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The League of Women Voters of Ohio (LWVO) brought its first voter registration roadshow to Miami University on Saturday, Sept. 21 during Oxford’s Oxtoberfest.
Even if you lack a permanent address, you can register and vote in all 50 states.
Yet the millions of people in the US who’re experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity face unique challenges to voting.
The LWV of Ohio addressed this issue head-on in a training on Homeless and Housing Insecure Voter Outreach. This blog summarizes top takeaways from experts in the field.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal court has struck down restrictions in Ohio’s House Bill 458 that made it a crime for all but a handful of family members to assist voters with disabilities in casting absentee ballots.
This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024.
Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the Ohioans working on reform to the state’s redistricting process as a member of the League of Women Voters. Now she’s the co-CEO of the national group.
“The mission of the league could not be more critical or more needed,” she told the Capital Journal in an interview amid a return visit to the state that started it all for her. “Our democracy is a gift and it is something that is fragile, and it requires care and attention.”
Voting is a fundamental right. Yet voters with disabilities face persistent barriers to casting a ballot.
Fortunately, these barriers can be challenged under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), which requires that states allow people with disabilities to receive assistance in the voting process.
This press release was originally published by Ohio Wesleyan University.
Kelly McFarland Stratman, chief of staff and interim co-CEO for the Washington, D.C.-based League of Women Voters of the United States, will provide the keynote address May 11 at Ohio Wesleyan University's 180th commencement ceremony.