May 7, 2021
Republicans in Ohio are proposing a significant rewrite of state election laws, an effort that comes despite sweeping GOP victories in the state last year and a smooth election. Legislation introduced in the Ohio House calls for prohibiting replacement of ballot drop boxes anywhere but at a local elections office, eliminating a day of early voting, shortening the window for requesting mail-in ballots and tightening voter ID requirements - all restrictions the House Democratic leader has criticized as “modern Jim Crow laws” targeted at disenfranchising voters of color. The bill also would add some conveniences to elections, however, including an online absentee ballot request system long sought in the state and automated voter registration through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Ohio is latest state to see GOP-backed voting law rewrite
JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press
May 6, 2021
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1of3FILE-This Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo shows Board of Elections worker Bob Moody moving boxes of ballots at the Trumbull County Board of Elections in Warren, Ohio. A state representative sponsoring a significant rewrite of Ohio s election laws says it will be released soon, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. State Rep. Bill Seitz said the bill could reduce early voting days and prohibit ballot drop boxes but also could add conveniences like online mail-in ballot requests.David Dermer/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE-This Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 file photo shows voters reflected in a window as they wait in line to participate in early voting at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, in Cleveland. A state representative sponsoring a significant rewrite of Ohio s election laws says it will be released soon, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. State Rep. Bill
Ohio is latest state to see GOP-backed voting law rewrite
By Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio became the latest state Thursday where Republicans are proposing a significant rewrite of state election laws, an effort that comes despite sweeping GOP victories in the state last year and a smooth election.
Legislation introduced in the Ohio House calls for prohibiting placement of ballot drop boxes anywhere but at a local elections office, eliminating a day of early voting, shortening the window for requesting mail-in ballots and tightening voter ID requirements all restrictions the House Democratic leader has criticized as “modern Jim Crow laws” targeted at disenfranchising voters of color.
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Board of Elections worker Bob Moody moves boxes of ballots at the Trumbull County Board of Elections in Warren, Ohio.
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Voters reflected in a window as they wait in line to participate in early voting at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, in Cleveland.
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COLUMBUS Ohio became the latest state Thursday where Republicans are proposing a significant rewrite of state election laws, an effort that comes despite sweeping GOP victories in the state last year and a smooth election.
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