{"id":171,"date":"2020-04-24T14:41:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T14:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot\/"},"modified":"2020-04-24T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T14:41:20","slug":"new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press\/new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"New Options for Voters Who Have Not Received Absentee Ballot"},"template":"","class_list":["post-171","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Expansion of the provisional ballot policy means more options for voters who have not cast a ballot. Robust coordination is needed among Boards of Elections","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7876}"],"related_issues":[108,420],"related_work":false,"location":38},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Columbus<\/b> --Yesterday, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose provided guidance to boards of elections about April 28, election day. Voters who have yet to cast a ballot can vote provisionally in person at their county boards of elections on Tuesday April 28. In response, the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cFaced with a historic pandemic, Ohioans from all stripes and backgrounds have stepped up to do their part -- whether it\u2019s flattening the curve in Ohio, or having a say in their democracy,\u201d said Jen Miller, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. \u201cThe Ohio legislature, unfortunately, has not done its part. Our legislative leaders have needlessly endangered our democracy by refusing to provide sufficient time or financial resources to conduct a vote-by-mail election amid a pandemic. While we welcome this provision by Secretary LaRose, we remain concerned that many voters will not be able to make use of this backstop, due to lack of transportation, lack of knowledge, or concerns for contracting the virus.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe announcement means that voters who have not cast a ballot have the option of voting in person at their boards of elections from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. on April 28,\u201d said Catherine Turcer, Executive Director of Common Cause Ohio. \u201cElections officials have faced many challenges during this primary, and we appreciate all their hard work. This option offers a fair alternative to voters who applied by the deadline but, through no fault of their own, did not receive a ballot in time.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cVoter advocates and election officials warned legislators that their plan for the primary would leave many Ohioans without a voice. Across the state, voters report waiting too long for their ballots to arrive, while other voters remain confused about how to navigate the vote by mail process,\u201d said Mike Brickner, Ohio State Director at All Voting is Local. \u201cThis last-minute change is not enough to fix the problems that have plagued Ohio\u2019s new primary election, and our elected officials must act now to ensure voters are never put in this position again.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cWhile we encourage voters to do everything possible to remain safe, we also recognize that Ohioans should not have been forced to choose between their health and their right to vote.,\u201d said Camille Wimbish, Election Administration Director at Ohio Voice. \u201cThe Ohio legislature must stop working against voters and <\/span>do its job<\/span><\/a>. They must let Ohioans exercise their right to vote and stop putting Ohio families, workers and neighbors in danger.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nClick here <\/span><\/a>for the directive about voting provisionally on April 28.\u00a0<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nNew Options for Voters Who Have Not Received Absentee Ballot - Common Cause Ohio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Options for Voters Who Have Not Received Absentee Ballot\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press\/new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Ohio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OH.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ohio\/press-releases\/new-options-for-voters-who-have-not-received-absentee-ballot\/\",\"name\":\"New Options for Voters Who Have Not Received Absentee Ballot - 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