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![A seated poll worker assists a standing voter in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-5-e1697819482926-900x422.webp)
A bipartisan bill seeks to shield personal information about Ohio poll workers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Boards of elections throughout Ohio are saying it’s getting more difficult to find enough poll workers to staff polling places in recent elections, because… Read More
![Alabama Secretary of State, Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capital,](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ap23062825012361-1-_custom-f057c759c9a16af88a2b811b545b8bf061e91813-scaled-e1697814773347-900x422.jpg)
Republican states swore off a tool for voter lists. Now they’re scrambling to recreate it
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Last month, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen stood at a podium at the state capitol in Montgomery and announced what he called a novel way for… 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 for Ohio’s controversial November ballot starts Wednesday
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been just weeks since the last election, but early voting for Ohio’s November ballot is underway. Ohioans can begin early voting by mail… Read More
![Members of the Ohio Senate Government Oversight Committee hear testimony on a new map of state congressional districts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23278796175736-e1696559399874-900x422.jpg)
Another round of Ohio Statehouse maps has been challenged in court, despite bipartisan support
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Advocacy groups fighting Ohio’s Statehouse maps in court formally objected Thursday to the latest round of Statehouse districts, which they see as once again unfairly drawn… Read More
![A father and child in a stroller attend a protest over redistricting at the Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-9-e1696345605385-900x422.webp)
Third time is the charm for backers of a proposed Ohio amendment to change legislative redistricting
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to remove politicians from Ohio‘s legislative redistricting process are one step closer to putting the issue on the… Read More
![Doris Peters calls voters during a phone bank event Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County in Independence, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23272239765088-e1696177568793-900x422.jpg)
Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of the Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state’s November ballot but also over… Read More
![Voter rights advocates scrutinize the Congressional district map proposed by Republican lawmakers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/download-e1637164689428-900x422.jpeg)
Unconstitutional congressional map from last year will be used in Ohio next year too
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 15-member congressional map that was used last year will be used again next year, even though it was ruled unconstitutionally gerrymandered. That’s after… Read More
![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
![Abortion rights supporters protest at the Ohio Statehouse on Sunday, June 26, 2022](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-2755-scaled-e1659643028627-900x422.jpg)
There’s already confusion over the abortion ballot language in Ohio. It’s going to get worse
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide Nov. 7 on Issue 1, an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights into the constitution. There already has been confusion… Read More
![The first-ever Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting in August 2021 featured Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima), Auditor Keith Faber, Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron), Gov. Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) and Sen. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron).](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-2-e1693434362434-900x422.webp)
The Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet Sept. 13, but its deadline for legislative maps already looms
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission that will draw maps for Ohio’s state lawmakers hasn’t met this year, but is set to get together for… Read More
![A red sign with white lettering that reads voting booths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/absentee-voting-e1453836136749-900x422.png)
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
![Ohio State Supreme Court building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/another_shot_of_ohio_supreme_court_gavel__credit_dan_konik_-e1566946449440-900x422.jpg)
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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Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they’ll use it
By: Brian Bakst | Minnesota Public Radio
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MINNEAPOLIS — Inside layers of heavy steel doors and locked gates of the Stillwater correctional facility in Bayport, Minn., Secretary of State Steve Simon stood before 15 inmates approaching their… Read More
![The Ohio Ballot Board sits for a meeting in a statehouse committee meeting room.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-3-1-e1692821546480-900x422.webp)
Controversy is expected at panel to determine the language for issues on Ohio’s November ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Ballot Board, the panel that determines the language voters see on their ballots, meets Thursday afternoon, and those involved in the process… Read More
![Marijuana plants at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ap22229608902561-51ea4c62bae9b8da2bf310a882b9677445a67ac7-scaled-e1661877513924-900x422.jpg)
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
![Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, July 14, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ap23177758351519-34a7ce14207e0d5e6b5ca4bc452260dfd6cf3454-scaled-e1692370797936-900x422.jpg)
Rural voters shaping the GOP presidential turn against U.S. aid to Ukraine
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A growing number of conservative Americans — especially those in rural communities — say it’s time for military and financial aid to Ukraine to end. U.S. support… 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)
Political experts weigh in on how abortion and marijuana on the same ballot might affect outcomes
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters will decide two controversial issues on the ballot in November — whether to pass a law to legalize marijuana and whether to… Read More
![Marijuana plants at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ap22229608902561-51ea4c62bae9b8da2bf310a882b9677445a67ac7-scaled-e1661877513924-900x422.jpg)
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
![Voter rights advocates scrutinize the Congressional district map proposed by Republican lawmakers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/download-e1637164689428-900x422.jpeg)
An amendment to create a citizens panel to draw Ohio’s Statehouse and Congressional maps has been filed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An amendment to create a 15-member citizen-appointed panel to draw state legislative and Congressional maps and remove that power from the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting… Read More
![A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama's congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ap23199766973395_wide-ca86ae655c99223759be8f66a717a702301c4c86-scaled-e1692034028751-900x422.jpg)
Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It’s still trying to win
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The state of Alabama is taking an unusual legal position as it heads into a closely watched court hearing this week about its congressional voting districts. In… Read More
![A person stands in a paper voting booth surrounded by a mixture of paper and electronic voting machines.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-e1691543364792-900x422.webp)
Issue 1 falls as Ohio voters reject raising the voter approval threshold for constitutional amendments
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio voters have rejected Issue 1, the proposed constitutional change that would make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments. With around a million votes… Read More
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
Here are the statewide results for Tuesday’s Special Election on Issue 1
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Voters in Ohio cast ballots Tuesday on Issue 1, which would make it more difficult to pass future constitutional amendments. Issue 1 would raise the threshold for… 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
![Signs for and against Ohio Issue 1 dot the landscape in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download-1-2-e1690579284326-900x422.webp)
Why Issue 1 is before Ohio voters Tuesday and what’s at stake
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In November, voters in Ohio will be asked whether to pass a constitutional amendment to protect the right to an abortion. But Tuesday, they’ll decide… Read More
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