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All SB 293 does is force our dedicated local election officials to throw otherwise valid ballots in the trash can.

The ACLU of Ohio advocates for a narrower version of HB 338 that directly addresses issues of serious prison violence instead of a kitchen sink bill that dilutes the focus on the stated goal of reducing that violence and, we believe, contains various changes that will prove to be counterproductive.

The ACLU of Ohio is happy to lend its support to this bipartisan bill to ensure those incarcerated in Ohio’s prisons and jails are provided with adequate feminine hygiene supplies and products.

The proposed legislation is a policy decision, pure and simple, and as a matter of policy, it continues the destructive pattern of disenfranchising thousands of Ohio voters. Ten thousand ballots from the 2024 general election, including over two thousand ballots from counties comprising the Senate districts of members of this committee, would not have counted if SB 293 had been the law.

The Oberlin Campus Action Team condemns anticipatory compliance with law enforcement and urges colleges to reject any and all MOUs or 287(g) agreements with immigration enforcement.  

This map will result in some Ohioans’ votes weighing more than others, subjecting the people of Ohio to yet another setback in the pursuit of basic fairness in their representation.

Local Lawmakers Take a Stand for LGBTQ+ Ohioans

The ACLU of Ohio believes HB 251 can eventually provide the framework for a more comprehensive bill to adequately regulate the use of drones in and around Ohio.

The ACLU of Ohio submits HB 486 is, at a minimum, unneeded. Politicians leaning on schools and universities to teach their version of Christianity and religion is an idea rejected centuries ago, and for good reasons. For these reasons and more, the ACLU of Ohio encourages this committee’s rejection of House Bill 486.