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Ohio keeps trying to cut early voting and the federal courts keep striking the cuts down. Last year, Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature cut a week of early voting and eliminated the “Golden Week” when voters can register and vote on the same day during the early voting period. GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted also issued…
As backed by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Ohio Ballot Board’s two other Republicans, the official ballot language for State Issue 1 fails to give voters a clear picture of what it and its GOP godparents aim to do. The Ballot Board should have drawn that picture. But it didn’t. The Ohio Supreme Court needs to step up, writes the editorial board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.
Some Republicans in Northeast Ohio want to closed primaries. And Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is indicating he is on board.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose told a Republican group last week that he is "100% in favor of closing primaries" in future elections but, at this point, there's no legislation to do that.