MARC KOVAC, THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR
Voting-rights advocates are urging Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to reconsider a new directive prohibiting county elections boards from contacting residents by phone when mistakes are found on mail-in absentee ballots.
Common Cause Ohio, Project Vote and others say the move will cause more confusion and could prevent some Ohioans from casting ballots in next month’s general election.
“We’d like to ask the secretary of state, can we have a timeout?” asked Sam Gresham, chairman of Common Cause Ohio. “Can we just let the people of Ohio have an opportunity to vote unfettered by politics and by procedural strategies that are designed to keep voters from voting?”
Voting-rights advocates are urging Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to reconsider a new directive prohibiting county elections boards from contacting residents by phone when mistakes are found on mail-in absentee ballots.
Common Cause Ohio, Project Vote and others say the move will cause more confusion and could prevent some Ohioans from casting ballots in next month’s general election.
“We’d like to ask the secretary of state, can we have a timeout?” asked Sam Gresham, chairman of Common Cause Ohio. “Can we just let the people of Ohio have an opportunity to vote unfettered by politics and by procedural strategies that are designed to keep voters from voting?” READ MORE