Discharge Petition on H.B. 269, Voter Photo ID Requirement

BREAKING NEWS:

A discharge petition is being organized for H.B. 269, Ohio's Voter Photo ID Requirement Bill. The legislation has been in committee for over a year, without a single hearing.  Ohioans want voter photo ID requirement for Ohio's elections. The issue polls consistently at over 70% favorability, and yet the issue has been stalled in committee. 

ACTION ITEM:   Call your state legislator today and urge them to sign the discharge petition on H.B. 269, Ohio's Voter Photo ID Requirement Bill.  Click here to find your legislator.  You can write an email or you phone.  Please do both. 

Organizing the discharge petition are State Representatives Matt Lynch, John Becker, and John Adams.  Others have agreed to sign the petition. Urge your representative to sign the petition this week.

OCA President Chris Long made the following statement, "We applaud the effort of State Representatives Matt Lynch, John Becker, and John Adams for leading the charge on voter photo ID requirement in Ohio.  The citizens' audit of boards of election in the aftermath of the 2012 Election made it clear that more needs to be done to stem the growing tide of fraud in Ohio's elections.  Voter photo ID requirement in Ohio will go a long way to protect Ohio's vote from fraud."

Press conference on voter photo ID requirement this Tuesday, September 2 at 10:30 on the South Lawn of The Ohio Statehouse.  Join us for this press conference.  Call the OCA office for more details at 330-887-1922.