HUGE WIN! Governor DeWine vetoed HB 472!
Rachel Coyle, Innovation Ohio, reported today (in the wee hours in Europe): MAJOR VICTORY FOR OHIO! Governor DeWine has VETOED (rejected) HB 472!
This obvious voter suppression bill would have “ended vote-by-mail as we know it” in our state.
Governor DeWine did not mince words when he announced his veto. He said, “House Bill 472 would not discourage fraud, would not add any real security, and would create an additional and significant burden for Ohioans who vote by mail.”
The governor also reminded Statehouse Republicans that the bill is not needed, “because Ohio does an excellent job running elections.”
THANK YOU to everyone who called, emailed, posted, and rallied to stop this terrible bill.
(Infuriatingly, the governor also signed an awful bill -- SB219 -- that will speed up and expand fracking in Ohio’s state parks, but I’m choosing to focus on joy for a few minutes)
