Today, the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition calls on Governor DeWine to veto House Bill 472, warning the legislation would make it harder for many Ohioans to vote by mail and would introduce new identity theft and privacy concerns for voters.

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.

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 condemns SB 293 and the Governor’s decision to sign it. We will remain steadfast in our advocacy for all eligible Ohio voters.

Senate Bill 293 is harmful anti-voter legislation that will eliminate the post-election window to accept legally cast ballots mailed before election day.

Together with the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition, we sent to Secretary LaRose last week sharing our comments on his office’s proposed directives impacting the Election Officials Manual.

Today, we sent a letter to Secretary LaRose outlining how his removals of purported “noncitizens” from the voter rolls violate the National Voter Registration Act because they are being conducted during the 90-day period prior to a federal election.