OH Election Reform Victory! House Rejects HB3! - Message from PFAW

Last week, the Ohio House surprised observers by overwhelmingly rejecting HB3. If this election "reform" bill had passed into law, more Ohioans would cast provisional ballots; random audits would no longer be required for electronic voting machines; and heavy burdens would be placed on voter registration drives. When we began fighting this bill a year ago, it was widely assumed that passage of these provisions was a slam-dunk. This extraordinary vote is a testament to the work of PFAW activists and our partners in Ohio.

HB3 now goes back to a conference committee, giving us the chance to push for real election reform in the legislature in 2006. Please support our continued work with a year-end donation.

http://www.pfaw.org/go/OHElectionReform

We were tremendously disappointed when voters rejected the election reform initiatives on the November 8th ballot. The defeat of HB3 shows that our investment in the fight for voting rights in Ohio is reaping dividends. Your work and that of our Ohio team, led by PFAW organizer Shaun Tucker, had more impact than we knew.

We challenged Republican leaders in the Ohio legislature every step of the way on HB3. When it was first introduced in winter of last year, its backers thought they could pass it in one week. But PFAW activists and their allies showed up to the legislative hearings, conducted lobby days at the state house, met with their elected officials, and wrote letters to the editors of Ohio newspapers generating the public scrutiny that dragged the fight out for almost a year and led to the House's rejection of HB3.

This fight is far from over -- a new version of this legislation will emerge early next year. We count on your support as we continue to push for real voting reform in Ohio. Please support People For the American Way's commitment to protecting Ohio's elections with a year-end contribution.

http://www.pfaw.org/go/OHElectionReform

Thank you,

Ralph G. Neas
President

He has an incorrect conclusion in here, "We were tremendously disappointed when voters rejected the election reform initiatives on the November 8th ballot.

I am shocked & pleased to hear that the Ohio legislature voted the way it did -

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Great news ..... I will take full credit. I called my state Rep and told him that I would hang HB3 around his
neck during the 06 campaign.

Thank god for you guys...

Whew!! Good job.

way to go Ohio! Keep up the good fight!

for when the sorry ass repukes decide to pop it on the agenda. It will raise it's ugly head again in the next couple weeks. Expect some surprises for publicity on our side.

Way to damn go! Bullshit fever is catching on :nuke:

Ohio Election Reform-give to CASE Ohio, J30, Ohio Vigilance, Free Press or Common Cause. Trust me the scenario is not rosy. The GOP is drunk with power and this will tighten there hold on our election system (Why the confidence from the GOP? Blackwell must have promised to deliver!)

is good news.

I thought the Ohio house passed it. I will have to donate to them.

Thanx for posting this!

She's there. She knows what she's talking about. PFAW hailing this as a victory when it's only a delay is absurd. Read her posts.

What is going on? :wtf:

:woohoo: