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Voters cast their ballots using social distancing at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Cleveland.
Voting rights advocates are still pushing back on a recently introduced House bill that would change and restrict election laws in Ohio. Republican backers of the measure say the changes are needed to improve election laws even though they say Ohio’s 2020 election was fraud-free.
The Ohio Voter Rights Coalition said it’s concerned the bill limits ballot drop boxes to one per county and only for 10 days before the election, shortens the window to request absentee ballots by a week, requires what they call a confusing voter ID process and cuts in-person early voting the day before the election. Kayla Griffin with All Voting Is Local said the bill will affect early voting turnout and access.
Voting rights advocates are still pushing back on a recently introduced House bill that would change and restrict election laws in Ohio. Republican backers
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How national voting rights bill would impact Ohioâs election system
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The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.
As state legislatures across the country consider how to alter their election systems, Democrats in Congress are pushing for nationwide reforms they say would make voting more accessible to all Americans.
Several of the changes outlined in House Resolution 1 are already in place here in Ohio. Groups making up the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition support the legislation as a way to ensure that Americans in all 50 states have full access to the ballot box.