Ohio
Voting Rights Groups Urge Ohio Secretary of State to Approve Voter Education Funding
COLUMBUS--A coalition of voting rights groups sent a letter today to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urging him to approve funding for nonpartisan information about when and where to vote in Franklin County, Ohio.
Ohio campaign helps two HBCUs get rid of voting barriers
For years, Americans have showed up to polling places on Election Day to make their voices heard. But a process that should be simple often comes with long lines, headaches, miscommunication and voters being turned away.
Needs Improvement: Barriers to the Ballot at Ohio’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
An analysis of voting data from 2018 reveals troubling trends in low turnout, provisional ballot rejection and registration problems. But these barriers are not insurmountable. All Voting is Local together with students and community partners, propose a robust and sustained investment in voter education and poll worker recruitment and training to solve these problems so all students can cast a ballot that counts.
National Voting Rights Organization Launches Campaign with Ohio HBCUs to Tackle Barriers to Voting for Students
WILBERFORCE, OH—All Voting is Local joined students from Central State and Wilberforce universities, Ohio’s two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to announce a year-long voter empowerment campaign to tackle barriers to voting for students.
ADVISORY–Students and Voting Rights Organizations to Announce Voter Empowerment Campaign to Tackle Voting Problems at Ohio HBCUs
WILBERFORCE, OHIO--On Tuesday, September 24, National Voter Registration Day, voting rights organizations All Voting is Local and Campus Vote Project will join students at Central State University for a press event to announce a campaign to empower voters and remove obstacles to the ballot for students at Ohio’s two HBCUs, Central State and Wilberforce Universities.
Cleveland.com: Why using Ohio BMV list to register voters misses many: far fewer young people drive
Two leading advocates for increasing voter registration in Ohio - Jen Miller, executive director of the Ohio League of Women Voters, and Mike Brickner, Ohio director for All Voting is Local - said the mailing was a solid effort to attract more voters, yet both pointed out that many people will be missed.