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Catherine Turcer Policy Analyst, Common Cause Ohio Ph: 614-441-9145 cturcer@commoncause.org
Gov. Kasich’s veto of this bad bill is good news for every Ohioan. No one should have to spend a penny, much less the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars that would have been required by this bill, to protect the ability their fellow citizens to vote.
Weather emergencies, power outages, unstaffed polling places, and malfunctioning machines— none of these are the voters’ fault. The problems are rare but obstacles shouldn’t be put in voters’ way if longer hours are necessary.
We hope members of the legislature who supported this bill and other recent proposals to restrict voting rights or make exercising them more difficult will take the governor’s veto to heart. The legislature should focus on ways to encourage voting so that elections can be decided based on the ideas and character of the candidates, not on who controls access to the ballot box.
Office: Common Cause Ohio
Issues: Voting and Elections
Tags: Voting Rights
Common Cause is a nonpartisan grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
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