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Voting Rights Advocates Call on Secretary of State to Rectify Major Issues That Occurred During August Election
August 24, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, All Voting is Local Ohio, along with the ACLU of Ohio, Common Cause Ohio, League of Women Voters Ohio, and Ohio Voice, sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose explaining concerning issues they saw arise during the August 8th special election…
State Issue 1’s Failure to Pass a Tremendous Victory for Democracy in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In response to State Issue 1, which would have increased the threshold for voters to pass constitutional amendments by ballot measure, being defeated at the ballot box today, All Voting is Local Action Ohio State Director, Kayla Griffin, issued the following statement: “Today, Ohio voters made it…
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…
Voting Rights Advocates Request Clarity From Sec. of State LaRose on Next Steps After Pulling Out of Cross State Voter Tool
May 25, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, All Voting is Local Ohio, along with 23 organizations and 74 individual voters, sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose requesting clarity on his office’s next steps after withdrawing from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) on March 17. The…
Ballot Language for Resolution, Now State Issue 1, Will Deliberately Mislead Confused Voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, the Ohio Ballot Board voted 3-2 to adopt language proposed by Secretary of State Frank LaRose drafted for Senate Joint Resolution 2, now officially State Issue 1 for the August special election. In response, All Voting is Local Action Ohio State Director Kayla Griffin…
After Passage of SJR 2, Defending and Protecting Democracy Now Directly up to Voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, Ohio lawmakers voted to pass Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR 2), an undemocratic, unfair, and unpopular resolution that, if implemented, would change the constitutional amendment process. Instead of the majority vote of 50% + 1, this resolution would require 60% of the vote, as well…