State News
Ohio Secretary of State LaRose Must Create Consistent Standards for Collecting Election Data Across Counties
CLEVELAND--The Ohio Voter Rights Coalition called on Secretary of State Frank LaRose to require universal standards for how Ohio’s 88 counties collect election data, a move that is critical in bolstering public confidence in the state’s election system.
Florida Secretary of State Must Reduce Harms of Anti-Voter Law
TALLAHASSEE — A coalition of voting rights and community organizations are urging Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee and the Florida Division of Elections to prevent barriers to the ballot caused by SB 90, the anti-voter legislation signed into law in May, which makes it harder for voters to request and return vote-by-mail ballots and get assistance while waiting in line to vote.
Ohio Housing Associations Must Help Reduce Barriers to the Ballot
CLEVELAND — All Voting is Local Ohio urged the Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Associations to use agency resources to help residents meet identification requirements to cast a ballot.
Pennsylvania Counties Must Update Policies to Address Increased Provisional Ballot Use
PHILADELPHIA — All Voting is Local Pennsylvania, The Voter Project, and Voter Protection Corps are calling on counties throughout the commonwealth to act now to create policies to decrease the troubling number of provisional ballots — particularly those used by voters who requested to vote by mail.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Must Provide Election Data
CLEVELAND — The Ohio Voter Rights Coalition is demanding that Secretary of State Frank LaRose publicize election-related data, and provide an updated directive to the board of elections about how to collect and record data.
President Biden Must Do More To Protect Voting Rights
WASHINGTON — Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after President Biden delivered remarks today in Philadelphia on voting rights: