Portage board removes deputies from in-person voting security …
WEB2 days ago · Portage County's board of elections has voted to drop sheriff's deputies from handling security at in-person voting, the latest fallout from Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski's statements on Kamala Harris ...
Residents express fear after sheriff says ‘write down all the …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski at a meeting in 2021 called for spending reforms that would add $2.9 million to the office’s budget over three years. Michael Indriolo/The Portager. ... The Portager is a locally owned news source serving Portage County, Ohio. Our mission is to be a catalyst …
Portage County Sheriff's Office won't be used for election security
WEB1 day ago · Department won't provide election security after sheriff's posts about Harris yard signs. In this undated photo released by the Portage County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski poses ...
'I don't accept the excuse that he said it as a private citizen'
WEB3 days ago · Posted 5:03 AM, Sep 21, 2024. RAVENNA, Ohio — The fallout continues for the Portage County Sheriff after he made a controversial Facebook post on his public page. Friday afternoon, the Board of ...
Department won't provide election security after sheriff's posts …
WEB2 days ago · Updated 11:19 AM PDT, September 22, 2024. RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff’s department will not be used for election security following a social media post by the sheriff saying people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them ...
What to know about Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Bruce Zuchowski, a Republican and former assistant post commander for the Ohio State Highway Patrol, defeated Greg Johnson, a Democrat who was the former chief of the detective bureau at the sheriff’s office. Ohio election 2020: Bruce Zuchowski defeats Greg Johnson in Portage County sheriff's race. Zuchowski won his election by roughly 10,000 ...
‘Human locust’: Portage Sheriff posts divisive message on Facebook
WEBSep 16, 2024 · and last updated 5:17 PM, Sep 16, 2024. RAVENNA, Ohio — Voters in Portage County, Ohio, are worried about putting up political signs in their yards thanks to the county sheriff's Facebook post ...
ACLU of Ohio receiving complaints from Portage County over sheriff …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Portage County Democrats including Jon Barber, the candidate challenging Zuchowski in the 2024 election, say residents are worried that trust will decline in the sheriff's office due to Zuchowski's rhetoric.
Ohio Secretary of State reviews complaints against Portage sheriff
WEB6 days ago · "The Portage County Board of Elections is committed to providing free, fair, and transparent elections. Voter intimidation should never be a part of the election process and voters are protected by Ohio law from such intimidation," the post stated. The Secretary of State's Election Integrity Department can be …
After Portage County sheriff’s post, worried voters ask to meet …
WEB4 days ago · Voting rights groups in northeast Ohio’s Portage County have asked Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose to meet with them following a Facebook post by the county sheriff, also a Republican. Bruce Zuchowski made national news with a public post that has since been removed, urging his …