COLUMBUS, OHIO- In response to Secretary of State Jon Husted’s announcement that he will eliminate weekend voting and slash early voting hours across the state, Ohio Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern released the following statement:
“Each moment we get closer to Election Day, Republicans find more ways to chip away at the number of days and hours Ohio voters have access to the polls. Now Secretary of State Jon Husted has eliminated weekend voting and slashed hours across the entire state, taking away the right to 35 days of early voting that’s written into Ohio law. I’m deeply disappointed that Husted, the Republican legislature, and Governor Kasich have done everything they can to limit voting access, rather than help Ohioans exercise one of their most fundamental rights.”
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