02/07/2024

Ohio AG Opposes Expediting Timeline of Voting Rights Amendment Lawsuit

Dave Yost urged the Ohio Supreme Court not to allow it on the fall ballot

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost told the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday that rushing a lawsuit filed against him by a coalition of civil rights organizations seeking to place a package of voter protections on the November ballot is unjustified.

In a court filing, Yost said the July 3 cutoff for the "Ohio Voters Bill of Rights" to make the fall ballot is a false deadline. Ballot campaigns are often mounted in presidential election years in order to take advantage of high turnouts or to motivate certain voter groups. If enacted, the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights would enshrine in the state constitution the right for all Ohioans to vote safely and securely and require automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration and expanded early voting options and locations.

"Indeed, relators' petition is in its infancy and they offer no support for their blanket assertion that their petition will survive the constitutional hurdles in time for the 2024 general election," he wrote, adding that the group can always try for some future election cycle.

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