WHAT HAPPENED WITH OHIO'S VOTER PURGE?
Ohioans deserve to know what happened when Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose removed more than 180,000 registered voters from the rolls ahead of this year's election -- and the Ohio Democratic Party is continuing to fight for answers.
"Frank LaRose claims to value transparency, but his office is clearly stonewalling our request for information about how they handled the error-riddled voter purge they conducted this fall," said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper. "As the New York Times documented earlier this month, it was concerned Ohioans, good government groups and voting rights advocates that caught LaRose's errors and kept him from wrongfully removing tens of thousands of eligible Ohio voters from the rolls. Now LaRose is pretending they don't have any documentation -- not a single email -- that can explain what happened. Their refusal to turn over public records violates the law. It's preposterous."
The LaRose public records request comes in the wake of a blockbuster New York Times report that "volunteer sleuthing" found that 40,000 eligible Ohio voters were set to be purged by LaRose this fall. That translates into an error rate of about 20 percent.
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Today the party hand-delivered the records request, with a copy of Attorney General Yost's 2019 Ohio Sunshine Laws: An Open Records Manual.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
Here are five important stories you may have missed this week...
WSYX: New legislation aims to protect 2 million Ohioans under Affordable Care Act
Ohio Public Radio: Group moves to Ohio to urge workers to stop paying union dues
Advance Ohio: The obscene conniving in Hunting Valley to get residents out of paying public school taxes
USA Today: Trump created an office to protect whistleblowers at the VA. It failed.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Facing eviction? In a city of renters, Cincinnati's government is trying to help with a 'staggering' problem
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, Oct. 26 -- Clark County Democratic Party Fall Brunch with Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President Stephanie Howse
Saturday, Oct. 26 -- Lucas County Young Dems Canvass
Sunday, Oct. 27 -- Delaware County Democratic Party Get to Know Your Candidates Event
Monday, Oct. 28 -- Lucas County Democratic Party Monday Seminar Series: Petition Gathering
Tuesday, Oct. 29 -- For Ohio's Future Promises Broken Documentary Screening in Cincinnati
Tuesday, Oct. 29 -- Franklin County Adelante Democrats Fundraiser and Candidates Night
Tuesday, Oct. 29 -- South Toledo Democratic Club Spaghetti Dinner
Tuesday, Oct. 29 -- Northern Stark Democratic Club Rall-o-ween Candidates and Issues Night
Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Wednesday, Oct. 30 -- Madison County Democratic Party Scholarship Spaghetti Dinner
Wednesday, Oct. 30 -- Franklin County Young Dems Halloween Costume Party
Friday, Nov. 1 -- Northeast Ohio Young Black Dems Halloween Party
Saturday, Nov. 2 -- Franklin County Democratic Party GOTV Canvass with Sen. Sherrod Brown
Saturday, Nov. 2 -- Franklin County Young Democrats Poll Standing at Early Vote
Saturday, Nov. 2 -- Fairfield County Democratic Party Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, Nov. 2 -- Clermont County Democratic Party Fall Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, Nov. 2 -- Wood County Young Democrats GOTV Day of Action
Saturday, Nov. 2 -- Women's Democratic Caucus of Rural Northwest Ohio Canvassing Event
Sunday, Nov. 3 -- Athens County Democratic Party Day of Action
Monday, Nov. 4 -- Greene County Dems Clean Energy at a Crossroads Event
Monday, Nov. 4 -- Perrysburg Democratic Club Annual No Excuses Election Eve Chicken Dinner
Tuesday, Nov. 5 -- Bowling Green Dems Election Night Watch Party
Saturday, Nov. 9 -- Greene County Democratic Women's Club Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 13 -- Butler County Democratic Party Activist Training
Wednesday, Nov. 13 -- Cuyahoga County Young Democrats Way Too Early Holiday Party
Wednesday, Nov. 13 -- Clark County Democratic Women's Issues Network Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 14 -- Trumbull County Democratic Party Hot Topics Conversation on Gun Safety
Friday, Nov. 15 -- Third Friday Democrats Luncheon with Chairman David Pepper in Columbus
Saturday, Nov. 16 -- Daniel Kilgore for Congress Meet and Greet in Athens
Wednesday, Nov. 20 -- For Ohio's Future Promises Broken Documentary Screening in Dayton
Wednesday, Nov. 20 -- Logan County Democratic Party Fall Dinner with Judge Jennifer Brunner
Wednesday, Dec. 4 -- Summit County Democratic Party Holiday Party
Wednesday, Dec. 11 -- Fairfield County Democratic Party Holiday Happy Hour
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