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11.07.16
Purged Military and Overseas Voters Who Requested Absentee Ballot Will Have Ballot Issued to Them
CLEVELAND—On Saturday, November 5, 2016 a new order was issued in the ACLU of Ohio’s voter purge case that will allow purged military and overseas voters who requested an absentee ballot to have their vote counted. “This additional directive is important because military and overseas voters are an important subset of Ohio’s population, and the Read more…
Voting Rights
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11.03.16
ACLU Voter Alert – Election Observers – November 3, 2016
Recently, political candidates have called on supporters to monitor polling locations as election observers. Public comments by some supporters indicate that they may attempt to challenge voters or otherwise attempt to interfere with the election process. The ACLU of Ohio is issuing this alert to all Ohio voters to educate them on election observers and Read more…
Voting Rights
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11.01.16
ACLU Releases Recommendations for Comprehensive Changes to Cleveland Police Oversight
CLEVELAND—The ACLU of Ohio has released recommendations to the City of Cleveland for police oversight and investigation of officer misconduct. The city plans to release new draft policies soon, pursuant to a settlement entered into by the Department of Justice and the City of Cleveland after the DOJ found “structural and systemic deficiencies and practices” Read more…
Police Practices
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10.27.16
ICE Should Not Use Private Prison in Youngstown to Hold Immigrants, Says ACLU of Ohio
CLEVELAND—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pursuing a contract with the private prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to hold people in the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown prior to deporting them. “Incarcerating thousands of immigrants in a private prison before deporting them is unjust and allowing a corporation to profit from Read more…
Immigrant Rights
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10.20.16
ACLU Voter Alert – October 20, 2016
In response to a recent court ruling over the illegal purging of voter registrations by Secretary of State Jon Husted, the ACLU of Ohio is issuing this alert for all voters in the 2016 presidential election. It is critically important that any voter who may have been wrongfully purged from the voter rolls knows that Read more…
Voting Rights