USA Today: Ohio GOP Laws that “Stand Out for its Strictness” Disenfranchise Thousands of Voters

USA Today: Ohio GOP Laws that "Stand Out for its Strictness" Disenfranchise Thousands of Voters

August 5, 2024

Columbus, Ohio- In case you missed it, USA Today's Erin Mansfield spotlighted stories from just a few of the 8000 Ohio voters who were unable to cast their ballots in recent elections because of the Ohio GOP's extreme voting laws.

"This latest report just confirms what we already knew-that Republicans are making it harder to vote. While they're laser-focused on holding on to power, 8000 voters have already paid the price. said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. Ohioans have enough to worry about from decades of failed Republican policies- the last thing they should have to do is jump through hoops to vote them out.

Read More from USA Today:

• Since the ID law went into effect, thousands of Ohioans have been given provisional ballots because they aren't showing proper ID. And thousands aren't showing up to fix the issue.
• More than 1,100 provisional ballots were thrown out because of a failure to show proper ID, more than seven times as high as in the March 2020 primary, a similar presidential year that saw nearly identical turnout.
• Voters don't always realize that they need photo ID to make their vote count at the polls because they voted for years under the more lenient ID law, and they didn't receive any outreach explaining the new requirements to them.

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