When long-time political veteran John F. Platz decided to retire from his post on the Lake County Elections Board, it immediately set in motion an opportunity to speculate who would replace him.

The Lake County Democratic Party is scheduled to meet Saturday to nominate a successor who would likely be appointed by Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.

There are at least a dozen people who could be floated out there as potential candidates.

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