LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO (LWVO) WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY OHIOAN HAS A FAIR, ACCESSIBLE, AND SECURE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY. THROUGH NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY, LWVO HELPS VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE BENEFIT FROM TRANSPARENT ELECTION PROCESSES AND STRONG PROTECTIONS FOR VOTERS' RIGHTS. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, LEAGUE MEMBERS HAVE ADVANCED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN OHIO BY REGISTERING VOTERS, EDUCATING AND INFORMING CITIZENS ON HOW OHIO'S ELECTIONS WORK, AND HELPING OHIOANS CONNECT GOVERNMENT TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM. LWVO'S WORK HAS LED TO TANGIBLE, LASTING IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW OHIO RUNS ITS ELECTIONS. THESE SUCCESSES INCLUDE EXPANDING ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION, STRENGTHENING BIPARTISAN OVERSIGHT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS, IMPLEMENTING STATEWIDE VOTING-SYSTEM CERTIFICATION STANDARDS, IMPROVING POST-ELECTION AUDIT PROCEDURES, AND FOSTERING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE YOUTH AT THE BOOTH. EACH OF THESE REFORMS INCREASES VOTER CONFIDENCE, STRENGTHENS ELECTION INTEGRITY, AND HELPS MORE OHIOANS MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ACROSS OHIO, LWVO WORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND BALLOT MEASURES THAT STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. LWVO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN RECENT STATEWIDE EDUCATION EFFORTS ON A BALLOT MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED HOW THE OHIO CONSTITUTION COULD BE AMENDED, WITH OUTREACH FOCUSED ON PRESERVING MAJORITY RULE AND PROTECTING OHIOANS' LONG-STANDING RIGHT TO DIRECT DEMOCRACY. LWVO HAS ALSO BEEN A LEADING VOICE FOR REDISTRICTING REFORM TO ENABLE REAL REPRESENTATION FOR ALL OHIOANS. THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONED A CITIZEN-LED REDISTRICTING COMMISSION AND CONDUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS THAT EXPLAIN HOW FAIR MAPS AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LEAD TO MORE RESPONSIVE POLICY MAKERS, STRONGER COMMUNITIES, AND ELECTIONS THAT VOTERS CAN TRUST. ACROSS ALL THE NONPARTISAN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LWVO DOES ON BEHALF OF OHIO VOTERS IS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHIER CIVIC FUTURE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN THE BUCKEYE STATE.