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Ohio Elections Commission votes to prosecute Newburgh Heights mayor over campaign-finance violations Updated 12:22 PM; Today 11:55 AM The Ohio Elections Commission has voted to refer for proseuction a campaign finance case involving Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins, seen here in a file photo. (Grant Segall/The Plain Dealer)Grant Segall/The Plain Dealer Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio Elections Commission has voted to refer Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins for prosecution over his misuse of roughly $134,000 in campaign funds to cover his personal expenses. Commissioners voted 5-2 on Thursday to refer Elkins, a Democrat, for prosecution, saying the commission needed to make a tough statement on what they viewed as a precedent-setting case. The two ‘no’ votes came from Democrats Dennis Brommer and Otto Beatty, who argued the commission should only impose a fine, while Democrat Charleta Tavares joined Republicans D. Michael Crites, Catherine Cunningham, Natas

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