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House GOP Moves to
Block Student Access to
the Ballot Box
Columbus—Ohio House Republi-
cans have inserted a provision in
the state's biennial budget that
requires universities to charge
in-state tuition for any student who
is issued a utility bill by the school
that can be used to establish
residency for voting purposes.
The GOP claims the language is
meant to lower tuition costs in
the state, but the amendment
language creates a perverse
incentive whereby schools would
be forced to make a decision to
deny access to a utility bill, thereby
making it harder for their students
to vote, or lose millions in funding.
The Inter -University Council esti-
mates that this would cost Ohio
schools up to $370 million yearly.
Sen. Turner on The ED Show
“There are no throw-away
neighborhoods”
In the wake of the grisly kidnappings
and rapes of Gina DeJesus, Amanda
Berry, and Michelle Knight in Cleve-
land, Senator Turner connects the
importance of community policing with
adequate funding for local govern-
ments.
The current budget proposal does not
increase local government funding
that could be used to increase policing
efforts across the state.
Ohio Works to Comply with
Source: San Hendren, WOSU
Since the provision’s inclusion into
House Bill 59, numerous concerns
have been raised as to the consti-
tutionality of the proposal. The
1979 U.S. Supreme Court
decision, Symm v. United States,
ruled that measures designed to
hinder the ability of college students to vote
with their campus address violates the 26th
Amendment.
Ohio Works to Comply with
Federal Motor - Voter Law
Columbus—Following multiple errors in
the timely transmission of voter regis-
tration updates between the Secretary
of State and Bureau of Motor Vehicles,
Senator Turner and Representative
Clyde are introducing legislation to
form a bipartisan legislative study
committee to analyze why Ohio is out
of compliance with state and federal
Motor Voter laws.
The federal “Motor Voter” law requires
the BMV to send voter registration data
to election officials within 5 to 10 days
of acceptance. Ohio law requires regis-
trations to be transmitted from the BMV
to election officials within 5 days.
The Study Committee would seek the
input of voters, advocates, county
election officials, the Secretary of
State, and state and local BMVs to look
at how we can fix this critical error
affecting thousands of Ohio voters and
to bring Ohio into compliance with this
important federal law. The legislation
also strengthens the training require-
ments for BMV workers related to their
voter registration duties.
Senator Turner Speaks Via Video
at “Keep the Promise” Event
Cleveland —Created by AIDS Healthcare
Foundation (AHF), the “Keep the Promise”
campaign brought together local and national
advocates along with spiritual and political
leaders to remind elected officials that the
fight against HIV/AIDS is not yet won. The
event drew upwards of 1,200 supports for a
march and musical event. Senator Turner
recorded this video to lend her support to the
cause of increased awareness and improved
treatment for HIV positive individuals.
Additional supporters of the Cleveland “Keep
Number of Voter Registrations
Processed Through BMVs
fourth “Keep the Promise” rally and march.
1 Capitol Square
Room 223
Columbus, Ohio 43215
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