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![Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ap22223102580510_custom-cdb90960557036b3756d5f955d17d01f53858b37-scaled-e1662651557721-900x422.jpg)
Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Both major political parties are facing crosswinds heading into the 2022 midterms, with Democrats and many independents motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have… 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
![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)
Younger Ohioans are registering to vote in big numbers after US Supreme Court abortion ruling
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s been a flood of people registering to vote since the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health in June striking down… Read More
Ohio Ballot Board approves language for two statewide issues while opponents decide next moves
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It took the Ohio Ballot Board more than two hours to approve language for two statewide issues that voters could see when they vote… 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)
GOP leaders dispute timeline for new congressional map as groups say lawmakers missed deadline
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voting rights groups and community organizers are clashing with Republican legislators over the timeline issued by the Ohio Supreme Court for a new congressional… 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
![The Ohio Supreme Court building from the outside](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dsc-0006-scaled-e1659992862253-900x422.jpg)
High-stakes races for the Ohio Supreme Court will determine the balance of the bench
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The races for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court this November are gaining national attention for the stakes involved with future decisions related… 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)
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
![A person votes off in the distance. They are in a school gym. A box in the foreground has an American flag on it and the word Vote underneath it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img-4178-scaled-e1651775943421-900x422.jpg)
Baldridge receives the GOP nod in Ohio’s 90th House District race, according to unofficial Primary Election results
By: Aaron Payne
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Rep. Brian Baldridge earned the GOP’s nomination for Ohio’s 90th House District without much stress, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s Primary Election. The incumbent bested challenger Calvin Robinson with… Read More
![Voting machines sit empty in anticipation of election day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting_machines_2_credit_konik-e1657143813810-900x422.png)
Kick wins the GOP nomination for Ohio’s 98th House District, according to unofficial Primary Election results
By: Aaron Payne
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Rep. Darrell Kick earned the GOP’s nomination for Ohio’s 98th House District, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s Primary Election. The incumbent earned 2,898 votes to challenger Scott Pulling’s 2,207…. Read More
![Voting machines sit empty in anticipation of election day](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting_machines_2_credit_konik-e1657143813810-900x422.png)
Early voting is under way in Ohio for rare August statewide primary
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Early voting is now under way for Ohio’s rare, statewide August primary for state legislative races — which were delayed because of state leaders’… Read More
![Ohio voting stickers](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/redesigned-i-voted-ohio-stickers-scaled-e1635906032703-900x422.jpg)
Debate is forming around two statewide ballot issues in Ohio
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State leaders are preparing to make their arguments for and against two ballot issues set to be decided by voters this November. The issues… Read More
![A protestor holds a sign that reads Let all voices be heard](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img-2507-scaled-e1652195764903-900x422.jpg)
From constitutional reform to crisis, Ohio redistricting saga nears federal intervention
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A saga that began nine months ago to implement Ohio’s new redistricting process is now heading towards a federal court decision that could dash… Read More
![The Ohio Redistricting Commission in a meeting at the statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img-3655-scaled-e1647636848447-900x422.jpg)
Redistricting commission will meet just days before deadline
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Redistricting Commission is planning to hold its next meeting just two days before a deadline to turn in new state legislative district… Read More
![House Minority Leader Allison Russo and Sen. Vernon Sykes stand outside of the locked committee room they hoped to discuss new maps in](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/russo-sykes-map-presser-pic-042922-e1650917660698-900x422.jpg)
Democrats fail to hold Ohio redistricting meeting without Republican support
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission attempted to hold a meeting in the Ohio Statehouse but failed to gain the required support of… Read More
![A Franklin County poll worker sets up a machine for an early in-person voter at the county's Early Vote Center](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a-franklin-county-poll-worker-sets-up-a-machine-for-an-early-in-person-voter-at-the-countys-early-vote-center-on-oct-23-2018-credit-jo-ingles-scaled-e1650463611627-900x422.jpg)
Early voting for Ohio’s May 3 primary is lagging behind 2018’s primary turnout
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Despite hotly contested races on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots, the turnout for early voting in Ohio is down nearly 30% compared to… Read More
![Early voters at the Athens County Board of Elections on Oct. 6, 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vote-e1602704912988-900x422.jpg)
Leaders of Ohio’s elections say the second primary should be held on August 2
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of elections officials from around Ohio are underlining their call for a second primary to happen August 2 — and no later…. Read More
![graphic of a gavel on a blue background](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AP_988139653357-e1567534743990-900x422.jpg)
Federal judges to decide next steps in Ohio US House races
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judicial panel says it will decide by Tuesday whether to temporarily block the results of U.S. House races in Ohio that have gone forward… Read More
![A Delaware County Board of Election worker sits at desk to check voters in during the November 2020 election](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a-delaware-county-board-of-election-worker-sits-at-desk-to-check-voters-in-during-the-november-2020-election-credit-jo-ingles-scaled-e1649454212689-900x422.jpg)
New Ohio bill resurrects old idea that requires voters to show a state-issued photo ID
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Throughout the past decade, various Republican Ohio lawmakers have backed bills to require voters to show their driver’s licenses or state-issued identification cards before… Read More
![A sign for voting booths](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/absentee voting-e1453836136749-900x422.png)
Ohio Senate leader suggests COVID funds could pay for second primary after maps are approved
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A primary for just Ohio House and Senate races will be set later this year, after Republicans on the redistricting commission failed to pass… 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)
Uncertainty about primary dates over lack of constitutional maps is hurting poll worker recruitment
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is headed toward two primaries this year – the statewide and congressional offices on May 3, and the House and Senate candidates later…. Read More
![Boxes of mail-in ballots](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ballots_one__credit_dan_konik__0-e1603120782907-900x422.jpg)
Ohio House Dems try to stall a bill changing deadlines for overseas and military primary voters
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic members of the Ohio House voted against the measure, saying the state needs to delay the May 3 primary for all voters with… Read More
![A Franklin County Board of Elections worker pulls a stack of ballots in a warehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ballots_three__credit_dan_konik_-scaled-e1646770978363-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Senate extends deadline for overseas primary ballots to be returned
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate called a previously unscheduled session to take place on Tuesday to address the delay in getting ballots to overseas voters because… Read More
![Sharyn Rigsbee demonstrates special voting machine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sharyn_rigsbee_voting_machine_demo__credit_jo_ingles_-e1540418896599-900x422.jpg)
Even though new maps aren’t approved, counties ordered to add legislative offices to primary ballots
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While the House and Senate maps approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission last week are still awaiting a review by the state supreme court, Ohio’s… Read More
![Early voters at the Athens County Board of Elections on Oct. 6, 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Vote-e1602704912988-900x422.jpg)
Late entry into down-ticket statewide races by Democratic candidates could hurt their chances
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The filing deadline for candidates who want to run for statewide office in Ohio is Wednesday. Those offices are all now occupied by Republicans,… Read More
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