Friday, September 5, 2014

Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate the Voting Rights Act | The Nation

Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate the Voting Rights Act | The Nation

"Last year, Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature cut a week of early voting and eliminated the “Golden Week” when voters can register and vote on the same day during the early voting period. GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted also issued a directive prohibiting early voting on the two days before the election, and on weekends and nights in the preceding weeks—the times when it’s most convenient to vote."