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Ohio has a new Voter ID law, and many voters may not be aware of that. Our Democracy Team is partnering with VoterRiders to get the word out. We’re writing to Ohioans who have voted in the past with forms of ID that are no longer accepted (like utility bills), and sending them information on the new ID requirements and how to contact VoterRiders for help in getting the needed ID. So far we’ve sent more than our initial goal of 300 letters to voters. Thank you to everyone who has helped. This will be our final Sunday writing letters before the election; we hope to hit 500 letters. Join us in Beach Hall after the service.
August Special Election: Issue One DOWN!!!!
Raise your right hand, bend your elbow, and pat yourself on the back. Congratulations, you helped defeat Issue 1. We wrote letters, postcards, and texts, and we voted.
But now we need to put our hands to work again. Starting this coming week through September, we will have voter registration training, sign making, and registering voters. From October 1 until election day November 7, we will work with ProChoice Ohio and Faith Choice Ohio to pass the Reproductive Rights amendment. When UUs work together, there is nothing we can’t do.
Ohio had a rare special election on August 8. There was only one question on the ballot, Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that would:
- Make it harder to pass future amendments: amendments would need 60% of the vote to pass instead of a simple majority
- Make it harder to get future amendments on the ballot: campaigns would need to gather signatures from all 88 counties instead of just 44, and the cure period would be eliminated
AND WE WON!!!!!!! Issue One is DOWN!!! DONE!!!! GONE!!!!! Democracy continues!!!
Questions? Ask at the JAM table or email
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