Nikko Griffin, left, and Tyra Patterson, call out to arriving voters in the parking lot of the Hamilton County Board of Elections during early in-person voting in Cincinnati, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. They urge people to vote for different issues, including Issue 2, which would allow adult-...
Although we have "requested" Ohio absentee voting ballots before as a convenience or often for being away from the local polls, this is the first time ballots requests forms are just showing up in the mail. If it were any other "let’s try statewide vote by mail year or election," this...
These early exit poll results indicate that most Ohioans voting in this election feel that abortion should be legal in all or most cases — about six in 10 do — this is similar to what we've seen among adults nationwide in recent CBS News polling. On the issue of abortion, slightly mor...
We are using this shared vision to guide collective, strategic action across the state to achieve concrete changes and improvements in our communities through issue campaigns, engaging candidates around the platform, and holding elected officials accountable on the issues that matter to young Ohioans. ...
March 25, 2023M.D. Kittle Iowa and Ohio are the latest states looking to leave the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the controversial interstate voting data partnership. Already seen as suspect by conservatives questioning ERIC’s left-leaning ties, the organization has been inflexi...
June 27, 2024Ohio Star Staff Opponents of foreign funding of U.S. ballot measures expect momentum at both the federal level and in states. In May, the House Administration Committee advanced a bill to amend federal election law to prevent foreign nationals from contributing to ballot initiatives...
2020. Ohio’s first sports betting bill, SB111, fails after the state legislature adjourns without voting on it. 2021. Ohio passed sports betting legislation in December. 2022. The Ohio Casino Control Commission outlines sports betting licensing applications. 2023. Ohio now allows both online and...
New Voters Under Siege: Ohio Exemplifies National Voting Rights IssuesProject Vote
The number of artificially generated, sexually explicit impersonations of nonconsenting individuals increased by 550% from 2019 to 2023, with deepfake pornography now making up 98% of all deepfake videos online, the lawmakers cited in each of the seven letters addressed to Google, Apple, X, ByteD...
with civil rights issues and workers' rights taking center stage. In recent years, Ohio has seen growth in the technology and service sectors, reflecting the broader shift in the American economy. Through it all, Ohio remains a state deeply connected to its past while looking forward to the ...