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Scramble For August Special Election Has Led To Avoidable Ballot Errors
June 21, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, Cleveland.com reported that state officials are scrambling to fix errors in ballot language summarizing State Issue 1 before early voting begins this Friday. In response, All Voting is Local Ohio State Director Kayla Griffin released the following statement: “The last minute scramble…
Extreme Stress on Local Boards of Elections Further Exacerbated by Collaboration Ban
June 8, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Yesterday, an article by News 5 Cleveland revealed that local boards of election in Ohio are under extreme stress after realizing that the August special election will be underfunded in the State Senate budget. According to elections officials, being underfunded forces them to make…
Withdrawal from Multi-State Voter Registration Database Undermines Confidence in Ohio’s Elections
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In response to Secretary of State Frank LaRose pulling Ohio out of the multi-state voter registration database Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) on March 17, All Voting is Local Ohio State Director Kayla Griffin released the following statement: “We are extremely alarmed that Secretary of State…
Giving Florida’s Statewide Prosecutor Expanded Jurisdiction of Alleged Election Crimes is an Unnecessary Overreach
February 15, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida’s State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing SB4-B into law today expanding the jurisdiction of the statewide prosecutor over Florida’s Office of Election Crimes and Security: “Giving the statewide prosecutor more power…
York County Caves to Conspiracy Theorist Rhetoric By Hand Counting Ballots
November 8, 2022 YORK, Pa. — All Voting is Local Pennsylvania’s State Director Nick Pressley issued the following statement in response to Pennsylvania’s York County decision to hand count ballots at three random precincts on Thursday: “York County’s decision to hand count ballots on Thursday caves to conspiracy theorist rhetoric…
Florida Must Allow More Time for Voters to Fix Any Issues With Ballots Due to Incoming Tropical Storm Nicole
November 8, 2022 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida, Campaign Legal Center, and other state, local, and national organizations, sent a letter Tuesday to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Cord Byrd to extend the deadline for voters to fix any issues with mail-in or provisional ballots…