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2 Suits Target Ohio Voting Procedures Ahead Of 2020 Election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voting-rights groups and Democrats have filed separate lawsuits in Ohio aimed at making voting easier this November amid the coronavirus pandemic. The American Civil Liberties Union… Read More
What Voting Might Look Like In Ohio This November
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has more of an idea about what this November’s election will look like now that the state’s election chief has handed down a directive… Read More
Two Different Plans To Address Potential Problems In November’s Election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has formed a task force with local and statewide elections officials to prepare for the November election. He’s pushing… Read More
Federal Appeals Court Stays Lower Order Allowing Group More Time to Collect Petition Signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to a group that’s trying to put changes to voting laws on this fall’s ballot. A federal… Read More
Pandemic Puts A Crimp On Voter Registration, Potentially Altering Electorate
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.
Groups Call for Election Reforms Before the November Election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — COVID-19 closed down the March primary election, and lawmakers extended the absentee ballot deadline to late April. Voter rights groups are asking state lawmakers to… Read More
Trump Repeats Unfounded Claims About Mail-In Voting, Threatens Funding To 2 States
Elections are run by state and local governments, and it’s unclear what legal means the president would have to withhold funds from the states.
Ohio Ballot Campaigns Allowed More Flexibility on Signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Ohio to allow groups pursuing voting law changes, a minimum wage increase and marijuana decriminalization more time and flexibility to qualify… Read More
Voting Rights Group Wants More Opportunities for Early Voting this Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s secretary of state says an election day with in-person voting is still the plan for this fall, but he’s suggesting some changes in… Read More
Beshear Order Allows Voting by Mail in Kentucky Primary
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an order allowing Kentucky residents to vote by mail in the upcoming primary election. The governor’s office said Friday that state… Read More
Voting Rights Group says this Primary’s Vote Total so Far is Just Half of 2016’s
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A voting rights organization says there are potentially a lot fewer voters who will cast ballots this year compared to the presidential primary four years ago. The… Read More
A Pandemic Voter Guide for Ohio’s 2020 Primary
ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — Ohio’s primary was moved to April 28 from its original date on March 17. The most important thing to remember about the date of Ohio’s rescheduled… Read More
How to Vote-By-Mail in Ohio’s Extended Primary
Ohio lawmakers created the new vote-by-mail timeline after in-person voting on Election Day was canceled over coronavirus concerns but voter rights advocates fear the deadline of April 28 still does… Read More
Voter Rights Groups File Challenge to Ohio Primary Absentee Extension
The ACLU of Ohio has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio claiming the new absentee voting extension is “cumbersome.” The Ohio House and Ohio Senate… Read More
Unemployment Claims Top 100K, New Voter Sign-up Demanded
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state says it has received 111,055 unemployment insurance benefit applications online in the past four days, due to layoffs related to coronavirus orders. That compares… Read More
Judge Denies Request To Delay Primary Election Until June 2
Updated, Tuesday, March 16, 7:11 p.m. A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge has ruled against a temporary restraining order that would have delayed Ohio’s primary election until June… Read More
Backers Appeal 4-way Split of Voting Proposal to High Court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of an effort aimed at updating Ohio’s voting laws appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, alleging the state ballot board misinterpreted the state’s single subject… Read More
Things to Think About if You are Considering Switching Parties in this Primary
Republicans in Ohio might be tempted to cross over to vote for a Democrat in that party’s presidential primary on March 17th. After all, the Republican presidential candidate, President Donald Trump, is… Read More
Preparing for First-Ever St. Pat’s Primary Revealed Some Problems
With Super Tuesday voting over, the focus will shift to the six states that will vote March 10, followed by Ohio and the three states that hold primaries on March… Read More
Ballot Board Splits Voter Rights Amendment into Four Petitions
The Ohio Ballot Board has voted to split a voter rights measure into four separate potential ballot issues. The amendment, which includes constitutionally protected early voting and automated voter registration,… Read More
WATCH: On Super Tuesday, Dems Can Gain Delegates Without Winning a Primary
This week’s Super Tuesday will include results from 14 states and one U.S. territory. In all, 1,357 delegates are at stake. But Democrats do not have winner-take-all rules, so presidential… Read More
Voter Rights Group Pitches Ballot Initiative as “Popular Across Political Spectrum”
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… Read More
Photo ID Bill Advances in Kentucky but Draws Threat of Legal Challenge
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – As Kentucky legislators advance a bill to require voters to show a government-issued ID to cast a ballot, a civil-liberties group says it might mount a… Read More
Voter Registration for St. Pat’s Primary Closes Tuesday
The deadline to register to vote for the first-ever Ohio presidential primary on March 17 in Tuesday. Early voting begins Wednesday. The most recent stats show there are 7,730,676 registered voters in… Read More
Voting Rights Advocates File New Petition for Ballot Measure
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… Read More
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