Another Sheriff Candidate Bites The Dust

County elections officials say John Martynyszyn of Youngstown is expected to be disqualified, most likely at the next board meeting, May 6.
That’s because Martynyszyn voted in the Democratic primary March 4, a day after he filed to run as an independent candidate for sheriff, according to elections board records.
Martynyszyn would be the third person disqualified as a candidate for sheriff this year.
Ex-Youngstown police Detective Sgt. Rick Alli was removed as a Democratic candidate because he failed to file the proper paperwork to seek the job.
Sheriff Randall A. Wellington, who’s held the position since August 1999, filed an objection to keep David P. Aey, a former deputy sheriff who lives in Boardman, off the Democratic primary ballot.
There are two other independent sheriff candidates: Howard Faison of Youngstown, a retired sheriff’s department captain, and James S. Horvath of Boardman, a retired sheriff’s department lieutenant.
The county prosecutor’s office is reviewing paperwork filed by Faison and Horvath to determine if they are eligible to run for sheriff.