STARK BOE CANDIDATE CERTIFICATION MEETING CONCLUDED!

 FINAL Update:  6:05 p.m.

VIDEOS POSTED

CICCHINELLI ATTORNEY

CRAG T. CONLEY 

ON BOE PROCEEDINGS

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STARK/OHIO DEMS ATTORNEY
EDMOND J. MACK
OF THE LEE PLAKAS LAW FIRM
ON BOE PROCEEDINGS
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THOMAS BERNABEI INTERVIEW
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COMPLETE
06/17/2015
CERTIFICATION MEETING

Check back throughout today for videos on:

• coverage of would be Canton mayoral candidate and Stark County Commissioner Thomas Bernabei,
• coverage of rejected for mayoralty candidacy of Massillon's Scott Graber,
• coverage of Cicchinelli (independent candidate hopeful for mayor of Massillon by way of interview with his legal counsel Craig T. Conley, and
• coverage of Stark Dems/Ohio Dems protest of Bernabei candidacy by way of interview of one of the Dems' legal counsel in the personage of Lee Plakas associate Edmond J. Mack, and
• much, much more! including on the final update the SCPR video on "the entire meeting" from calling to order to adjournment.

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Take a look at this e-mail received by the SCPR within the hour:

Interesting, no?

See blog written earlier this morning on the Okey/Conley (for Cicchinelli filings) with the Stark Board of Elections yesterday just hours apart.

On Bernabei and Cicchinelli the BOE did, "on the record" but not voting to certify same, state that both petitioners for independent candidacy did in all respects, that is to say:

• have at least the minimum required number of valid registered voter signatures set forth in Ohio law, and 
• complied with the formalities (attestation and the like) required for valid petitions in addition to meeting the numbers of signatures requirement

Independent candidate rejection by the BOE was the order of the day for:

• Scott Graber, a petitioner to run for mayor of Massillon,
• Note:  not enough valid signatures, 
• Daniel Brown, a petitioner to run for the Ward 1 seat in Massillon currently held by Republican Sarita Cunningham-Hedderly; not enough valid signatures,
• Julie Ann Hoffman, a petitioner to run for the Ward 9 seat (currently held by Frank Morris, III); voted in the May 5, 2015 Democratic primary,

Notable qualifications as being certified today were:

• Former Republican Massillon Ward 3 councilwoman Claudette Istnick challenging Massillon Democratic Central Committee appointee Tony Townsend for council president, and
• Former Republican Canton councilman Richard Hart to retain his council-at-large seat having won same in the November, 2013 election

The certification phase of the BOE meeting lasted about 14 minutes and 15 seconds and the entire video of the session can be seen without editing at the end of this blog once the final update has been filed.

After the meeting concluded, the SCPR interview must of the main players.  One notable exception was Cicchinelli protesters' legal counsel Steve Okey who appeared to the SCPR to have departed the Stark BOE facility at 3525 Regent Avenue at breakneck speed.

Interesting, no?

Note to Steve:  just being funny!

However, the SCPR was able to hook up with the main players.

CRAIG T. CONLEY REPRESENTING FRANK CICCHINELLI

EDMOND J. MACK (Plakas lawfirm)
REPRESENTING Stark/Ohio Dems
BERNABEI CANDIDACY PROTEST



THOMAS BERNABEI SPEAKING FOR HIMSELF



THE FINAL VIDEO

COMPLETE BOE PROCEEDINGS ON CERTIFICATION