“The fight for early voting in Ohio: Robert F. Bauer”

Bob Bauer oped in Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Why would the state legislature cut back on in-person early voting for all Ohioans? Legislative error and carelessness could supply some of the explanation; unfortunately, partisanship may also have played its part, judging from the attacks on early voting by Republican-controlled legislatures around the country. After all, the looming possibility of different deadlines for early voters, and the likelihood that many voters denied early-voting opportunities would effectively be disenfranchised, was brought to the legislature’s attention in sworn testimony, but the legislature ignored it. Whatever its reasons, the Ohio General Assembly forged ahead and took away in-person early voting for most voters over this critical three-day period.”

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