NEW: Voting rights groups filed a lawsuit against Ohio, warning that a new law requiring proof of citizenship for voters registering at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles threatens to disenfranchise thousands of eligible citizens, especially women, older voters and students.
It was hard enough for me to get a REAL ID and I had all the correct documents. Many older women don’t have their marriage license, birth certificate, etc.
We need that Bugs-Bunny-With-A-Saw gif for Ohio. Or a thermonuclear device.
What's the cost to prove citizenship? Cost me $20 for a birth certificate By no means is is FREE OF CHARGE to vote in America.
You know there used to be this thing called a “poll tax”. It’s illegal now. Requiring documents that cost money to acquire is effectively a poll tax. Voting by non-citizens is a non-problem. The point of these efforts is to reduce the number of eligible voters.
LaRose uses his time in the military as his excuse to make legal voting rights illegal, in the same way christians use their god to make laws against women.
Ohio is so corrupt DeWine has just been a puppet till his time runs out. He should be ashamed for selling out to Trump's fascism.
A bad law for a non-existent problem. (Except for the people who think "there are too many votes for non-Republicans" is a problem. Or "too many of *those people* are voting.")
That just sounds downright stupid. Thank you for fighting this. Oh my God you just can’t believe what you read anymore. It’s so insane. They’re just such horrible people Republicans.
That's what tRump and maga want. They know there are more registered Democrats than Republicans. That's the way it's been for a lot of years. The more voters they can disenfranchise the better it is for Republicans.
Disenfranchisement of voters is the goal of Republicans everywhere.
The law singles out BMV applicants: 👩 Many women lack documents that reflect legal names after marriage or divorce. 👵 Seniors may have lost or never obtained citizenship papers, which may be prohibitively expensive to replace. 👩🎓 Students often keep important records with family far from campus.
Voter suppression Voter defranchising
Exactly
I’m glad I never changed my name when I got married. No offense to those that have or want to, I just personally think it’s an archaic and pointless practice that is a major pain in the ass for a woman
This Ohioan THANKS YOU!!
Ohio is a shithole of ignorance and racism.