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![A poll worker helps a voter to a machine at Franklin County's early voting center in Columbus on Sunday, March 15. In-person voting for the March 17 primary was cancelled the next day and the mail-in deadline was extended to April 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3537-e1592363438992-900x422.jpeg)
A new bill would close Ohio’s primaries and change the voter registration process
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a new bill under consideration by Ohio lawmakers that would make some key changes to the current voter registration process. Sen. Michele Reynolds… Read More
![A teal image with a vanilla ice cream cone with sprinkles pictured.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ice-cream-social-IG-900x422.png)
Ice Cream Social Fundraiser with Indivisible Appalachian Ohio
Join Indivisible Appalachian Ohio for an ice cream social fundraiser! There will be live music, delicious ice cream, lots of toppings, a 50/50 raffle, and more. Come and join the… Read More
![Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose (center) talks to supporters of Issue 1 at a "get out the vote" rally at Ohio Republican Party headquarters on July 8, the Saturday before voter registration ends and early voting begins for the August 8 special election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-3-e1689001334296-900x422.webp)
Ohio voters must register by Monday; LaRose ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ at single-digit turnout Aug. 8
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Monday, July 10 is the deadline to register as a voter for the August 8 special election. The only question is Issue 1, which would… Read More
![A voting sign points into a polling location](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/voting_sign_-_credit_kasler-e1584631408482-900x422.jpg)
It’s the last day to register to vote in Ohio’s election this November
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans who want to vote in the election this fall are running out of time to register. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 11,… Read More
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
Independent voter registration is increasing in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT. Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says the number of people registering to vote as independent is outpacing those who are registering with the two major… Read More
![A voter shows her absentee ballot to Franklin County Board of Elections Director Ed Leonard (left) before putting it in the ballot drop box on the last day of weekend early voting before the March 2020 primary.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/voter_wants_to_drop_off_ballot-e1596726159609-900x422.jpg)
Near Record Number of Voters Registered In Ohio For 2020 Election
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are now more registered voters in Ohio than in the last dozen years, but the total didn’t set a record. There are 8,073,417… Read More
![A voting sign points into a polling location](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/voting_sign_-_credit_kasler-e1584631408482-900x422.jpg)
Some Ohioans Might Hit A Snag With Online Voter Registration. Here’s How To Deal With It.
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans have just a few more days to register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in this year’s elections. Most people can… Read More
![Secretary of State Frank LaRose joins Seventh Son Brewery and Rhinegeist Brewery for new collaboration toast](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/raise_a_glass_campaign_toast_frank_larose_at_seventh_son_-_office_of_sos-e1594842022766-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Toasts New Voter Registration Initiative With Craft Breweries
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s top elections official, is working with craft breweries to help increase the number of registered voters in… Read More
![A voter registration volunteer in Philadelphia in 2018. New registrations had surged going into 2020 but have dropped off dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gettyimages-988107336-5c91e5e26f23e0ee58ac1b511af445fe96e3ca9c-scaled-e1590503630419-900x422.jpg)
Pandemic Puts A Crimp On Voter Registration, Potentially Altering Electorate
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Most places where Americans usually register to vote have been closed since March. It’s led to a big drop in new registrations right before an election that was expected to see record turnout.
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Gyration Nation-Dance Liberation for Voter Registration
Dance party with DJ Barticus! There’s an election coming up, and you can’t vote if you’re not registered! Bring your friends, get it done, and then dance the night away… Read More
![Kentucky on a map](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AP_1004291322-e1495727054879-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky Democrats File Lawsuit Over Voter ‘Inactive List’
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Democratic Party contends in a new lawsuit that the State Board of Elections placed 175,000 registered voters on an “inactive list,” possibly infringing on… Read More
![Voters cast their ballots on Election Day in McArthur, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3-e1524771260692-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Releases List of 183,000 Cancelled Voter Registrations
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief is urging voters to see if they’re among almost 183,000 registrations canceled as part of the state’s voter rolls maintenance. Republican Secretary of… Read More
![Voters cast their ballot early at the Franklin County Board of Elections last November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/more_voters_last_wknd_early_voting_franklin_county_nov_2018_-_credit_kasler_cropped-e1567606859648-900x422.jpg)
More Threatened Voter Registrations Under Review in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State election officials are reviewing about 1,000 more Ohio voter registrations that were flagged for cancellation during a recent purge to assure they weren’t improperly deleted…. Read More
![Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_006-1-e1547770867344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s Top Elections Official Wants Automatic Voter Registration
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s top elections official says it’s already easy to vote in Ohio but he says wants to make it even easier. Here’s what he wants to do. Right now, when… Read More
![Motor vehicle departments across the country have accidentally allowed a small number of noncitizens to register to vote.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gettyimages-681247868-69b4d5416da476a70c55c63e7596279b269c34e5-e1551205725651-900x422.jpg)
Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Claims of massive illegal voting by noncitizens have routinely been disproved, but some noncitizens end up on the voter rolls, often by accident. Now, states are trying to fix that.