I'm skeptical that all of this isn't way too complicated for a large proportion of the population to get right.  Remember how many problems there were with people voting incorrectly in 2000?  I say that not to slam a portion of the electorate, but to say that they deserve to have their voices heard (correctly), too.

2 minutes ago, X said:

I'm skeptical that all of this isn't way too complicated for a large proportion of the population to get right.  Remember how many problems there were with people voting incorrectly in 2000?  I say that not to slam a portion of the electorate, but to say that they deserve to have their voices heard (correctly), too.

 

On an electronic ballot I think RCV would be easy to implement, and it would be impossible to spoil a ballot. On a paper ballot you have the potential to accidentally rank two candidates in the same spot without realizing it. This could certainly cause issues. 

 

It is certainly more complicated than "vote for only one person", but I think the benefits would outweigh the potential problems. It would be difficult in a situation where you have something like 13 candidates running for a single position. Making sure you don't spoil your ballot accidentally would be tough.

 

I also prefer an electronic voting machine that prints out a physical ballot that you turn in (with the ability to request a physical ballot sheet for ADA reasons or whatnot). It prohibits spoiled ballots and gives you the certainty that the machine printed what you wanted it to since you can review it. Then send it into a scanner like you do now in Ohio. Does everyone in Ohio use the same paper ballot-to-scanner system or are some counties electronic? I actually don't know.

 

Wave of Ohio Zoomers Registering to Vote This November

 

Ohio has seen a recent spike in young voter registration.

 

More than 48,600 18-year-olds are registered to vote in Ohio as of Jan. 6 — a 35% increase compared to late August, according to data analyzed by the Civics Center, a nonpartisan organization trying to increase voter registration. 

 

“What we typically see is that registration rates, especially for the youngest voters, can go up very significantly when young people become more aware of elections in which their votes will matter,” said Laura Brill, founder and CEO of Civics Center.

 

2024 is going to be a big election year between the presidential election, Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, a potential anti-gerrrymandering amendment proposal, three Ohio Supreme Court races, and the Ohio House of Representatives elections. Oct. 7 is the deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 5 general election. Early voting for the March 19 primary started Wednesday and the deadline to register to vote was Tuesday. 

 

“When young people are registered, they tend to turn out at high rates when they know that their votes will make a difference,” Brill said. “I think a lot of it depends on whether the candidates and parties are really getting the word out to young people about what’s at stake.”

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/wave-of-ohio-zoomers-registering-to-vote-this-november-ocj1/

 

150,000 Ohioans to be Purged (From Voter Registration Database)

 

More than 150,000 Ohio voters could potentially not be eligible to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. 

 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently published a list of 158,857 inactive voter registrations who are eligible to be removed from the Statewide Voter Registration Database — meaning they would be purged from voter rolls. 

 

“These registrations are eligible for removal under the law because records show they’re no longer residing or active at the registered address for at least the last four consecutive years,” LaRose said in a statement. 

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/150000-ohioans-to-be-purged-from-voter-registration-database-ocj1/

 

Despite Lack of Fraud, Ohio GOP Wants More Election Reform

 

Legislation in the Ohio House and Senate would make sweeping changes to the way Ohioans vote and how those votes are counted. Despite sterling post-election audits in Ohio and the arrival last year of strict new photo voter ID requirements, backers insist more must be done to secure the state’s elections.

 

Among their demands are provisions allowing hand-counted ballots, and new voting machine requirements that could force counties across the state to replace the voting machines they have. Moreover, certified voting machines don’t exist that would meet the bill’s standards, and hand-counting has been shown to be more timely and less accurate than the currently certified voting machines that do exist. The bill would also extend photo ID requirements to absentee voting — making voters include a photocopy of their ID with their completed ballot.

 

And the drafters have plans for in-person voting as well. The bill directs county boards to include a voters’ photograph in the pollbook, so poll workers won’t simply compare a photo ID to person standing in front of them, but also to a photo on file from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

 

The League of Women Voters of Ohio policy affairs manager Nazek Hapasha argued the measure is rooted in conspiracy theories about non-citizens voting in Ohio’s elections. Ohio’s secretary of state has referred more than 500 of cases of alleged non-citizen voter fraud since taking office. Only one of those cases led to charges.

 

“All of this together,” she said, “opens up the door to election deniers to cast doubt over our election systems, and the reliability and integrity of our election system.”

 

The House version of the proposal, sponsored by state Reps. Bernie Willis, R-Springfield and Bob Peterson, R-Selina, has already had a pair of hearings. The Senate’s bill, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Brenner, R-Dublin, and Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, has yet to get a hearing.

 

In sponsor testimony Willis invoked the growing prevalence of cyberattacks, and Peterson compared the bill’s security measures to keeping your computer’s antivirus software up to date. Gavarone and Brenner struck a similar tone.

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/despite-lack-of-fraud-ohio-gop-wants-more-election-reform-ocj1/

2 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

Despite Lack of Fraud, Ohio GOP Wants More Election Reform

 

Legislation in the Ohio House and Senate would make sweeping changes to the way Ohioans vote and how those votes are counted. Despite sterling post-election audits in Ohio and the arrival last year of strict new photo voter ID requirements, backers insist more must be done to secure the state’s elections.

 

Among their demands are provisions allowing hand-counted ballots, and new voting machine requirements that could force counties across the state to replace the voting machines they have. Moreover, certified voting machines don’t exist that would meet the bill’s standards, and hand-counting has been shown to be more timely and less accurate than the currently certified voting machines that do exist. The bill would also extend photo ID requirements to absentee voting — making voters include a photocopy of their ID with their completed ballot.

 

And the drafters have plans for in-person voting as well. The bill directs county boards to include a voters’ photograph in the pollbook, so poll workers won’t simply compare a photo ID to person standing in front of them, but also to a photo on file from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

 

The League of Women Voters of Ohio policy affairs manager Nazek Hapasha argued the measure is rooted in conspiracy theories about non-citizens voting in Ohio’s elections. Ohio’s secretary of state has referred more than 500 of cases of alleged non-citizen voter fraud since taking office. Only one of those cases led to charges.

 

“All of this together,” she said, “opens up the door to election deniers to cast doubt over our election systems, and the reliability and integrity of our election system.”

 

The House version of the proposal, sponsored by state Reps. Bernie Willis, R-Springfield and Bob Peterson, R-Selina, has already had a pair of hearings. The Senate’s bill, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Brenner, R-Dublin, and Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, has yet to get a hearing.

 

In sponsor testimony Willis invoked the growing prevalence of cyberattacks, and Peterson compared the bill’s security measures to keeping your computer’s antivirus software up to date. Gavarone and Brenner struck a similar tone.

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/despite-lack-of-fraud-ohio-gop-wants-more-election-reform-ocj1/

Now they are taking Trump's sore losing to make cote counting less efficient. 

Frank LaRose Kicked 160K Ohioans Off the Voter Rolls

 

Nearly 160,000 people were recently purged from Ohio’s voter rolls — meaning they currently can’t vote in the upcoming presidential election. 

 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose removed 154,995 inactive and out-of-state voters from the Statewide Voter Registration Database, according to his office. 

 

“Every Ohioan, regardless of their political views, should care about accurate voter rolls,” LaRose said in a statement. “Diligent list maintenance helps prevent voter fraud and ensures the voice of the voters is heard on Election Day.” 

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/frank-larose-kicked-160k-ohioans-off-the-voter-rolls-ocj1/

 

Cincinnati Democrats say they will sue Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose over voting restrictions

 

Cincinnati and Hamilton County’s top officials decried new voting restrictions ordered by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, and threatened to sue him, saying his actions are against the law and designed to thwart voters from casting their ballots.

 

Mayor Aftab Pureval, U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman and Hamilton County commissioners Alicia Reece and Denise Driehaus, all Democrats, held a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 3, outside of the Board of Elections, along with the party’s chairwoman, Gwen McFarlin, to denounce the new rules, which prevent people from dropping ballots into drop boxes on behalf of their relatives.

 

LaRose’s letter ordering the new rules, dated Aug. 31, requires people dropping off a relative’s ballots to go inside boards of elections and sign an attestation form saying they are doing so in compliance with state and federal law. The directive bars such people from using drop boxes outside of boards of elections, except for their own ballot, which has the practical effect of making it illegal for someone to drop off a relative’s ballot after hours.

 

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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/09/03/frank-larose-vote-drop-box-restrictions-democrats.html

 

Ohio Ranked One of the Worst States for Purging Eligible Voters

 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has purged hundreds of thousands of voters from the rolls, saying doing so is important to protect “election integrity.” But a watchdog has found that while LaRose professes to protect election integrity, Ohio has poor safeguards against removing eligible voters from the rolls.

 

By LaRose’s own accounting, fraudulent voting in Ohio is a problem that almost doesn’t exist. 

 

LaRose found an infinitesimal 0.0005% “potentially illegal” voting in the last presidential election. Even so, he insists that his aggressive voter purges are for no purpose other than to protect the voter rolls. 

 

It’s typical for election officials to perform routine maintenance on a state’s voter rolls. But some states go well beyond that, and a study last year indicated that Ohio’s practices were among those most likely to sweep eligible voters off the rolls — and those voters are more likely to be minorities, the American Bar Association said in a 2020 report.

 

A study of 10 states published late last year found that Ohio had the worst removal practices when it did voter purges, and that it was among the worst in terms of purging eligible voters. 

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/ohio-ranked-one-of-the-worst-states-for-purging-eligible-voters-ocj1/

Why is Ohio No Longer a “Swing State”?

 

Winning Ohio used to be crucial to winning the presidential election. This year, not so much. 

 

Ohio used to be a key swing state in the presidential election for decades — meaning lots of political ads and campaign stops — but the tide shifted back in 2016, said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

 

“There was this educational realignment that Donald Trump supercharged in 2016 and it had the effect of changing a lot of states,” he said. “States like Ohio and Iowa went from being purple states to red states.”

 

Fifty-one percent of Ohio voted for former President Trump in 2016, who went on to win the election despite losing the popular vote. Fifty-three percent of Ohio voted for Trump in 2020, but President Joe Biden won the election. 

 

“I think we’ll look at 2016, historically speaking, as an important realigning election politically in lots of different places, but particularly Ohio because that’s when it went from being a state that was very reflective of the nation to one that wasn’t reflective of the nation anymore,” said Kondik, who wrote “The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President.” His book was published June 2016. 

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/why-is-ohio-no-longer-a-swing-state-ocj1/

 

Over 600,000 in Ohio have Cast Their Votes

 

More than half a million Ohioans have cast their ballot in the election so far.  

 

Combining absentee and early voting, more than 660,000 Ohioans have voted as of Friday morning, according to the Ohio Secretary Of State.

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More than 34,000 people have voted early so far in Franklin County, the state’s most populous county. In Hamilton County, 25,506 people have voted early so far. Nearly 16,000 people have voted early in Cuyahoga County.

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More than 800,000 of those who requested an absentee ballot are Independents. Nearly 400,00 Republicans and nearly 300,000 Democrats requested an absentee ballot. 

 

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Just now, ColDayMan said:

Nearly 16,000 people have voted early in Cuyahoga County.

 

Uhh...what's up with that?  Logically, it should sit somewhere between Franklin and Hamilton, population-wise.

Do Ohio counties all have the same early voting hours, or do they vary? In Hamilton County, weekend early voting starts this weekend, and I'm planning to vote on Saturday.

25 minutes ago, taestell said:

Do Ohio counties all have the same early voting hours, or do they vary? In Hamilton County, weekend early voting starts this weekend, and I'm planning to vote on Saturday.

I’m pretty sure they are completely standardized across the state.

20 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

 

Uhh...what's up with that?  Logically, it should sit somewhere between Franklin and Hamilton, population-wise.

What’s up with that is that voter turnout in Cuyahoga SUCKS. Improving voter turnout in Cuy County is the most importantly step towards rebalancing the politics of Ohio. County party chair David Brock is prioritizing this - we will see how successful those efforts are. The new redistricting model will also help by having more competitive districts to drive turnout. 

4 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

What’s up with that is that voter turnout in Cuyahoga SUCKS. Improving voter turnout in Cuy County is the most importantly step towards rebalancing the politics of Ohio. County party chair David Brock is prioritizing this - we will see how successful those efforts are. The new redistricting model will also help by having more competitive districts to drive turnout. 

it is Cleveland turnout specifically that is down vs. the Obama era, right? I’ve heard many theories thrown around over the years but admittedly never dug into the data myself.

Ohio AG Yost Makes Nothingburger Announcement on Voter Fraud

 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced six indictments for voter fraud Tuesday stemming from referrals made by Secretary of State Frank LaRose earlier this year. Even as Yost insisted on the importance of the investigations and prosecutions he sought to calibrate the scope of the issue.

 

Voting is a “sacred right” Yost said. The six charges represent less than 1% of the referrals made by LaRose’s office. The AG added he doesn’t expect jail time in any of the cases and expressed minor frustrations with the quality of referrals.

 

Yost’s role and authority

 

Yost’s office received more than 600 referrals of alleged voter fraud from the Secretary of State, which the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigated. Of those referrals only 138 included allegations of illegal voting — the remainder had to do with issues like improper registrations.

 

The attorney general stressed that illegal voting is a “strict liability” offense.

 

“Think about a speeding ticket,” Yost said. “You are stopped for going 52 miles an hour. You thought it was a 50 mile an hour zone. Cop tells you it’s 35. Doesn’t make any difference that you didn’t intend to speed, that you didn’t know that you were speeding, or even that you were reckless or negligent about it — you’re just liable, and ignorance of the law is no excuse.”

 

But his office can only pursue charges after the local county prosecutor is given “adequate time” to take them up on its own. In all, Yost successfully brought six charges against lawful permanent residents.

• Ramesh Patel faces one count of illegal voting in Cuyahoga County
• Lorinda Miller faces two counts of illegal voting in Summit County
• Nicholas Fontaine faces one count of illegal voting in Portage County
• Ahmed Aden, Van Thuy Cooper and Maria Dearaujo all face one count of illegal voting in Franklin County.

UPDATE: The Cuyahoga County prosecutor said Wednesday that Patel died two years ago. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said it would drop the charge against him.

 

Lord...more below:

https://columbusunderground.com/ohio-ag-yost-makes-nothingburger-announcement-on-voter-fraud-ocj1/

Sounds like they did a great job of charging Patel before they determined if he was even alive.

On 10/21/2024 at 2:47 PM, ColDayMan said:

 

Uhh...what's up with that?  Logically, it should sit somewhere between Franklin and Hamilton, population-wise.

Could it be the location of the Cuyahoga early vote center?   The Franklin county one is ideal, located in a former Kohls on a bus line with good parking.  It is super easy to get in and vote.  Even when busy the line usually takes less than 15 minutes. 

Ohio GOP Wants to Make Voting Harder in the Future

 

Another election has come and gone in Ohio with no reports of widespread fraud. That hasn’t stopped a handful of Republican state senators from advancing legislation to place new restrictions on how Ohioans cast their ballots.

 

State Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, has put forward a bill requiring Ohioans show proof of citizenship to register to vote or update their existing registration. Sens. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, and Andrew Brenner, R-Delaware, filed another bill imposing proof of citizenship requirements, and the elimination of ballot drop boxes.

 

That state legislation takes its cue from efforts at the federal level backed by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. That proposal, known as the SAVE Act, had little chance of passage with Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate. Now, with a Republicans in control of all three branches of government, it stands a better chance of passing.

 

It’s already illegal to register or vote as a non-citizen at the state and federal level. Despite that threat of criminal prosecution, backers still worry current law allows voters to register with little more than a promise.

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/ohio-gop-wants-to-make-voting-harder-in-the-future-ocj1/

37 minutes ago, ColDayMan said:

Ohio GOP Wants to Make Voting Harder in the Future

 

Another election has come and gone in Ohio with no reports of widespread fraud. That hasn’t stopped a handful of Republican state senators from advancing legislation to place new restrictions on how Ohioans cast their ballots.

 

State Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, has put forward a bill requiring Ohioans show proof of citizenship to register to vote or update their existing registration. Sens. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, and Andrew Brenner, R-Delaware, filed another bill imposing proof of citizenship requirements, and the elimination of ballot drop boxes.

 

That state legislation takes its cue from efforts at the federal level backed by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. That proposal, known as the SAVE Act, had little chance of passage with Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate. Now, with a Republicans in control of all three branches of government, it stands a better chance of passing.

 

It’s already illegal to register or vote as a non-citizen at the state and federal level. Despite that threat of criminal prosecution, backers still worry current law allows voters to register with little more than a promise.

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/ohio-gop-wants-to-make-voting-harder-in-the-future-ocj1/

Why would you need to prove citizenship every time you update address? If you prove citizenship at registration, it shouldn't need to be proven again. 

7 minutes ago, freefourur said:

Why would you need to prove citizenship every time you update address? If you prove citizenship at registration, it shouldn't need to be proven again. 

 

Because its not about ensuring accurate and updated records or securing our election systems but adding friction to processes that should be simple to discourage people from participating. 

9 minutes ago, freefourur said:

Why would you need to prove citizenship every time you update address? If you prove citizenship at registration, it shouldn't need to be proven again. 

 

I know this is a somewhat rhetorical questions, but it's because poor people in rural areas rarely move, and poor people in cities move more often. Urban poor people tend to vote Democratic. It's a power grab by the Ohio GOP. They are an anti-democracy party.

5 minutes ago, Luke_S said:

 

Because its not about ensuring accurate and updated records or securing our election systems but adding friction to processes that should be simple to discourage people from participating. 

 

Republicans do that at all levels of government. They won't sign off on government assistance programs unless they are hard to use and result in low participation rates.

Meanwhile its left to the citizens to try to claw back their rights...

 

Ballot board clears Ohio Voters Bill of Rights, organizers can begin collecting signatures

By: Nick Evans - November 19, 2024

 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the state ballot board cleared supporters of a citizen-led initiative aimed at enshrining greater voting access in the state constitution to begin collecting signatures.

 

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The proposed amendment would grant counties the ability to set up multiple early vote centers or ballot drop boxes, create a system to update voter registration automatically when someone visits the BMV, and allow for same day voter registration.

 

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When they might actually see that amendment on the ballot remains uncertain. Although they’ve now cleared the initial administrative hurdles, organizers will need to collect hundreds of thousands of signatures from across Ohio to make it onto the ballot. Asked whether they’re aiming for 2025 or 2026, Bennett only said they’re “exploring what we’re going to do next.”

 

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/11/19/ballot-board-clears-ohio-voters-bill-of-rights-organizers-can-begin-collecting-signatures/

38 minutes ago, ryanlammi said:

 

I know this is a somewhat rhetorical questions, but it's because poor people in rural areas rarely move, and poor people in cities move more often. Urban poor people tend to vote Democratic. It's a power grab by the Ohio GOP. They are an anti-democracy party.

This is it exactly. Same with phot ID's that have to match your current address. They will not stop with these voter suppression tactics. They will keep making it difficult for poor urban folks to vote. 

Trump Rolls Back Voter Information Directive that Ohio Filed a Lawsuit Over

 

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is applauding the Trump administration for rescinding a 2021 executive order directing federal agencies to offer voter registration materials when they interact with citizens. LaRose was one of a handful of Republican state officials to sue the Biden administration over the policy last year.

 

Voting rights advocates meanwhile land somewhere between frustrated and nonplussed. They contend many people interact with federal agencies, and the program simply makes reliable information about voting and voter registration readily available. How could that, they ask, amount to “weaponizing” the federal government?

 

The lawsuit and the rescission

 

The lawsuit LaRose joined was filed by the America First Policy Institute — a kind of second Trump administration in waiting set up by several figures from his first administration. The complaint claimed that by making information readily available, the order was “a blatant and unlawful effort to use taxpayer money to help elect Democratic candidates, including President Biden.”

 

After all, the complaint argued, people who speak another language, work for the federal government, receive housing or food benefits, as well as students, native Americans, people with disabilities, or those who are incarcerated all tend to vote for Democrats. By extension, any effort to offer those people assistance must necessarily be a partisan voter turnout effort.

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/trump-rolls-back-voter-information-directive-that-ohio-filed-a-lawsuit-over-ocj1/

Ohio GOP Wants to Make it Harder to Vote in the Future

 

Two Republican Ohio state senators want to eliminate drop boxes for absentee ballots and require Ohioans to show proof of citizenship to vote.

 

The proof-of-citizenship requirements trigger when voters register or update their existing registration. So, registered voters won’t notice any changes until they update information to reflect changes like a new name or address. If everything goes smoothly, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will already have citizenship documentation on file. But if not, county boards of elections will start sending notices, and pretty soon prosecutors could get involved.

 

If a voter doesn’t respond to a pair of notices sent over the course of four weeks, the secretary of state must cancel their registration and refer the case to the attorney general. The same goes for voters who proactively cancel their registration after receiving the notice. Ditto if they vote provisionally and then fail to provide citizenship documents within four days of the election.

 

Similarly, if a county board receives a registration form from someone who’s ineligible — even in error — the board must refer the case to the county prosecutor.

 

In the name of security, the measure also eliminates ballot drop boxes and codifies an attestation form requirement for anyone dropping off another person’s ballot.

 

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https://columbusunderground.com/ohio-gop-wants-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-in-the-future-ocj1/

PSA: Primary Voting Date in Ohio is May 6

Early voting is underway in this year’s May 6 primary election. An odd-year election on the heels of a presidential race doesn’t generate a lot of attention, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t important questions on the ballot. Around Ohio, voters will weigh in on local races for township trustee, city council, and mayor, as well as tax levies and liquor options.

Additionally, voters will decide whether to allow to the state to borrow $2.5 billion to fund public infrastructure.

State Capital Improvement Program

The ballot measure, known as Issue 2, is not controversial. It funds the State Capital Improvement Program which has been around since the 1980s. Money borrowed by the state helps cover municipal projects like roads, bridges, and sewers. The idea goes back before voters every 10 years to renew state authority to issue bonds. Three renewals have been approved.

If voters do so again, the state will borrow money — in this case $2.5 billion — and task the Ohio Public Works Commission with funding local projects. The commission hands out grants and no-interest loans through a competitive process.

The program is popular and bipartisan. Lawmakers from both chambers and both parties drafted the argument in favor of the issue.

“Every Ohio county has benefited from this program,” the group wrote, “which has produced more than 19,000 grants and loans for essential, locally selected projects.”

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https://columbusunderground.com/psa-primary-voting-date-in-ohio-is-may-6-ocj1/

New Voting Legislation Being Reconsidered in Ohio

Voting legislation is advancing in the Ohio Senate. Last week, a committee approved a measure prohibiting ranked choice voting and heard from proponents of a plan to require proof of citizenship for voting.

Both bills are retreads of proposals that didn’t make the cut last session.

Ranked Choice

The measure banning ranked choice voting, Senate Bill 63, has the backing of well-known conservative lobbying outfits like the Heritage Foundation and a few lesser-known ones, too.

Honest Elections Project Action is one of a several a 501(c) organization connected with former Federalist Society leader Leonard Leo. The Opportunity Solutions Project is a Florida thinktank that lobbies state and federal governments on issues like restricting food assistance and loosening child labor laws. When state lawmakers proposed raising the threshold for approving constitutional amendments, OSP was the only group to show up.

Opportunity Solutions Projects’ parent organization got more than $2 million from Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund.

But for all that conservative backing, the measure itself is bipartisan. State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, is co-sponsoring the bill, calling ranked choice a “disaster waiting to happen.”

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https://columbusunderground.com/new-voting-legislation-being-reconsidered-in-ohio-ocj1/

I definitely didn't have to wait in line an hour to vote today unlike back in November.

11 minutes ago, ColDayMan said:

New Voting Legislation Being Reconsidered in Ohio

Voting legislation is advancing in the Ohio Senate. Last week, a committee approved a measure prohibiting ranked choice voting and heard from proponents of a plan to require proof of citizenship for voting.

Both bills are retreads of proposals that didn’t make the cut last session.

Ranked Choice

The measure banning ranked choice voting, Senate Bill 63, has the backing of well-known conservative lobbying outfits like the Heritage Foundation and a few lesser-known ones, too.

Honest Elections Project Action is one of a several a 501(c) organization connected with former Federalist Society leader Leonard Leo. The Opportunity Solutions Project is a Florida thinktank that lobbies state and federal governments on issues like restricting food assistance and loosening child labor laws. When state lawmakers proposed raising the threshold for approving constitutional amendments, OSP was the only group to show up.

Opportunity Solutions Projects’ parent organization got more than $2 million from Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund.

But for all that conservative backing, the measure itself is bipartisan. State Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, is co-sponsoring the bill, calling ranked choice a “disaster waiting to happen.”

More below:

https://columbusunderground.com/new-voting-legislation-being-reconsidered-in-ohio-ocj1/

Of course Ohio politicians want ranked choice banned. It keeps nutjobs out of office.