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Ohio elections officials are concerned that expired ID may thwart voters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Elections officials in Ohio, looking at results of the Aug. 8 special election, are concerned that the voter ID law that went into effect… Read More
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Supporters of November’s abortion amendment file a lawsuit against the Ohio Ballot Board over its approved ballot language
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawsuit has been filed over the summary language the Ohio Ballot Board chose last week for a proposed amendment on the November ballot… Read More
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Marijuana legalization supporters say DeWine’s opposition is the same tired talking points
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is coming out strongly against the proposed citizen-initiated marijuana legalization statute that voters will decide in November. “It would be a mistake. And… Read More
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Ohio will vote on a proposed law to legalize recreational marijuana in November
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana with a proposed law to regulate it like alcohol on the November 7 ballot. The… Read More
![Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor gestures during an interview.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-2-1-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s former chief justice says redistricting was ‘doomed to fail’ and Ohio needs a new way to draw maps
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court has done as she said she would earlier this year: She’s working with a… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Early voting on Ohio’s Issue 1 proves to be a popular option in the Aug. 8 election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Almost 700,000 Ohioans cast ballots in the early voting period leading up to the Aug. 8 special election on the constitutional amendment to make it… Read More
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Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here’s what they’re doing
By: Ashley Lopez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Young voters have historically had the lowest voter registration and participation rates of any age group in the United States. But in recent years, more states… Read More
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Poll workers for Aug. 8 special election are still needed in many Ohio counties
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If you’re not busy Aug. 8, chances are good that your local board of elections might need your help. That’s Election Day for the special… Read More
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Ohio’s major political party chairs discuss their strategies to get out the vote on Issue 1
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When early voting for the Aug. 8 election began in Ohio last week, there were lines at some polling places. The only question on… Read More
![Boxes of petitions containing signatures supporting putting an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot sit in a U-Haul truck outside the Ohio Secretary of State's office, waiting to be unloaded.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-e1688569656724-900x422.webp)
Abortion rights supporters file signatures to get an amendment to Ohio voters in November
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Groups that support reproductive rights submitted more than 700,000 signatures to put an amendment guaranteeing access to abortion in Ohio before voters in November…. Read More
![ACLU workers process petitions gathered by the organization to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would codify abortion in Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-1-e1687903515297-900x422.webp)
Backers of an Ohio abortion amendment prepare to submit petitions for the November ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for reproductive rights spent the weekend making their last big push collecting petition signatures. The coalition must turn in 414,000 valid signatures to… Read More
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The Supreme Court has rejected the Independent State Legislature theory
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, in a key opinion… Read More
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Ohio elections officials run into issues as they prepare for the August vote they opposed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s boards of elections are getting prepared for an August special election they didn’t anticipate, after a state law that took effect last month… Read More
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New ID rules and deadlines kick in as Ohio’s early voting begins
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early voting is set to begin Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law, which includes strict photo ID requirements for voting, among other changes. Registration for the May 2… Read More
![Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) speaks to reporters after session on March 1, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download-6-e1679603443778-900x422.webp)
The August vote on 60% voter approval for Ohio constitutional amendments appears dead for now
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-backed plan to put a proposal requiring 60% voter approval for Ohio constitutional amendments before voters in a special election in August may… Read More
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The plan to require 60% approval for Ohio constitutional amendments could get an August vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Groups are gathering signatures for a constitutional amendment on reproductive rights they hope to get on the ballot in November. Meanwhile, a hearing is… Read More
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Ohio’s Secretary of State Frank LaRose plans to standardize election data in an aim to boost trust
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled legislation Wednesday that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state,… Read More
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Outgoing Republican congressman discusses how his party and U.S. politics have changed
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — When the new session of Congress gavels in next week, dozens of lawmakers won’t be returning to the chamber. Republican Rodney Davis is one of them…. Read More
![Republican state Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy speaks to supporters at an election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel on Nov. 8, in Columbus, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gettyimages-1244628090_slide-102c4aac6ffc727103c08d6a44c8fd64547d3b87-scaled-e1669132106498-900x422.jpg)
How GOP state supreme court wins could change state policies and who runs Congress
By: Laura Benshoff | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In the next year, state courts around the country will weigh in on abortion rights, redistricting and voting access. Unlike U.S. Supreme Court justices, who are… Read More
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Why elections are not over until the votes are certified
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Voting has ended, and most winners have been declared. But even after all states finish counting and reviewing the votes, the 2022 midterm general elections are… Read More
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
How media outlets accurately call races on election night
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — On Election Night, media outlets will project winners in most states before all of the vote tallies are final. How do news organizations project which candidates… Read More
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Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November
By: Dustin Jones | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — America relies on hundreds of thousands of temporary workers to staff the polls during elections. But with misinformation running rampant in certain corners, officials worry some… Read More
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Nan Whaley blasts Ohio’s gun policies as law that reduces training for armed teachers takes effect
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A law that slashes the training requirements for armed personnel in Ohio schools is in effect, three months after it was signed by Gov…. Read More
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Ohio elections officials being hit with requests for lots of records from the 2020 vote
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – Despite no credible claims of problems with the November 2020 vote in Ohio, dozens of huge requests for voting records from that election are… Read More
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Record low turnout and incumbent upsets mark historic Ohio August primary
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The statewide primary for state legislative races — which could cost Ohio up to $25 million — saw a voter turnout of just 7.9%…. Read More