Resources
Your source on political action, legislation & voter info

Variety of materials offered to support union political action

General Political Action Links - Send an email to your legislator, request a voter registration form, support PEOPLE, and more...

Government & General Assembly Links - Want to know how your tax dollars are being spent? What public services are up for bid? Keep up with the Ohio General Assembly's activities. Look up bills and more.

quick links - union POLITICAL ACTION

Early Voting Registered voters can use the absent voter ballot now to cast vote early-no reason required LEARN MORE    [ top ]

Voter Registration You can complete an online voter registration form, complete it, and mail it to your county board of elections. Also, you can voter early if you request an absent voters ballot. LEARN MORE    [ top ]

OCSEA E-Action Center Connect with local, state and federal elected officials, learn about state and federal legislation and issues that affect you here in Ohio, review election and candidate data, and access the media guide. Plus, you can register to vote! You can send emails on important issues to voice your opinion to legislators and much more. LEARN MORE   [ top ]

Sign up for Union Power. The power-building union activities you do now in your community and at your work site strengthens OCSEA's collective voice in government affairs, the contract, and in the legislature. LEARN MORE     [ top ]

Support PEOPLE  Browse the "How to Conduct a PEOPLE Drive" page.

AFSCME E-Action Center Connect with state and national elected officials, learn about federal legislation and issues that affect you here in Ohio, review election and candidate data, and access the media guide. You can send emails on important issues to voice your opinion to legislators and much more. LEARN MORE    [ top ]

quick links - government & gENERAL ASSEMBLY

Controlling Board & your Tax Dollars If you are interested in how legislators are spending our tax dollars, periodically check the agenda of the Ohio Controlling Board. There's also information about the State of Ohio government budget as a whole.  LEARN MORE     [ top ]

Gongwer News Service provides schedules of committee meetings, access to bills, analysis and fiscal notes, as well as a subscription option. LEARN MORE    [ top ]

Legislation Get copies of current and pending legislation, an analyses if written, as well as the status of a bill can be obtained. You can locate by bill number or by key word search. LEARN MORE    [ top ]

Legislator Look up  Visit the State Legislature´s site and follow their instructions. Browse current legislation and locate legislators by zip code. LEARN MORE     [ top ]

Lobbyists & lobbying ethics The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee and the Office of the Legislative Inspector General provide a searchable database of registered legislative agents (lobbyists) and links to Ohio ethics and lobbying laws. LEARN MORE    [ top ]

Office of Budget and Management  The Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is a cabinet-level agency within the executive branch of the Ohio state government. The mission of OBM is to provide financial management and policy analysis to help ensure the responsible use of state resources. LEARN MORE

Ohio Administrative Code  Check out the companion to the Ohio Revised Code for state agency regulations.  LEARN MORE     [ top ]

Ohio General Assembly facts and procedures These sites provide information on both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate, including history, members, committees, legislation and procedures. [ top ]

Ohio Political Districts
Map 1 - 110th U.S. Congress (PDF)
Map 2 - 127th Ohio Senate (PDF)
Map 3 - 127th Ohio House (PDF)
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Ohio Revised Code will enable you to find any section of Ohio law that impacts public employees, and more. LEARN MORE    [ top ]

Rule making  Find policy information about proposed government rules for Ohio. The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) posts schedules and rules.   LEARN MORE     [ top ]