Voting Rights: Increase voter participation and education
Actions:
- Facilitate growth in number of registered voters.
- Provide a voter Information and education service to citizens through-out the greater Akron area in partnership with nonpartisan community groups
- Expand and strengthen voter access to election information about candidates and issues.
Election Rights: Make Elections more safe, secure, accurate, and accessible for every eligible Ohioan.
Actions:
- Educate membership and public on legislative initiatives focused on election and voter-registration security.
- Support and participate in the League of Women Voters of Ohio’s advocacy for a statewide Voter Verification and Registration System, expanded vote-by mail initiatives, and other voter-rights initiatives.
Citizens’ Rights: Ensure compliance with Sunshine Laws at public meetings, advocate for donor transparency, ensure faithful redistricting reform
Actions:
- Strengthen Observer Corps by recruiting and training public meeting observers
- Educate the public on the enacted redistricting reforms and advocate for legislative compliance in the redistricting process
- Advocate for transparency in political campaign contributions (dark money)
LWVUS and LWVO Priorities
Key Areas: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion; US “For the People Act” advocacy; Ohio Education Finance Reform advocacy
- Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in all we do Read more
- Advocate for Ohio Education Finance Reform, the Fair School Funding Plan, HB 1 Read more
- Advocate for the Federal “For the People Act,” HR 1 (voting rights and other democracy reforms)
Read LWVUS support for HR 1 here.
Read the Brennan Center’s Annotated Guide to the bill here.