These bills violate our civil liberties and prioritize partisan politics over smart policy ahead of the May primary.

On Tuesday, March 24, the Ohio House General Government Committee held a second hearing on House Bill 577, a measure that would require Ohio voters to include a photocopy of their driver's license when voting by mail. In response, members of the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition issued the following statement.

The Trump administration’s arbitrary mandate to arrest 3,000 immigrants each day has contributed to a culture of unlawful behavior by untrained, unqualified federal agents.

Ohioans have a First Amendment right to criticize foreign governments without fear of retaliation.

Columbus City Council officially referred The Community Crisis Response Amendment to appear on the City of Columbus’ May 2026 primary election ballot.

Today, Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals upheld a trial court ruling permanently blocking Senate Bill 27, a law that requires burial or cremation of fetal and embryonic tissue from procedural abortions.

We celebrate the advancement of two bills that will promote successful reentry for our Ohio friends, neighbors, and family members returning home to their communities after incarceration.

Senate Bill 293's requirement that there be systematic voter purges is discriminatory and unlawful and it threatens to disenfranchise perfectly eligible voters.

The ACLU of Ohio firmly denounces ICE actions in our state and expresses extreme concern over this escalated, dangerous operation.