/tags/ohioans-for-secure-and-fair-elections Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:28:36 GMT /news/2020-06-19/voting-reform-group-abandons-effort-to-put-amendment-on-fall-ballot An Ohio group that wanted to put voter reforms on the fall ballot has dropped its effort, after losing court battles to make signature collecting easier… Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:28:36 GMT /news/2020-06-19/voting-reform-group-abandons-effort-to-put-amendment-on-fall-ballot Jo Ingles /news/2020-05-26/federal-appeals-court-blocks-ohio-groups-from-collecting-electronic-petition-signatures A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to Ohio groups trying to put constitutional amendment proposals on the November ballot.Pending further appeal,… Tue, 26 May 2020 20:05:03 GMT /news/2020-05-26/federal-appeals-court-blocks-ohio-groups-from-collecting-electronic-petition-signatures Jo Ingles /news/2020-05-20/ohio-ballot-issue-organizers-can-collect-signatures-electronically-during-pandemic A federal court ruled Tuesday that an Ohio group will have more time to collect petition signatures to put a voter rights amendment on the November… Wed, 20 May 2020 17:14:57 GMT /news/2020-05-20/ohio-ballot-issue-organizers-can-collect-signatures-electronically-during-pandemic Jo Ingles /statehouse-news-stories/2020-04-14/ohio-supreme-court-says-voting-rights-amendment-will-be-one-issue-not-four The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with a coalition that’s pushing a voting rights amendment for this fall’s ballot. The justices rejected a decision made... Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:18:06 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-04-14/ohio-supreme-court-says-voting-rights-amendment-will-be-one-issue-not-four Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/2020-03-03/ballot-board-splits-voter-rights-amendment-into-four-issues The Ohio Ballot Board has voted to split a voter rights measure into four separate potential ballot issues. The amendment, which includes constitutionally… Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:01:20 GMT /news/2020-03-03/ballot-board-splits-voter-rights-amendment-into-four-issues Andy Chow /news/2020-02-24/backers-of-voting-rights-amendment-expect-support-across-political-spectrum The coalition pushing constitutional protections for voter rights is pitching their ballot measure as something with widespread appeal.Ohio Attorney… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:30:00 GMT /news/2020-02-24/backers-of-voting-rights-amendment-expect-support-across-political-spectrum Andy Chow /news/2020-02-21/automatic-voter-registration-ballot-effort-cleared-by-attorney-general The Ohio Attorney General has cleared the language for a proposal to update Ohio's voter registration system. It now goes to the Ohio Ballot Board for… Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:23:06 GMT /news/2020-02-21/automatic-voter-registration-ballot-effort-cleared-by-attorney-general Associated Press /news/2020-01-30/naacp-endorses-ballot-campaign-to-streamline-ohio-voting The Ohio branch of the nation's oldest civil rights organization has endorsed an ballot initiative aimed at streamlining the state's voting… Thu, 30 Jan 2020 12:09:50 GMT /news/2020-01-30/naacp-endorses-ballot-campaign-to-streamline-ohio-voting Associated Press /news/2020-01-28/ohio-professor-believes-voter-registration-amendment-could-boost-turnout An Ohio State University elections law professor says a proposed constitutional amendment on voter registration would likely lead to more engagement.The… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:20:00 GMT /news/2020-01-28/ohio-professor-believes-voter-registration-amendment-could-boost-turnout Andy Chow /news/2020-01-23/ohio-civil-liberty-group-wants-constitutional-amendment-on-voter-registration A group known as Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections has filed a petition with the Ohio Attorney General's Office to propose a voting-related… Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:09:29 GMT /news/2020-01-23/ohio-civil-liberty-group-wants-constitutional-amendment-on-voter-registration Andy Chow