Celebrate National Voter Registration Day 2024 with a local "What's On The Ballot?" panel discussion. Bring your que stions about local issues. In collaboration with the Bexley Chamber of Com merce\, Bexley City Schools\, COTA\, and Citizens Not Politicians. Speaker s include Ted Cahill\, Bexley School Levy Chair\; Pat King\, Bexley School Board Member\; Kelsey Ellingsen\, COTA&rsquo\;s Director of Local Governm ent Affairs\; and Michael Ahern\, Citizens Not Politicians Committee Membe r.
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\nMore information about our speakers: \;
\n< p>Kelsey Ellingsen (COTA) \;is the Director of Local Government Affairs at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)\, an organ ization serving a region of more than 1.3 million people. As a dedicated m ember of the Central Ohio community\, experienced in the local civic and p ublic policy landscape\, Kelsey plays a critical role in driving COTA&rsqu o\;s priorities forward through advocacy andKelsey has a long h istory of serving Central Ohio\, previously working as a legislative aide at Columbus City Council\, serving in public policy roles for the Ohio Hou se of Representatives and the Ohio Department of Education\, as well as wo rking on campaigns for the Ohio Democratic Party\, U.S. Senator Sherrod Br own\, We Are Ohio\, and more.
\nKelsey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from The Ohio Stat e University. She is also a 2024 graduate of Leadership Columbus and the P resident-elect of The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public A ffairs Alumni Association.
\nMichael Ahern (Citizens Not Pol iticians) \;is a resident and registered voter from Blacklick Ohio\; he is unaffiliated with any political party. Michael began his inv olvement in redistricting reform in late 2016 and has testified numerous t imes before the Ohio Redistricting Commission and state legislature regard ing redistricting efforts under the current Ohio redistricting rules. Mich ael was a member of the committee to obtain the initial 1\,000 valid signa tures in support of the Citizens Not Politicians ballot measure (Issue 1) and has gathered signatures to get Issue 1 on the ballot on November 5\, 2 024.
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