Ohio voters need to be sure they’re registered by the April 6 deadline in order to vote in the May 5 primary election. You can register online, by mail or in person, including at any Akron-Summit County Public Library branch or any deputy registrar of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. You can also register on the Ohio Secretary of State’s website.
Author Archives: Susan Zake
Editor-in-Chief (she/her)
Zake has deep roots in Northeast Ohio journalism. She was the managing editor for multimedia and special projects at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she began work as a staff photographer in 1986. Over a 20-year career, Zake worked in a variety of roles across departments that all help inform her current role as Signal Akron's editor in chief. Most recently, she was a journalism professor and student media adviser at Kent State University, where she worked with the next generation of journalists to understand public policy, environmental reporting, data and solutions reporting. Among her accomplishments was the launch of the Kent State NewsLab, an experiential and collaborative news commons that connects student reporters with outside professional partners.
