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02.20.20
Ohio Attorney General Approves Petition Language for Ballot Initiative to Modernize Elections
Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections Progresses Forward
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved the petition summary for a proposed ballot amendment to modernize Ohio’s elections. The language now heads to the Ohio Ballot Board. The proposed constitutional amendment would expand voter registration, solidify early voting, and ensure timely ballots for military and overseas citizens. The official campaign launch will Read more…
Voting Rights
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02.20.20
Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates Endorses Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections
CLEVELAND – Today the Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates (NOVA) endorsed a ballot initiative to modernize Ohio’s elections. The proposed constitutional amendment would expand voter registration, solidify early voting, and ensure timely ballots for military and overseas citizens. Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections refiled the petition on February 10 with the Attorney General’s Office. The Read more…
Voting Rights
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02.19.20
Ohio Student Association Endorses Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections
COLUMBUS – Today the Ohio Student Association (OSA) endorsed a ballot initiative to modernize Ohio’s elections. The proposed constitutional amendment would expand voter registration, solidify early voting, and ensure timely ballots for military and overseas citizens. Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections refiled the petition on February 10 with the Attorney General’s Office. The official Read more…
Voting Rights
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02.18.20
Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections Announces New Campaign Manager
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections announces the hiring of Toni Webb as the campaign manager for the campaign, which recently refiled paperwork with the Attorney General’s Office to initiate the process of modernizing Ohio’s elections. The campaign will have a public launch in the coming weeks and is continuing to build Read more…
Voting Rights
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02.14.20
Voter Rights Advocates Urge Elections and Law Enforcement Officials to Assist Jailed Voters
COLUMBUS—A coalition of voter rights organizations urged elections and law enforcement officials to assist eligible jailed voters cast their ballot in the upcoming March 17, 2020 primary election. In a letter to county boards of elections and sheriffs, advocates remind officials that most voters in jail retain their right to vote and that officials have Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy