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Ohio Abortion Foes are Banking on a Low-Turnout August Election. In Kansas, That Didn’t Go So Well
In a state far more conservative than Ohio too
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GOP Plan to Advance 60% Amendment in August Looking Wobbly After Second Hearing Cancelled
“If there aren’t the votes, there aren’t the votes,” said Rep. Bill Seitz (R)
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Opponents of August Special Election Continue to Use Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose’s Own Words Against Him
LaRose previously claimed August elections result in “a handful of voters” making “big decisions”
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Ohio House Begins Hearings to Bring Back August Elections
Republicans have done a 180 on the expensive, low-turnout summer elections in a push to make constitutional amendments, like the upcoming one on abortion, harder to pass
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Bipartisan Group of Former Ohio Governors Are Against 60% Constitutional Amendment Threshold and August vote
Former governors Bob Taft, John Kasich, Dick Celeste and Ted Strickland alll speak out against proposal
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Bibb Leans Into Public Safety, Jobs and Housing in Second State of the City Address
Partly looking back, but mostly looking forward
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Majority of GOP Lawmakers Want to Make It Harder to Amend the Ohio Constitution. Far Fewer Think the Public Actually Wants That
This according to a new poll
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Ohio’s New Voting ID Law Goes Into Effect This Week. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Residents without a driver license can now get a free state ID, but advocates say the law will still depress voter turnout among some groups
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Voting Rights Organizations Demand Funding for Photo ID Education Efforts in Ohio
Ohio’s first election with stringent new photo ID requirements is around the corner, and organizers worry those rules will disenfranchise voters
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Danny Kelly, Labor Activist Son of Danny Greene, Claims Ward 11 Council Seat
Kelly will take over for Brian Mooney on January 12
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Citizenship-Status Voter ID Bill
Advocates have already sued the state over the law
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With New State Law, Cleveland One Step Closer to Expunging Thousands of Minor Marijuana Convictions
Mayor Bibb: It’s about “giving people a second chance, and making sure that access and opportunity is open to everybody in our city”