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08.29.19
ACLU of Ohio and Demos Settle Long-Running Voter Purge Case, Extending APRI Exception Through 2022
Eligible Voters Purged Through 2019 May Cast Provisional Ballots Through 2022 and Votes Will Be Counted
COLUMBUS, OHIO —Today, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (Ohio APRI), Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), and long-time Ohio resident Larry Harmon announced that they had reached a settlement agreement with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, concluding the long-running litigation in Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. LaRose that challenged Ohio’s method of Read more…
Voting Rights
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06.27.19
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling
WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has found that partisan gerrymandering cases are a political question, meaning the doors of the court have been closed to litigants. A federal court recently struck down Ohio’s congressional map in an American Civil Liberties Union challenge, ordering a new map be drawn before the 2020 Read more…
Voting Rights
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06.05.19
SCOTUS Grants State’s Request to Delay Appeal Process in Ohio Gerrymandering Case
COLUMBUS- The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the State’s request for an extension of time to submit its jurisdictional statement in its appeal of the trial court’s decision to throw out Ohio’s gerrymandered Congressional map. The ACLU of Ohio had urged the Court to uphold a June 28th deadline previously agreed upon by all parties, Read more…
Voting Rights
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05.03.19
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Gerrymandering in ACLU Ohio Lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal court today struck down Ohio’s current congressional map, finding it was derived from unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. The court ordered a new map be drawn before the 2020 election.The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, and law firm Covington and Burling successfully challenged the map. At trial in March, the groups Read more…
Voting Rights
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10.31.18
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Emergency Relief to Purged Voters in time for Midterm Elections
CINCINNATI- Today the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted emergency relief that will protect the right to vote for countless Ohioans who were unlawfully purged from the voter rolls. “This has been a hard-fought victory for Ohio voters,” said Freda Levenson, legal director for the ACLU of Ohio. “We are thrilled that the Sixth Circuit Read more…
Voting Rights