ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voter right advocates said more than 100,000 low-income Ohio
residents have applied to register to vote at public-assistance offices
in the months after a federal court settlement on the issue.
The
agreement filed in November in U.S. District Court in Cleveland settled a
lawsuit that said low-income people in Ohio should be given the chance
to register when applying for assistance, as required by the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993.
agreement filed in November in U.S. District Court in Cleveland settled a
lawsuit that said low-income people in Ohio should be given the chance
to register when applying for assistance, as required by the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Project Vote said Thursday that
state data shows that 101,604 applications were turned in from January
through June by clients at Department of Job and Family Services offices
throughout the state.
state data shows that 101,604 applications were turned in from January
through June by clients at Department of Job and Family Services offices
throughout the state.
About two-thirds came from women.
The
group said the number reflects about 17,000 applications per month,
compared to about 1,775 per month before the lawsuit.
group said the number reflects about 17,000 applications per month,
compared to about 1,775 per month before the lawsuit.
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