Columbiana Co. turnout hits lowest in 10 years

Columbiana Co. turnouthits lowest in 10 years
LISBON -- Columbiana County had its lowest voter turnout in about a decade, said elections director John Payne.
About 14 percent of the county's 33,042 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday.
The previous lowest turnout in the past 10 years was about 19 percent, Payne said.
Unsigned absentee ballotsget the ax in Trumbull Co.
WARREN -- The Trumbull County Board of Elections rejected 13 absentee ballots for Tuesday's election because they were not signed by the voters.
Two more ballots were rejected at a board meeting Tuesday because they were returned in a single, signed envelope.
Board members also voted to retain Ultimate Building Maintenance of Warren to clean board offices.
Ultimate submitted a sealed bid of $5,408 a year.
A Youngstown company, Imperial Service Systems, offered to clean for $5,280 a year, but board members did not consider it sufficient savings to switch.