The lawsuit says the new election laws are 'an all-sides attack on the voting process' that will create challenges for voters.
that will require voters to present photo ID at the polls and tighten the timeline for mail-in ballots.
as an"an all-sides attack on the voting process" that will create challenges for voters, particularly the elderly, military voters and people of color."By their own admission, Secretary LaRose and Governor DeWine have no justification for this harsh crackdown on voting rights," said Abha Khanna, a partner with the Democratic firm Elias Law Group."While election fraud is virtually nonexistent in Ohio, voter suppression is, unfortunately, alive and well.
The suit specifically targets the photo ID requirement and changes to mail-in voting. It also highlights a new rule that gives provisional voters until four days after the election to provide missing information to election officials. Those voters could previously submit that information within seven days.
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