Maureen O'Connor questioned the need for voter ID and 'purges.'
Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, seen in this file photo, has co-authored a proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the way Ohio draws its congressional and legislative districts. COLUMBUS, Ohio – While America’s commitment to democracy is a beacon to the world, it has historical and modern shortfalls that we can’t be blind to, according to the Ohio Supreme Court’s former Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.
“We send a different message in the United States and here in Ohio, that you’re not welcome to vote. It’s a tough thing to vote. There are roadblocks that are put up to vote.”As promised, Ohio House Republicans introduce bill capping high school football playoff ticket prices At her keynote address during Cleveland State’s “Democracy’s Promise and the Fight for Its Future” symposium, O’Connor largely avoided the nuts and bolts of redistricting but focused on larger questions of participatory government and how and whether its leaders represent the people., based on electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.
who had been found not to have voted over the last six years. O’Connor questioned the need for a “purge” of this sort.
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