All council candidates miss ballot in Ohio village

LAKEMORE, Ohio (AP) — Five people are running for four open council seats in their Ohio village, but no names will appear on next week’s ballot.

Several of the write-in candidates in Lakemore say they didn’t make the ballot because they didn’t make up their minds about running until it was too late to get petitions in. One council hopeful did submit petitions, but they were disqualified.

Elections officials in northeast Ohio’s Summit County, which also includes Akron, say voters at the polls will be able to see a list of the write-in candidates. But they’ll have to ask.

Local leaders say recent financial struggles in the village and bickering between the mayor and council may have turned off some potential council candidates.