As a result of pressure from special interests, mainly people hearing the myth of the "Big Steal" of the 2020 Election, the Ohio General Assembly has dramatically changed how elections are run in Ohio. Despite every study done in the last several decades showing that the legitimate voting rate was already at 99.999999%, they have made it harder to vote in Ohio. 

     Gone are the days of any form of alternative Identification being valid once we at the Board of Elections have confirmed  you are a citizen and should be allowed to vote.  Instead you must present proper ID to vote in person at the Early Vote Center or your polling place on Election Day. 

 To vote in August, voters will need one of these types of valid photo identification:

Ohio driver's license
State of Ohio ID card
Interim ID form issued by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
A U.S. passport
A U.S. passport card
U.S. military ID card
Ohio National Guard ID card
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card

And all photo IDs must have the following:
An expiration date that has not passed
A photograph of the voter
The voter’s name, which must substantially conform to the voter’s name as it appears in the poll list or in the poll book

     That's why I have been working with groups like the Toledo Chapter of NAACP, Ohio Unity coalition, Greater Northwest Ohio Central Labor Council, Jobs With Justice and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library to get the word out and put on events where people can get assistance to update or obtain their new photo ID

     If you do not have a Ohio State Issued ID or Ohio Driver's License, it's free to get a State Issued ID.  Below is a convenient card with what you'll need and how to do it. 

    Please share this information with everyone you can.  No one should lose their right to vote due to unnecessary law.  And please get out and VOTE, the Democracy you save may be your own.