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Jun 16 2020

Ohio Democratic Leaders Condemn Republican Voter Suppression Bill, Call on LaRose to Take More Proactive Action

Columbus, OH – Today, leading Ohio Democratic elected officials held a press call to condemn Ohio Republicans for failing to secure safe and accessible elections this fall and calling on Secretary LaRose to take specific actions. 

A recording of the call is available here. (Password: 6t&W626p)

New data shows over 1.5% of all votes (over 30,000 absentee and provisional ballots) cast in the spring primary were thrown out. Those tend to be disproportionately young people, seniors, Black people, and poor people who lack access to transportation and technology.

“We’re going to have a closely-watched, high-turnout, tight-margin election this fall, and that does not give me confidence that Ohioans are going to be able to have faith in the outcome,” said Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, identifying this as a civil rights issue. “Over the last two weeks, as White and Black Ohioans have been marching together outside on the Statehouse lawn for justice, the Republican majority was inside giving a masterclass in systemic racism.” He asked Republicans to “take their knee off the necks” of Ohioans and let them vote.

They called on the Secretary of State to maximize existing authority to ensure access in the November election. “We’re happy that the Secretary of State announced last night that he plans to use funding from the Controlling Board to send absentee ballot request forms to registered voters. We’re happy that he plans to continue something that has happened in Ohio ever since 2012. It is literally the least he could do,” said Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval. 

They called on LaRose to: 

  1. Put pre-paid postage on those ballot request forms using funding from the Controlling Board, failure of which constitutes a poll tax and which the Secretary of State has said himself in past letters to the legislature is likely unconstitutional.
  2. Create an online absentee ballot request form instead of making people use printers, ink, and stamps to make their request. This power is within his existing authority under ORC 3509. As Secretary of State, Jon Husted similarly used his own authority to create online voter registration updates. 
  3. Implement automatic voter registration administratively, which he has said he supports in the past. This would counteract the likely fall-off in voter drives and motor vehicle registrations not occurring during the pandemic.

Columbus City Council President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown introduced a resolution yesterday to declare that the City of Columbus condemns these voter suppression efforts, noting Franklin County, the largest county in Ohio, accounts for about 11% of the state’s population but about 15% of all the absentee and provisional ballots thrown out. She shared several ideas for how cities and counties can remedy the problems the state has failed to solve.  “None of this is an accident,” she said. “We know what this is. It is a recipe for long lines and voter disenfranchisement..If the state is not willing to lead on this matter, then local governments are going to have to step into the breach.” 

State Representative Brigid Kelly condemned House Bill 680 that passed out of the committee on which she is the ranking member. It received no proponent testimony until the Secretary of State suddenly decided to support it even though it does not align with the stated proposals he spent weeks disseminating. “Now the Secretary says he is supporting a bill that does not align with his own priorities. This means the Republicans in the legislature or the Secretary of State are not working for the interests of Ohioans, an overwhelming majority of whom want to make it easier to vote early and by mail.” 

This follows a May 11 press call when these Democrats came together with 20+ elected colleagues across the state to release a letter outlining policies to ensure a safe, accessible, and secure general election. “Unfortunately, it seems we were correct that Republican leaders in Ohio had no interest in ensuring every Ohioan is able to vote this fall,” said Portage County Commissioner Kathleen Clyde. “And unlike with the botched spring primary, there is no possibility of a re-do for the November election. This pandemic is far from over.”

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Written by Michael McGovern · Categorized: 2020 Election, Democracy · Tagged: absentee voting, aftab pureval, Brigid Kelly, democrat, democrats, Early Voting, election day, Election Protection, Elections, elizabeth brown, Frank LaRose, Kathleen Clyde, ohio voting, Republicans, secretary of state, shannon hardin, vote by mail, Voter Suppression, Voting, Voting Rights

Mar 05 2020

What is on the ballot in Ohio?

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Ohio Supreme Court

According to Ballotpedia, two Ohio Supreme Court seats are up for what is technically a nonpartisan election on November 3, 2020. However, these candidates are selected through a partisan primary that is scheduled for March 17, 2020.

Seat One

DemocratRepublican
Jennifer L. BrunnerJudith French (incumbent)

Seat Two

DemocratRepublican
John P. O’DonnellSharon L. Kennedy (incumbent)

Ohio Senate

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Ohio House

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Congress

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Presidential

PartyCandidate
RDonald J. Trump
DCorey Booker (dropped out)
DPete Buttigieg (dropped out)
DTulsi Gabbard (dropped out)
DAmy Klobuchar (dropped out)
DDeval Patrick (dropped out)
DBernie Sanders
DTom Steyer (dropped out)
DElizabeth Warren (dropped out)
DMichael Bennet (dropped out)
DJoseph R. Biden
DMichael R. Bloomberg (dropped out)

Ballot initiatives

The campaigns behind these initiatives are strategizing to be on the General Election ballot on November 3, 2020. These issues will not appear on Ohio’s primary ballot.

Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections

The proposal: A Constitutional amendment to expand voting rights by creating automatic voter registration, same-day registration, expanded early voting opportunities and improved access for overseas military and disabled voters (petition language).
Status:
Petitions were certified by the Attorney General and submitted to the Secretary of State on 2/20/20. The Ballot Board voted on 3/2/20 to split the language into four separate proposals, and petitioners must now collect 1,000 signatures for each proposal in order to be reconsidered by the Board.

Ohioans to Raise the Wage

The proposal: A Constitutional amendment to raise the state minimum wage to $9.60 per hour in 2021, and in four equal annual increments, until it reaches $13 per hour in 2025, then increasing each year with inflation (petition language).
Status:
Petitions were certified by the Attorney General and submitted to the Secretary of State on 1/27/20, and certified by the Ballot Board on 2/5/20. Petitioners must now collect 442,958 signatures to place the issue on the November ballot.

Ohioans for Legislative Term Limits

The proposal: A Constitutional amendment to impose lifetime term limits of 16 years on members of the General Assembly (petition language).
Status:
Petitions were certified by the Attorney General and submitted to the Secretary of State on 2/27/20, and certified by the Ballot Board on 3/2/20. Petitioners must now collect 442,958 signatures to place the issue on the November ballot.

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Mar 02 2020

2020 Ohio House Races

Below is a list of all candidates running for the Ohio House of Representatives in the 2020 election.

Find out which Ohio House district you live in using this tool on the Ohio House of Representative’s website.

View a directory of all state and federal races on the ballot in Ohio.

House District 1

PartyCandidate
RScott Wiggam (incumbent)
DAllison Theiss

House District 2

PartyCandidate
RMarilyn John
DSam Grady

House District 3

PartyCandidate
RHaraz Ghanbari (incumbent)
DLaurel Johnson

House District 4

PartyCandidate
RRobert Cupp (incumbent)
LChristina Marie Holloway

House District 5

PartyCandidate
RTim Ginter (incumbent)
DDaniel Winston

House District 6

PartyCandidate
RShay Hawkins
DPhillip Robinson (incumbent)

House District 7

PartyCandidate
RTom Patton (incumbent)
DJoan Sweeny

House District 8

PartyCandidate
RChris Litnowicz
DKent Smith (incumbent)

House District 9

PartyCandidate
RDustin D. Russell
DJanine Boyd (incumbent)

House District 10

PartyCandidate
RNO CANDIDATE
DTerrence Upchurch (incumbent)

House District 11

PartyCandidate
RNO CANDIDATE
DStephanie Howse (incumbent)

House District 12

PartyCandidate
RJerry Powell
DJuanita Brent (incumbent)

House District 13

PartyCandidate
RDaniel Harrington (write-in)
DMichael Skindell (incumbent)

House District 14

PartyCandidate
RLynn McMahan
DBride Rose Sweeney (incumbent)

House District 15

PartyCandidate
RKevin Kussmaul
DJeffrey Crossman (incumbent)

House District 16

PartyCandidate
RDave Greenspan (incumbent)
DMonique Smith

House District 17

PartyCandidate
RTimothy D Haske
DAdam Miller (incumbent)

House District 18

PartyCandidate
RKayla Anne Packard
DKristin Boggs (incumbent)

House District 19 >> District overview <<

PartyCandidate
RMeredith Freehoff
DMary Lightbody (incumbent)

House District 20

PartyCandidate
RChris Baer
DRichard Brown (incumbent)

House District 21

PartyCandidate
RMehek Cooke
DBeth Liston (incumbent)

House District 22

PartyCandidate
RStephany A. Spencer
DDavid Leland (incumbent)

House District 23 >> District overview <<

PartyCandidate
RLaura Lanese (incumbent)
DNancy Day-Achauer

House District 24

PartyCandidate
RPatrick Manley
DAllison Russo (incumbent)

House District 25

PartyCandidate
RJim Burgess
DDontavius Jarrells

House District 26

PartyCandidate
RNO CANDIDATE
DErica Crawley (incumbent)

House District 27

PartyCandidate
RTom Brinkman (incumbent)
DSara Bitter

House District 28

PartyCandidate
RChris Monzel
DJessica Miranda (incumbent)

House District 29

PartyCandidate
RCindy Abrams (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 30

PartyCandidate
RBill Seitz (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 31

PartyCandidate
RNO CANDIDATE
DBrigid Kelly (incumbent)

House District 32

PartyCandidate
RNO CANDIDATE
DCatherine Ingram (incumbent)

House District 33

PartyCandidate
RMary L. Hill
DSedrick Denson (incumbent)

House District 34

PartyCandidate
RHenry Todd
DEmilia Sykes (incumbent)

House District 35

PartyCandidate
RJodi Sarver
DTavia Galonski (incumbent)

House District 36

PartyCandidate
RBob Young
DMatt Shaughnessy

House District 37 >> District overview <<

PartyCandidate
RBeth Bigham
DCasey Weinstein (incumbent)

House District 38

PartyCandidate
RBill Roemer (incumbent)
DJoe Campbell

House District 39

PartyCandidate
RJohn Ferrell Mullins III
DWillis Blackshear Jr.

House District 40

PartyCandidate
RPhil Plummer (incumbent)
DLeronda Jackson

House District 41

PartyCandidate
RAndrea White
DCate Berger

House District 42

PartyCandidate
RTom Young
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 43

PartyCandidate
RRodney Creech
DAmy Cox

House District 44

PartyCandidate
RRobert McMahon
DPaula Hicks-Hudson (incumbent)

House District 45

PartyCandidate
RShane Logan
DLisa Sobecki (incumbent)

House District 46

PartyCandidate
RSteven R. Salander
DMichael Sheehy (incumbent)

House District 47

PartyCandidate
RDerek Merrin (incumbent)
DNancy Larson

House District 48

PartyCandidate
RScott Oelslager (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 49

PartyCandidate
RJames Haavisto
DThomas West (incumbent)

House District 50

PartyCandidate
RReggie Stoltzfus (incumbent)
DBrian K. Simeone

House District 51

PartyCandidate
RSara Carruthers (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 52

PartyCandidate
RJennifer Gross
DCharles Horn

House District 53

PartyCandidate
RThomas Hall
LTim Conrad
DMichelle Novak

House District 54

PartyCandidate
RPaul Zeltwanger (incumbent)
DMorgan Showen

House District 55

PartyCandidate
RGayle Manning (incumbent)
DZach Stepp

House District 56

PartyCandidate
RBradley A. Lacko
DJoe Miller (incumbent)

House District 57

PartyCandidate
RDick Stein (incumbent)
DDara Atkinson

House District 58

PartyCandidate
RDavid T. Simon
DMichele Lepore-Hagan (incumbent)

House District 59

PartyCandidate
RTBD (incumbent, deceased)
DChris Stanley

House District 60

PartyCandidate
RGeorge Phillips
DDan Troy

House District 61

PartyCandidate
RJamie Callender (incumbent)
DAdam Dudziak

House District 62

PartyCandidate
RScott Lipps (incumbent)
DErin Rosiello

House District 63

PartyCandidate
RMike Loychik
DGil Blair (incumbent)

House District 64

PartyCandidate
RMartha Yoder
DMichael O’Brien (incumbent)

House District 65

PartyCandidate
RJean Schmidt
DAlan Darnowsky

House District 66

PartyCandidate
RAdam Bird
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 67

PartyCandidate
RKris Jordan (incumbent)
DRachel Morocco

House District 68

PartyCandidate
RRick Carfagna (incumbent)
DSteve Mount

House District 69

PartyCandidate
RSharon Ray
DDonna Beheydt

House District 70

PartyCandidate
RDarrell Kick (incumbent)
DKevin Barnet

House District 71

PartyCandidate
RMark Fraizer (incumbent)
DMark Carr

House District 72

PartyCandidate
RLarry Householder (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 73

PartyCandidate
RBrian Lampton
DKim McCarthy

House District 74

PartyCandidate
RBill Dean (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 75

PartyCandidate
RGail Pavliga
DRandi Clites (incumbet)

House District 76

PartyCandidate
RDiane Grendell (incumbent)
DGarrett Westhoven

House District 77

PartyCandidate
RJeff LaRe (incumbent)
DMelissa Wilde

House District 78

PartyCandidate
RBrian Stewart
DCharlotte Owens

House District 79

PartyCandidate
RKyle Koehler (incumbent)
DCynthia Richards

House District 80

PartyCandidate
RJena Powell (incumbent)
DTed Jones

House District 81

PartyCandidate
RJames Hoops (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 82

PartyCandidate
RCraig Riedel (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 83

PartyCandidate
RJon Cross (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 84

PartyCandidate
RSusan Manchester (incumbent)
DJoseph Monbeck

House District 85

PartyCandidate
RNino Vitale (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 86

PartyCandidate
RTracy Richardson (incumbent)
DTiffanie Roberts

House District 87

PartyCandidate
RRiordan McClain (incumbent)
DNicholas Barnes

House District 88

PartyCandidate
RGary Click
DChris Liebold

House District 89

PartyCandidate
RD. J. Swearingen (incumbent)
DAlexis Miller

House District 90

PartyCandidate
RBrian Baldridge (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 91

PartyCandidate
RShane Wilkin (incumbent)
DScott Dailey

House District 92

PartyCandidate
RMark Johnson
DBeth Workman

House District 93

PartyCandidate
RJason Stephens (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 94

PartyCandidate
RJay Edwards (incumbent)
DKatie O’Neill

House District 95

PartyCandidate
RDon Jones (incumbent)
DNO CANDIDATE

House District 96

PartyCandidate
RRon Ferguson
DRich Olivito

House District 97

PartyCandidate
RAdam Holmes (incumbent)
DAlaina Swope

House District 98

PartyCandidate
RBrett Hillyer (incumbent)
DTodd Beegle

House District 99

PartyCandidate
RSarah Fowler
DRichard Dana

Which candidates for Ohio House will be on your ballot?

Find out which Ohio House district you live in using this tool on the Ohio House of Representative’s website.

Written by Colleen Craig · Categorized: 2020 Election · Tagged: Adam Miller, AJ Harris, Allison Theiss, Amy COx, Beth Bigham, beth liston, Bill Roemer, Bill Seitz, Bob Cupp, Bob Young, Bride Rose Sweeney, Brigid Kelly, Casey Weinstein, Cate Berger, Chris Baer, Chris Monzel, Cindy Abrams, Daniel Harrington, Darien Washington, Dave Greenspan, David LelandLaura Lanese, Derek Merrin, Derrick L. Foward, Dontavius Jarrells, Dustin D. Russel, Emilia Sykes, Felicia Washington Ross, Haraz Ghanbari, Henry Morgan Todd, J. Allen Burger, Jeffrey Crossman, Jim Burgess, Joan Sweeney, Jodi Lynn Sarver, Joe Campbell, Joe Romano, John Dinsmore, John RUstan, Kashi N. Adhikari, Kayla Ann Packard, Kent Smith, Kofi Nsia-Pepra, Kristin Boggs, Laurel Johnson, Leronda Jackson, Lisa Sobecki, Lynn McMahon, Marilyn John, Mary L. Hill, Mary Lightbody, Matt Shaughnessy, Mayo Makinde, Mehek Cooke, Meredith Freehoff, Michael Sheehy, Michael Skindell, Monique Smith, Nancy Day-Achauer, Nancy Larson, Nathan Martin, Patrick Manley, Phil Plummer, Phil Robinson, Phillip Robinson, Phillis Ann Peterson, Reggie Stoltzfus, Richard Brown, Robert Cupp, Rodney Creech, Sam Grady, Scott Oelslager, Scott Wiggam, Sedrick Denson, Shay Hawkins, Stephanie Howse, Stephany A. Spencer, Stephen McCreery, tavia galonski, Terence Gragston, Terrence Upchurch, Thomas West, Tiffany White, Tim Ginther, Tom Brinkman, Tom Young, Willis Blackshear Jr.

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