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The Morning Journal: Voting extension could lead to higher turnout | Editorial
The new voting date for the state of Ohio will show just how many people are serious about casting ballots for this year's primary election.
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Voters with qualifying disabilities also can vote absentee through Ohio’s “remote ballot marking system,” which allows those individuals to use their own screen to fill out their ballot, print it and mail it to their local board of elections. All Voting is Local, a voter advocacy organization, recorded a video explaining how to apply for and complete ballots through the remote ballot marking system.
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In response to the polling location changes, All Voting is Local Ohio launched a texting campaign that reached 111,000 voters – the same tool we used since 2018 to reach over half a million Ohio voters at risk of purges. Nonpartisan voter rights groups stepped up, but it’s the responsibility of government officials to communicate to voters with the latest and most accurate information.
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“This is an election where decision-makers failed to plan for what an election can look like in the midst of a crisis. As a result of that, we have an opportunity to really learn some lessons if we act now,” said Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin director for All Voting Is Local. The shift to absentee voting is “not something that anyone in the state planned for, because that’s not the way we are used to in Wisconsin.”
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"Unfortunately this proposed date of April 28 is just simply unacceptable," says Mike Brickner, state director of All Voting Is Local. Voter rights advocates say this process is cumbersome and requires too much interaction with the postal service which can take time.
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Hannah Fried, national campaign director of All Voting is Local, a campaign affiliated with the the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and other civil rights organizations said expanded access to vote by mail would help every voter to vote. But, Fried said, it isn’t a solution by itself. “It’s so critical to ensure in-person voting options for people this year and not just default to vote by mail. It’s also why it’s so important for state and local elections officials to undertake widespread aggressive voter education campaigns."