Posted on Oct 25, 2023
GOP official quietly purged thousands of Ohio voters after ballots had been cast: Report
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Ohio secretary of state Frank LaRose ordered with almost no advance notice thousands of inactive voters purged from the state's voter rolls last month after voting had already begun.
The removals began quietly on Sept. 28, a week after military and overseas voting had started for the Nov. 7 election, in which voters will decide statewide issues on abortion rights and recreational marijuana, reported Cleveland.com.
The removals began quietly on Sept. 28, a week after military and overseas voting had started for the Nov. 7 election, in which voters will decide statewide issues on abortion rights and recreational marijuana, reported Cleveland.com.
GOP official quietly purged thousands of Ohio voters after ballots had been cast: Report
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Democrats, though, have blasted the process, saying it disproportionately affects liberal-leaning groups of voters, such as students, low-income people, and minorities.
Since becoming secretary of state in 2019, LaRose has publicized such purges before they happen, allowing voting-rights groups to try to contact voters at risk of seeing their registrations canceled. But no such notice was sent this time, according to Jen Miller of the League of Women Voters of Ohio.
State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney, a Westlake Democrat, wrote LaRose on Friday asking him to clarify his decision to order the purge, asserting that it came amid staff turnover at the secretary of state’s office and with elections officials preparing for the Nov. 7 general election.
“This is a stunning order buried in a confusing directive on your website,” Sweeney wrote, adding that the secretary of state’s website mentions nothing about such a purge."...
..."Democrats, though, have blasted the process, saying it disproportionately affects liberal-leaning groups of voters, such as students, low-income people, and minorities.
Since becoming secretary of state in 2019, LaRose has publicized such purges before they happen, allowing voting-rights groups to try to contact voters at risk of seeing their registrations canceled. But no such notice was sent this time, according to Jen Miller of the League of Women Voters of Ohio.
State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney, a Westlake Democrat, wrote LaRose on Friday asking him to clarify his decision to order the purge, asserting that it came amid staff turnover at the secretary of state’s office and with elections officials preparing for the Nov. 7 general election.
“This is a stunning order buried in a confusing directive on your website,” Sweeney wrote, adding that the secretary of state’s website mentions nothing about such a purge."...
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