We invite you to join us in celebration at the Lucas SWCD
55th Annual Meeting & Election

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2018 Annual Meeting & Election at Strawberry Acres Lodge in Holland.
Date: Thursday November 7th, 2019
Time: 5:30 to 8:00 PM
Location: Fallen Timbers Fairways (7711 Timbers Blvd., Waterville, OH 43566)

The evening will feature a taco bar with all the fixings, golf simulator games, a presentation by a local archaeologist, followed by District highlights for 2019, awards, and door prizes!

**Featured Presentation: The History of the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Dr. Robert D. Chidester**

Voting for two Board Supervisor positions closes at 6:30 PM. 

$15/ticket -- Please purchase your ticket(s) by October 31st

To purchase your tickets online, fill out the form below and select "Buy Now". 

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Unable to make it to the Annual Meeting on November 7th? You can still vote in the Board Supervisor Election using an Absentee Ballot! See below for voter eligibility and absentee voting instructions. 

To learn about the 2019 candidates, visit our Meet the Candidates page.

Voter Eligibility

Eligible voters will be at least eighteen years of age at the time of the official election and own or occupy land within the boundaries of Lucas County. Voters will register by placing their name, address, and additional information as deemed appropriate by the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission on the prescribed registration forms. A picture I.D. or license is no longer required.

For information regarding non-resident landowners, non-resident land-occupier, etc., visit the ODA website.

Absentee Voting Information

Residents of Lucas County and non-residents/FIRM/Corporations who cannot attend the Annual Meeting and Election can request an official application for an absentee ballot and registration envelope by:
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  • In writing to the District office in Maumee (130-A, W. Dudley St., Maumee OH 43537), no earlier than 21 days prior and no later than 5 days prior to the annual meeting date. View and download the official request form here. The request form must be mailed back to the LSWCD office to receive the official absentee ballot and registration envelope. The ballot and registration envelope are to be mailed back only to the person making the request.
  • In person at the LSWCD office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to the District, no earlier than 21 days prior and no later than 12 p.m. on the day of the election.
  • A person shall limit their request for their own personal ballot, except that written requests signed individually from all other qualified electors in the same household can be submitted in the same envelope, which is to be mailed to LSWCD address. (**Note that request forms for absentee ballots must have original signature to be valid. Faxed, email or scanned requests will not be accepted**)
  • If the designated election staff person is out of the office, a person may fill out the official application for an absentee ballot, and leave it for action to be processed when she returns.

For more information on the election process for SWCDs, please visit the ODA website here.