Media Kit

Contact

Ken MacPherson, Former Warren City Councilman
Phone/Text: 330-219-3564
Email: [email protected]

Press Materials

• Full Press Release — Citizen Initiative Certified for the November 3, 2026 Ballot
• Original Pay Raise Legislation (PDF)
• Citizens' Initiative Petition (PDF)
• Sister City Salary Comparison (PDF)
• Current Campaign Logo — "Future of Limited Raises" (PNG)
• Original Campaign Logo (PNG)
• Social / Facebook Logo (JPG)
• Official Facebook Page
• Large-Format Yard Sign / Print Sign (PDF)

Replicate This In Your Own City

Reporters and organizers elsewhere in Ohio often ask how we got this on the ballot. See Start Your Own Repeal Effort for a plain-language breakdown of Ohio's initiative vs. referendum process (Form 6-I vs. Form 6-J, ORC §§731.28-731.31), the official Form 6-I initiative petition (PDF), and the Secretary of State's Ballot Questions and Issues Handbook (PDF).

Key Facts

• Ballot question: Warren City, All Warren City — proposed ordinance to rescind and replace City Council pay raises and eliminate future automatic increases.
• Election date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, general election.
• 2023 raise: Council part-time pay rose from roughly $11,109 to about $20,571/year, with automatic future increases tied to the city's highest-paid employee.
• Comparison: Mansfield, Warren's "sister city," pays council members less than $10,000/year — even projected through 2028.
• A YES vote repeals and replaces the raises, sets the fixed salary terms written in the original petition, and requires future changes to go to voters. It does not affect union contracts or city workers, police, or firefighters.

Obtaining the Official Certified Ballot Language

For a verifiable, official copy of the exact ballot language, request public records directly from the Trumbull County Board of Elections. Sample ballots for the November 3, 2026 election aren't generated until roughly 46 days before Election Day, so in the meantime request the certified resolution or approved draft ballot language on file.

Method 1: Direct Request to the Trumbull County Board of Elections

• Email: [email protected] — request a digital copy of the "officially certified ballot language and form of the ballot" for the Warren City Council pay raise repeal ordinance.
• Phone: (330) 369-4050 — ask the director or deputy director to provide the approved text.
• In person: 2947 Youngstown Rd. S.E., Warren, OH 44484.

Method 2: Official FWAB Notices

The Board of Elections is required to publish "Election Notices" for the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) 100 days and 46 days before any election. These notices include a "Local Questions and Issues" section listing the exact title and summary text of every certified ballot measure. Monitor the Trumbull County BOE website for the "100 Day Notice for the November 3, 2026 General Election."

Method 3: Warren City Auditor

Before a citizen initiative reaches the Board of Elections, the final petition and resulting ballot language are filed with the City Auditor (or City Clerk) for public inspection before transmittal to the county. You can request the official transmittal letter and attached ballot language directly from the Warren City Auditor's office as a municipal record of the certified text.