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03.13.20
ACLU of Ohio and the Lawyer’s Committee Send Urgent Letter to Gov. DeWine and Members of the OGA Regarding Ohio’s Primary Election
Voting Rights Advocates Urge Extension on Deadline to Request An Absentee Ballot
COLUMBUS, OHIO —Today, the ACLU of Ohio and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a letter to Governor DeWine, Secretary LaRose, Speaker Householder, and President Obhof to raise concerns regarding the State’s primary Election Day Administration. The organizations urge that the deadline to request an absentee ballot be extended to 6 p.m. Read more…
Voting Rights
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03.11.20
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Ohio Abortion Ban, Preterm v. Himes
CINCINNATI, OH – The en banc Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today in Preterm-Cleveland v. Himes, a case challenging an Ohio law that would ban abortion if even part of the patient’s reason for seeking the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Every court in the country to consider such Read more…
Reproductive Freedom
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03.06.20
Statement from Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections
COLUMBUS – “We are extremely disappointed by this decision from the Ohio Ballot Board, which goes against long-standing precedent to broadly interpret single subject. We are reviewing all our options on how to proceed. Today the ballot board chose politics over people and demonstrated why it is necessary for us to go directly to the voters Read more…
Voting Rights
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03.05.20
Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections Challenge Ballot Board Decision in Ohio Supreme Court and Refile Petitions with Ohio AG
COLUMBUS – Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of Ohio today appealing Monday’s decision from the Ohio Ballot Board to split the pro-democracy amendment into four separate issues. The campaign also filed the four sets of petition language with Attorney General Dave Yost, who has ten days to Read more…
Voting Rights
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03.02.20
Statement from Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections
COLUMBUS – “We are extremely disappointed by this decision from the Ohio Ballot Board, which goes against long-standing precedent to broadly interpret single subject. We are reviewing all our options on how to proceed. Today the ballot board chose politics over people and demonstrated why it is necessary for us to go directly to the voters Read more…
Voting Rights