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Franklin County Has Highest Number Of Provisional Ballots In Ohio
The voting rights group All Voting Is Local released a report this week showing that Franklin County has the most provisional ballots in the state. Provisional ballots are cast when there’s questions about a voter’s eligibility on election day. The Board of Elections must resolve those questions before that person's vote counts.
All Voting is Local Report Finds Racial, Income and Age Disparities in Provisional Ballots Use in Ohio’s Franklin County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2019 COLUMBUS–Franklin County voters are more likely to cast provisional ballots – and have those ballots rejected – than other large counties in Ohio, according to a new analysis of 2018 election data by All Voting is Local…
Advocacy group says too many provisional ballots cast in Franklin County
More voters in Franklin County cast provisional ballots in November 2018 after their eligibility was questioned, and more of those votes were tossed before the final counts, compared with Ohio’s other 87 counties, according to an analysis released Thursday by a voter advocacy group.
Rejected: How the Provisional Ballot System in Franklin County, Ohio Fails Voters
In 2018, Franklin County voters cast a disproportionate number of provisional ballots compared to their percentage of the state electorate. Our report examines the reasons behind this and makes recommendations to prevent it from happening again.
Reduction in Poll Workers May Lead to Problems for Voters, All Voting is Local Says
COLUMBUS--Today, Mike Brickner, Ohio State Director for All Voting is Local, appeared before the Ohio House of Representatives State and Local Government Committee to testify in opposition of Senate Bill 22, a measure that would allow boards of elections to reduce the minimum number of poll workers at polling locations.
To the editor: Ease methods to register to vote
The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy and should be above partisanship. It is encouraging that Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is not only reaching across the political aisle, but reaching out to members of his own party to modernize Ohio’s antiquated voter-registration system (“Ohio Secretary of State: ‘Give me a chance to sell’ voter reform idea,” May 1).