/tags/league-of-women-voters league of women voters en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:22:16 GMT /politics/2021-06-30/voting-rights-groups-urge-dewine-to-veto-some-parts-of-new-state-budget Some voting rights groups are urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto some parts of the budget when he signs it. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:22:16 GMT /politics/2021-06-30/voting-rights-groups-urge-dewine-to-veto-some-parts-of-new-state-budget Jo Ingles /news/2020-04-30/league-of-women-voters-blames-complicated-system-for-ohios-low-election-turnout The League of Women Voters said Ohio's low voter turnout is proof that the state was unprepared for a mostly vote-by-mail primary election. “There are a… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-04-30/league-of-women-voters-blames-complicated-system-for-ohios-low-election-turnout Steve Brown /statehouse-news-stories/2020-03-25/lawmakers-extend-primary-absentee-voting-but-not-date-of-primary The bill that made some changes across state law related to coronavirus also set a new ending for the Ohio primary, after polling places were shut down... Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:33:42 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-03-25/lawmakers-extend-primary-absentee-voting-but-not-date-of-primary Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /wvxu-stories/2020-03-02/freedom-summer-awardees-to-be-honored-for-championing-voting-rights A former national president of the League of Women Voters and a popular satellite radio host are this year's recipients of the Freedom Summer of '64... Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:23:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-03-02/freedom-summer-awardees-to-be-honored-for-championing-voting-rights Tana Weingartner /news/2019-12-04/local-officials-make-plea-for-home-rule-on-plastic-bag-bans State senators considering one of two bills to ban local bans on plastic bags heard from around 40 opponents, who either came to a committee hearing or… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:00:36 GMT /news/2019-12-04/local-officials-make-plea-for-home-rule-on-plastic-bag-bans Karen Kasler /news/2019-10-10/craft-beer-drag-queens-team-up-to-boost-lgbtq-voter-outreach-in-ohio A nonpartisan coalition seeking to boost turnout among Ohio's LGBTQ voters in 2020 is launching a campaign that pairs voter registration with drag queens… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:57:44 GMT /news/2019-10-10/craft-beer-drag-queens-team-up-to-boost-lgbtq-voter-outreach-in-ohio Associated Press /news/2019-09-20/groups-want-to-know-donors-behind-nuclear-bailout-ads-flyers The League of Women Voters and Common Cause Ohio are joining forces to call out the lack of transparency in the scathing campaign against the nuclear… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:56:16 GMT /news/2019-09-20/groups-want-to-know-donors-behind-nuclear-bailout-ads-flyers Andy Chow /news/2019-09-06/ohio-secretary-of-state-asks-election-boards-not-to-purge-some-voters The Ohio Secretary of State is in the process of removing more than 200,000 voter registrations from the rolls, although he's making some last-minute… Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:24:25 GMT /news/2019-09-06/ohio-secretary-of-state-asks-election-boards-not-to-purge-some-voters Jo Ingles /news/2019-07-26/groups-want-to-find-inactive-voters-before-they-are-removed-from-rolls Nearly two dozen groups and individuals are asking Ohio’s top elections official for a list of voters who could be dropped from the rolls this fall, so… Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:54:20 GMT /news/2019-07-26/groups-want-to-find-inactive-voters-before-they-are-removed-from-rolls Jo Ingles /news/2019-03-04/ohio-heads-to-court-over-political-gerrymandering The state of Ohio and voting rights groups face off Monday in a Cincinnati courtroom to determine the fate of the 2020 political map.The long-running… Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/2019-03-04/ohio-heads-to-court-over-political-gerrymandering Nick Evans