VOTING HISTORY ON DISPLAY AT COUNTY BUILDING

A Visit To The County Board of Elections Downtown Features a Historic Voting Display in the Lobby of the Administration Building. The remodeled lobby/entrance to the County Building (20 South Second Street in downtown Newark) is especially worth visiting this ‘election season’. Commissioner and local historian Doug Smith has placed on display a century old ‘wooden ballot box’ that was used in Harrison Township in the 19th Century. Also, featured is an actual 1891 election tally sheet book showing the vote counts tallied by hand. This display is flanked by the Licking County Bicentennial Bell that was cast in 2002, and a ‘rare’ 46-star American Flag also owned by Commissioner Smith. This Voting Display also features an interesting collection of voting memorabilia from the 19th century to the present. This collection is on loan from members of the Licking County Historical Alliance. Please visit downtown and enjoy!