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Ohio August Updates: The Stakes Are High
Election Security
We deserve to know that our votes are accurately counted and protected from sophisticated cyber attacks. Common Cause is pushing for reforms that make our elections even more secure.
The integrity of our voting system is important to all of us, and we can always do more to make sure ballots nationwide are counted as cast. The most effective election security solutions include:
- Retiring old and outdated voting machines and upgrading the technology we use
- Moving toward using paper ballots in every state
- Requiring risk-limiting, post-election audits of ballots to confirm that reported election results are accurate
- Ensuring paper back-ups of our voter registration databases and electronic voter rolls
- Eliminating the use of online voting
We are working with election officials and administrators at the national, state, and local levels to implement these common sense election security measures to safeguard our elections.
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Voting Rights Coalition Calls on Governor to Veto Trio of Anti-Democratic Riders in Budget Bill
Today, the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition, a coalition that includes Common Cause Ohio, ACLU Ohio, All Voting Is Local, and the League of Women Voters of Ohio, sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to veto three provisions that undermine the state’s ability to hold free and fair elections, embedded within HB 110, the state operating budget bill.
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Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Statement on Ohio’s Primary Election
Last night, Ohio’s Primary Election was postponed to protect the health and safety of Ohioans. This is an unprecedented decision for an unprecedented time.
Kelly Dufour
Voting and Elections Manager