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Democrats fail to change Senate rules to overcome GOP opposition on voting rights
By: Alana Wise | Arnie Seipel | NPR
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Updated January 20, 2022 at 12:12 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — After Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a floor vote on two voting rights bills that President Biden has said are a moral imperative, Democrats failed to unite in a push to change Senate rules that would have sidestepped the GOP opposition, formalizing a… Read More
Activists considering whether another ballot issue is needed for Ohio redistricting process
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court decision throwing out newly drawn maps for the Ohio House and Senate also included some advice for those concerned about how the maps were created. This was the first time the maps had been drawn under a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2015 to take… Read More
‘Based On A Lie’ — Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting law, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.
Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — After more than a decade, Kentucky resident Guy Hamilton-Smith voted this year for the first time in the state. Even though he didn’t vote in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, sending his ballot through the mail was still an emotional moment. “Not being able to vote for many years was… Read More
Kentuckians Can Verify Restoration of Voting Rights Online
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a new effort to help Kentucky residents determine if they’re among the nonviolent felons now qualified to vote. The website unveiled Wednesday features a searchable database. It lets people find out if their voting rights were restored. It’s a followup to the executive order Beshear signed… Read More
Voter Rights Group Pitches Ballot Initiative as “Popular Across Political Spectrum”
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The coalition pushing constitutional protections for voter rights is one step closer to circulating their petition for signatures and they’re pitching the potential ballot measure as something that can have widespread support. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R-Ohio) approved the petition language for the proposed “Secure and Fair Elections Amendment.” The ballot initiative would create automatic voter… Read More
Voting Rights Advocates File New Petition for Ballot Measure
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A collection of voting rights advocates have delivered a revised petition to state officials in hopes of putting their issue on the November ballot, which would expand voter registration and solidify early voting. Supporters of the “Secure and Fair Elections” amendment turned in a second draft of their petition, after the Ohio attorney general rejected… Read More
Sen. Brown Takes On Voter Rolls With Proposed Legislation
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s top Democratic elected official is fighting the state’s process when it comes to scratching voters off the rolls. The new bill from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling approving Ohio’s voter roll cleanup process. It states no voter should be kicked off the rolls just because they failed to cast a… Read More