Ohio
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.
Congresswoman Fudge Brings Voting Rights Hearing To Northeast Ohio
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge held a hearing on suppression of voting rights in her home state of Ohio Thursday at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.
Voting Rights Campaign Pushes for Reform at Ohio Field Hearing
CLEVELAND – Mike Brickner, Ohio state director of All Voting is Local, a collaborative campaign housed at The Leadership Conference Education Fund, will testify before the House Administration Committee’s Subcommittee on Elections today during its “Voting Rights and Election Administration in Ohio” field hearing. In his testimony, Brickner emphasizes efforts to undercut voting rights in Ohio and urges policy makers to protect equal access to the ballot box.
Ohio Must Modernize its Voter Registration System to Prevent Discriminatory Purges
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.