Press Releases

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Sixth Set of General Assembly Maps Passed Over a Year Following Initial Deadline

Today the ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union and Covington & Burling LLP filed objections to the recent iteration of state House and Senate districts adopted unanimously by all members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission on September 26.
Issue Areas: Voting

Despite revisions, Ohio Ballot Board again approves ‘biased’ ‘misleading’ Ballot Language

Issue 1 is clearly, concisely written to put Ohioans in charge of their private reproductive decisions

Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights to Challenge Deceptive Ballot Language

Yes on Issue 1 Campaign Objects to ‘Wholesale Rewrite’

Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Educates About Changes to Early Voting and the Election Protection Hotline for August Special Election

With the August 8 Special Election quickly approaching, the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition is ensuring Ohio voters know about the recent changes to early vote hours and informing voters about the nonpartisan Election Protection 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.
Issue Areas: Voting

ACLU Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Action in Ohio Partisan Gerrymandering Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today instructed the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling that required Ohio’s congressional map be redrawn over unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. 
Issue Areas: Voting

ACLU of Ohio files Amicus on behalf of League of Women Voters of Ohio in Support of One Person One Vote’s Challenge to Ballot Board’s Deceptive and Unconstitutional Language for August Special Election

The ACLU of Ohio filed an amicus brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio to the Ohio Supreme Court in a case challenging the language adopted for Issue 1, which is misleadingly selective, confusing, out-of-context, and even outright false.

Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Sends Letter to LaRose Outlining Urgent Funding Needs for August Special Election

Today the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition (OVRC) sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose and members of the Ohio General Assembly addressing the immediate funding needs for the upcoming August Special Election.
Issue Areas: Voting