not indicate the circulator count on a portion of their petition, had fewer than the required valid signatures on their petition, did not provide a signature on a portion of their petition or left the circulator statement blank on their petition.

Eighty-four candidates were certified to appear on the November ballot.

There are four people running for three open seats on the Springfield Board of Education: Veola E. Moore, Jamie Callan, Edward Leventhal and Chris Williams.

Springfield Twp. Fire Chief John E. Roeder will challenge incumbent Tim Foley for Springfield Twp. trustee.

Five are vying for three seats on the Northeastern Local Schools Board of Education: Joel Augustus, Ronnie E. Lemen, Jill Parker, Kent Sherry and Steve Schwitzgable.

Five are seeking two seats on the Northwestern Local Schools Board of Education: Andy Gundolf, Libbee Hasting, Sri Melethil, Paul L. Snyder and Russell Steele.

Five are also seeking two seats on the Tecumseh Local Schools Board of Education: Kevin K. E. Becker, Gary P. Cochran, Brett Collins, Peter Scarff and Corinne M. Scott.

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