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The official in charge of voting procedures in the state of Ohio is the Secretary of State. [citation needed] [1] [2] With regard to the disenfranchisement of African-Americans, the State Assembly first allowed challenges at polling places in 1831. By 1859, persons possessing a "visible admixture of African blood" could possibly be denied the ...
From 1949, Aboriginal people could vote at the federal level if they were enfranchised under a State law or were a current or former member of the defence forces. In 1962, the Menzies government amended the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to enable all Indigenous Australians to enrol to vote in Australian federal elections.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohioans could decide next election whether to pass a proposed voting rights amendment that would permit counties to set multiple early vote locations, allow for same-day ...
Before the election, the Ohio Constitution stated that regardless of citizenship, residents who were 18 years or older and had been registered to vote for 30 days could vote at all elections. [1] [2] In 2019, the Ohio town of Yellow Springs voted under a similar referendum to allow non-citizens to vote.
Oct. 15—OHIO — As Ohioans head to the polls this election season, a topic of discussion is Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the state's redistricting process. Both ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohioans voting in this November’s general election will be deciding whether to pass Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to change how the state’s political ...
The 2024 Ohio redistricting commission initiative was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Issue 1 on the ballot, that was defeated 53.7% to 46.3% in the November 2024 election. [1]
After the passage of the Snyder Act, the state of South Dakota denied voting rights and the right to hold office to Native Americans up to 1940. Practices to prevent Natives from voting included denying citizenship and blocking them from polling places. Some counties in the state continued these restrictive policies until as late as 1970.