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RandySF

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Wed Sep 30, 2020, 02:44 AM Sep 2020

Lawmaker panel blocks LaRose request for early ballot postage

A panel of Ohio lawmakers, in a vote split along party lines, has blocked a request from Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose to cover the postage for voters returning early absentee ballots by mail.

Republicans on the state Controlling Board opposed the spending at a meeting Monday afternoon, saying the allocation should be addressed by the full legislature.

“Early voting begins in 22 days, and already more than 1 million absentee ballots have been requested,” said Rep Scott Oelslager, R-North Canton. “I’d be reluctant to change the rules of any election, let alone a presidential election, at the eleventh hour. … I believe the people of the state of Ohio have plenty of opportunities to vote in this coming election.”

The final vote was 4-2, with the two Democrats on the board supporting the postage allocation.



https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2020/09/14/lawmaker-panel-blocks-larose-request-for-early-ballot-postage/42621007/

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Lawmaker panel blocks LaRose request for early ballot postage (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2020 OP
I find it utterly appalling that mail-in ballots do not arrive PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #1
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