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WORT FM: State Faces Unusual Election Circumstances
Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin State Director of All Voting Is Local, says one of those measures would be to waive the requirement that a witness sign an absentee ballot. “I think about people who are living alone. I have a colleague who is living alone. He does not have another adult in his home, but we have an order to stay at home,” Nelson says. “My thought process is [that] if he was a person who was sick or quarantined, then how does he cast a ballot if he needs someone basically to vouch for him. So, without trying to or being intentional, I think the process inherently disenfranchises that individual.”
Shelterforce: Reaching Out to Voters in the Justice System
Mike Brickner, the head of the Ohio arm of All Voting is Local, organizes dozens of initiatives, call-ins, town halls, and voting drives a year, but he recalls being especially moved during a 2018 sign-up visit to the Painesville jail in Lake County, just northeast of Cleveland. That year in Ohio, a proposal to reduce criminal penalties for drug crimes and channel more money into rehabilitation and mental health treatment was on the ballot.
Major coalition lays out how Wisconsin lawmakers can run elections with fairness, ease and accessibility
Shauntay Nelson, the Wisconsin state director of All Voting is Local, brought together the groups. “Especially in a time when our country is in crisis, we need our democracy to function,” says Nelson. “Election officials and legislative leaders must act now to ensure every voter can access the ballot while also protecting public health.”
Arizona Republic: Secretary of state wants all-mail voting across Arizona for 2020 as coronavirus spreads
“While the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rushed decision on this matter, without proper consideration of Native American communities, these efforts can lead to unnecessary and increased barriers to voting," the groups All Voting is Local and the Arizona Advocacy Network said in a statement Tuesday.
The Intercept: Only eight people voted from Arizona’s jails in 2018. Will this election be different?
Alex Gulotta, Arizona director of All Voting Is Local, an organization that works to increase voting access in several key election states, said the group currently estimates that about 60 percent of people in Arizona jails are preconviction and eligible voters.
cleveland.com: Here’s what Ohio college students need to know about voting in the March 17 primary
“It’s kind of thrown their lives into disarray, and voting might not be the first thing on a lot of their minds,” said Mike Brickner, the Ohio director of All Voting is Local, an advocacy group. If you’re a college student in Ohio trying to figure out how to cram voting into the next few days, here’s what you need to know.