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House Bill 456 - Proponent Testimony

To Chairman LaRe, Vice Chair White, Ranking Member Leland, and members of the House Criminal Justice Committee, thank you for this opportunity to provide proponent testimony for House Bill 456.

May 24, 2022

Senate Joint Resolution 6 - Interested Party Testimony

SJR 6 adds language to the Ohio Constitution explicitly prohibiting non-citizens of the United States from voting in Ohio's municipal elections. Non-citizens are already prohibited from voting in Ohio's elections via plain language in the Ohio Revised Code.

May 24, 2022

Senate Joint Resolution 5 – Opponent Testimony

Thank you for the opportunity to present opponent testimony in today’s hearing on Senate Joint Resolution 5 (“SJR 5”) which, because it proposes an unnecessary and harmful response to a Supreme Court of Ohio decision, should be rejected soundly by this Committee.

May 23, 2022

Substitute House Bill 315 - Proponent Testimony

Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony in support of Substitute House Bill 315 which, as was the case with the as-introduced bill, the ACLU of Ohio supports enthusiastically.

May 19, 2022

Ohio’s Substitute HB 315 on Path to Ending Wealth-Based Detention

On May 11, Representatives Leland and Hillyer introduced changes to House Bill 315, altering a bill that reforms Ohio’s use of cash bail. The ACLU of Ohio reviewed the bill and, while we find some changes less favorable than others, we remain steadfast in our support.

May 16, 2022

The far-reaching impact of local abortion bans.

In recent years, anti-abortion advocates across the country have adopted a multi-pronged approach to ban abortion as frequently and in as many places as possible.

May 12, 2022