Over the last two weeks, the Ohio GOP has been up to no good, scheming about how to attack Ohio’s democracy in ever more disturbing ways.
So a group of us has made a decision: we will fight back hard.
But we need your help.
Reminder: their bills are attacking voter rights (HB 294) and voters’ ability to change the state constitution (HJR 6), and are in front of the statehouse’s Government Oversight Committee TODAY.
Right now, in fact!
Recall, as I described in a prior newsletter, HB 294 is a cesspool of voter suppression. It:
😡 cuts early voting hours
😡 stiffens voter ID requirements
😡 limits the existing ability of the SOS to prepay postage
😡 eliminates voters' ability to cure an absentee ballot
😡 limits usage of ballot drop boxes
And HJR 6 is an outrageous attack on voters’ ability to protect our rights and advance causes via the Constitutional amendment process. An already gerrymandered and extreme legislature basically wants to strip power directly from voters. More details here.
Their plan is to ram all this through before anyone sees how bad these attacks are
Well, with your help, we’re not gonna let that happen!
FIRST, as soon as you can, call the chair & vice chair of the committee & tell them why you’re against these awful bills:
☎️ Committee Chair Wilkin: (614) 466-3506
☎️ Vice Chair DJ Swearingen: (614) 644-6011
Call the whole committee while you’re at it: https://ohiohouse.gov/committees/government-oversight
SECOND, sign our petition of opposition here. The more, the better.
(You can also sign up on the petition to receive future emails on these and related issues.)
THIRD, today we begin running a series of digital ads making clear what is happening to as many Ohioans as possible.
Since the GOP strategy is to ram these bills through when no one is paying attention, we want to air these ads as broadly as possible digitally. To spur more phone calls. To get more people to make more noise.
Your support will help us do so.
If you’re able, please give here and help us spread the word.
They think we’re tired. They think Ohioans aren’t watching. That we won’t fight back.
Let’s prove them wrong.
1. Make those calls
2. Sign the petition
3. Help us spread it widely.
And know that we’re just getting started.