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Proposed Constitutional Amendment Seeks To Expand, Solidify Voter Rights
A group known as Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections has filed a petition with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to propose a voting-related constitutional amendment for this November’s ballot. The ACLU of… Read More
Ohio’s Secretary of State Says 354 Non-Citizens Voted or Registered to Vote in 2018
Ohio’s Secretary of State says 354 people who are not U.S. citizens have voted or registered to vote in 2018. Secretary of State Frank LaRose says 277 non-citizens registered to… Read More
Judge: Pre-trial Inmates Have Same Rights as Other Voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has ruled inmates awaiting trial must be given the same voting rights as other Ohio citizens. The Columbus Dispatch reports U.S. District Court… Read More
In 2020, Some Americans Will Vote On Their Phones. Is That The Future?
Despite unanswered questions about security and transparency, mobile voting pilots aimed at overseas and military voters move forward in a number of states.
Ohio Releases List of 183,000 Cancelled Voter Registrations
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
Ohio GOP Fined $100K for Improperly Funding Voter Database
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio Republican Party is paying a $100,000 civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission for improperly funding a 2014 voter turnout database built by the company… Read More
More Threatened Voter Registrations Under Review in Ohio
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
Judge Allows Purge of Voters from Ohio Rolls to Begin
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge says there should be no delay in purging 235,000 people from Ohio’s voter registration rolls. The Columbus Dispatch reports U.S. District Judge James Graham ruled… Read More
Proposed Ballot Initiative Change Requires Involvement From More Counties
A resolution seems to be gaining momentum in the Ohio House that would change the process for putting a constitutional amendment on a statewide ballot. Rep. Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield) wants… Read More
New Settlement Allows Inactive Voters In Ohio To Vote
Under this agreement between the ACLU of Ohio and Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office, those voters who have recently been removed from the rolls will be able to vote… Read More
GOP Official: Ohio Election on St. Patrick’s Day Would be OK
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican who is Ohio’s elections chief says the state can handle having its presidential primary on St. Patrick’s Day next year if lawmakers make that… Read More
Mueller Report Elicited A Lot Of Conversation — But Little Election Legislation
Congress so far hasn’t used the special counsel report to draft new laws aimed at protecting elections from foreign interference. One key senator worries about missing the moment.
Judge Blocks New Filing Deadline for Third-Party Candidates
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge in Kentucky has temporarily blocked a new section of state law that the Libertarian Party says denied its candidates access to the statewide… Read More
Ohio Files Motion To Block Court From Throwing Out Congressional Map
Ohio’s Attorney General filed a motion Monday to block a federal court decision throwing out the state’s congressional map. A three-judge panel last Friday ruled that Ohio’s map is an “unconstitutional partisan… Read More
Ohio’s Top Elections Official Wants Automatic Voter Registration
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
Outreach To Re-Register Voters Gets Only 540, Costs Almost Twice What Was Expected
A project to reach out to 270,000 people deleted from the voting rolls only brought in a few hundred of them. And it also cost a lot more than expected…. Read More
Secretary Of State Still Awaiting Final Results On Returned Registrations From Deleted Voters
Today is the first day of early voting for the May primary – which means yesterday was the last day to register to vote. And though turnout in off-year primaries… Read More
National Popular Vote Movement Gets Pushback From Conservatives
A group is working to put before Ohio voters a constitutional amendment requiring the state’s presidential electoral votes go to the winner of the national popular vote. But a conservative… Read More
Electoral College Reform Supporters Start Ballot Effort In Ohio
A group has filed paperwork to allow voters to join a national effort to get rid of electoral votes and award the presidency to the candidate who actually gets the most… Read More
Kids Will Create Ohio’s Next “I Voted” Stickers
Ohio’s top elections official says it’s time for a change to the stickers that are handed out at early vote centers and at the polls on election day. And he… Read More
Making Election Day A Holiday? Statewide Officials Weigh In
Ohio’s top elections official, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, says giving workers a day off for Election Day is an interesting idea, but he’s not convinced it’s the one and only solution…. Read More
Sandusky, Ohio, Makes Election Day A Paid Holiday — By Swapping Out Columbus Day
Officials have been “thinking a lot about voter access and democracy,” says City Manager Eric Wobser, “and so we thought it was a really natural switch.”
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over State Ballot Initiative Process
ATHENS (WOUB) — Residents of two local counties have joined others around the state in a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming elections officials have violated their right to put initiatives… Read More
Kentucky Election Officials Mail Address Verification Cards
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky State Board of Elections has mailed address verification cards to about 600,000 registered voters. The board sent the postcards to people who have not… Read More
Voter Registration/Rights Training with Indivisible Appalachian Ohio and Ohio Voice
Know your rights as a voter! Do you know how to register voters who are incarcerated? homeless? under age 18? in college? Are you up to date on early voting,… Read More
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