Answers to Ohio Civics Essential ballot issues quiz

To reach voters on local ballot issues, cities and school districts are:

____ Campaigning in local coffee shops

____ Distributing literature door-to-door

__X__ Sending information to voters on social media

____ Seeking help from the federal government


Objective information about local ballot issues is easily found on the internet:

____ True

__X__ False


What’s the one way not to learn about local ballot issues?

____ Read the ballot language on the county board of elections website

__X__ Contact a U.S. senator for assistance

____ Check the local small-town newspaper

____ See if county political parties are endorsing the issue


The League of Women Voters provides information on local ballot issues:

__X__ True

____ False


How else can voters learn about local ballot issues?

__X__ Watch videos of council or school board meetings where the issues were discussed

____ Present a petition with at least 100 signatures to local elected officials

____ Call the Ohio General Assembly

____ Conduct a survey of area businesses to see what they know

Bob Sandrick
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About the Author: Bob Sandrick

Bob Sandrick is an award-winning multimedia writer and reporter who has worked at Cleveland.com and Sun News. His exhaustive body of work includes investigative reporting on the Cleveland Division of Water and the City of Beachwood. Today he continues to write for cleveland.com as a freelancer and also writes for Community Leader magazine, The Medina Gazette and the Cleveland Clinic.