(LFC Comments: We often wondered what happens to our correspondence to Congressional Representatives. Here is an answer we found on-line.) https://www.quora.com/ Is there any point in writing to a congressperson? Are letters or calls they receive actually likely to affect… Read More ›
Thanks to our Knox County lobbyist for this information on recalling an elected official: ORC Recall Petition ORC Recall Petition Pg 2 Here is an excerpt from the article: “A petition signed by qualified electors equal in number to at… Read More ›
(LFC Comment: We are pleased to have Jeff Beck write his personal story on how he became such a successful community activist in the City of Euclid. There is usually an adverse event that “starts the ball rolling” for… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: Have you ever heard the expression that you are “over the hill”? We contend that there is something much worse than being called “over the hill”…that is, when you look back and there was not much of a… Read More ›
For any budding community activist, they should be aware of the following two sections of the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio Public Records Act: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/149.43 Ohio Open Meetings Act: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/121.22 Here is a letter written by the Ohio Attorney General, Dave… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: Thanks to the patriots at Auburntownship.org for this remarkable article detailing the legal victories of Mr. Brian Ames, the amazing pro se litigant from Portage County. Ames is making history and case law.) https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#A_LOCAL_CHAMPION_OF_THE_OPEN_MEETINGS_ACT:_BRIAN_AMES_AND_THE_ELEVENTH_DISTRICT_COURT_OF_APPEALS_ A LOCAL CHAMPION OF… Read More ›
Brian Ames, Portage County’s unparalleled pro se litigant, is an expert in Ohio’s Open Meetings Act. He continued his victory streak when the 11th District Appellate Court released another opinion that established some important precedents, State ex rel. Ames v…. Read More ›
We are currently reading the book titled Checkmate, written by Steven W. Kraus. He wrote about one man’s fight against political corruption IN OHIO! He dared to fight the establishment. https://www.amazon.com/sk=checkmate+by+Steven+W.+Krauss&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss When reading the first few chapters of the book,… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: Thanks to the patriots at Auburntownship.org for this outstanding, detailed recap of recent rulings on Ohio’s Open Meeting Act violations.) https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#VIOLATIONS_OF_OHIO_SUNSHINE_LAWS_AND_OHIO_MEETINGS_ACT:_ANOTHER_LESSON_FOR_LOCAL_TOWNSHIP_ARROGANCE_AND_STUPIDITY__ VIOLATIONS OF OHIO SUNSHINE LAWS AND OHIO MEETINGS ACT: ANOTHER LESSON FOR LOCAL TOWNSHIP ARROGANCE AND STUPIDITY… Read More ›
We found the recent ruling by the Ohio’s Eleventh Appellate District to be VERY, VERY interesting. Concord Township Open Meeting Act Violation 11th Circuit Case No. 2018-L-116 deals with Mr. Douglas Bode and Concord Township. Mr. Bode was a part-time… Read More ›
The Ohio Auditor of State, Keith Faber, recently published a Bulletin (2019-003) that announces a new star rating system for all public officials to follow. Here is the bulletin for your review: Auditor of State’s Bulletin on Ohio Sunshine Laws… Read More ›
The following records request has been issued to the Lake County Port Authority. We would hope that the Lake County Commissioners believe in being good stewards of the taxpayers’ money, especially when one of them wants to be a State… Read More ›
Thanks to a Portage patriot for this article regarding a Bratenahl resident that refused to give up when she knew she was right, and their city officials violated the law. It is an expensive lesson for the city officials. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/bratenahl-on-hook-supreme-court-ruling/95-47ed3629-152a-4859-bbfc-32e93d20dfce?fbclid=IwAR3CPZlQeL3vyMOd0L5a4gAYUSaJftPNcVJZwEak2P0xXxgRwzsr8f3APAY… Read More ›
Suggestion for the budding community activist: Read the manual dealing with the Ohio “Sunshine Laws” . Here is a link you can use: https://ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/site/government/resources/sunshine-laws There are definite rules that a governmental body must follow to comply with the Open Meetings Act in… Read More ›
For the community activist, or anyone else interested in reviewing court filings, here is a website that will give you all court filings as long as you know the case number. https://ohcourtportal.tylerhost.net/Portal/Home As we continue to obtain more information, we… Read More ›
Here is an interesting article about how a citizen was treated in Huron by the mayor, their police department, and their Prosecutor’s office. We salute her bravery to stand up for what is right, and let the politicians know their… Read More ›
Citizens from Lake, Geauga, Portage, Cleveland and Lorain counties, concerned about the ever-increasing property taxes, have formed a new group to help residents understand property tax issues, and how to defeat a levy. Achieving success in defeating a levy requires… Read More ›
We have added a new category – “Community Activist Training”. All articles that provide citizens with information about their rights to ensure transparency in government will be filed in this category. Here is great article written by our friends at… Read More ›