Ohio

All Voting is Local Ohio protects and expands citizens’ freedom to vote through advocacy and empowerment. We collaborate with local election officials, activist networks, and nonpartisan community organizations to solve the problems voters face when trying to make their voices heard.

Our current priorities include:

  • Modernize voter registration
  • Enfranchising eligible voters with criminal convictions
  • Advocate for improved technology to make elections more fair, convenient, and secure
  • Empower voters with disabilities to cast their ballots independently
  • Recruit poll workers, particularly those from underserved communities

 

Election Protection

Educate. Empower. Protect.  Do you want to help eligible voters participate in our democracy? Click Here to Volunteer for Election Protection

Free Rides to the Polls in Dayton

Ready to vote, but need a ride to cast your ballot? This year, the Dayton RTA will get you there — for free! On Tuesday, Nov. 6, take a free ride to your polling place on any Greater Dayton RTA bus or paratransit vehicle.
Find which bus route goes closest to your polling place here: http://www.i-riderta.org/pollingroutes.
Paratransit users, call 937-425-8300 by Nov. 5 to schedule your ride.


Providing Multi-Lingual Poll Workers in Greater Columbus

All Voting is Local Ohio is teaming up with the Council on American Islamic Relations–Columbus Chapter to recruit poll workers who speak Arabic, Chinese, Somali and Spanish. For a list of participating polling locations and which language will be offered, please go to: https://www.cair-columbus.com/election-2018/


Protecting and Expanding The Right to Vote in Ohio – An Agenda for Reform

Together with a coalition of voting rights groups throughout Ohio, All Voting is Local has established a blueprint for protecting and expanding the right to vote for all Ohioans. The Ohio Voter Rights Coalition works to modernize the state’s elections process and advocate for policies that streamline the voter registration process, increase early voting and fully enfranchise people in the criminal justice system.

 

 

                      

Your Vote Matters

We all have the right to vote. Accommodations can be made for people with disabilities. Your vote matters!

Here’s What to Expect at the Polls

Learn about the voting process and what to expect at the polls. Your vote matters!

Latest Ohio News

Ohio Must Modernize its Voter Registration System to Prevent Discriminatory Purges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2019 COLUMBUS–Mike Brickner, Ohio State Director of All Voting is Local, issued the following statement on Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s results of last-chance mailing to voters whose registrations will be purged. The mailing led to only 540 voters confirming or updating their...

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Letter to Athens County Commissions Re: Relocation of BOE Offices

Following news reports of a proposed relocation of the Athens County Board of Elections, All Voting is Local State Director Mike Brickner wrote to the County Commissioners recommending they ensure that the relocation does not unintentionally create new problems for the voters of Athens County. Letter to...

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Poll workers are the backbone of our democracy: Letter to the Editor

Sandusky’s decision to make Election Day a paid holiday for city workers is a smart way to expand access to the ballot. Cincinnati announced a similar proposal. Cleveland should follow suit and go further: offer incentives to city employees to serve as poll workers, filling a critical shortage plaguing our election...

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Resources

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