By Paula Pyzik Scott

The filing deadline for nominating petitions by non-partisan candidates to appear on the November 4 General Election ballot in Ohio is 4:00 p.m. on August 6, 2025 (90 days before the General Election).

Write-in candidates must file declarations of intent by 4:00 p.m. on August 25.

To become a candidate, individuals must collect the designated number of valid voter signatures on the form designated by the Secretary of State and pay a $30 fee.

The following candidates are currently shown (7:00 a.m., August 4) on the website of the Hardin County (Ohio) Board of Elections:

ADA EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS
To be elected: 2 members of School Board, nonpartisan
Term Start: 01/01/2026, Term End: 12/31/2029

Candidates filed as of Monday, August 4 at 7:00 a.m.

• TED GRIFFITH, status pending
• JAY SALYER, status pending

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
To be ellected: 2 trustees, nonpartisan race
Term Start: 01/01/2026, Term End: 12/31/2029

Candidates filed as of Monday, August 4 at 7:00 a.m.

• TRENT BASS, status pending

VILLAGE OF ADA
To be elected: 4 council members, partisan race
Term Start: 01/01/2026, Term End: 12/31/2029

Candidates filed as of Monday, August 4 at 7:00 a.m.

• SEAN MICHAEL BECK, valid
• JASON CAMPBELL, Republican nominated
• LUCAS ROWE, Republican nominated
• XANDER WELLS (WRITE-IN), valid