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To memorialize Congress to ensure military and | 1 |
overseas voters have the opportunity to vote and | 2 |
register to vote. | 3 |
WHEREAS, The right to vote is a fundamental right; and | 4 |
WHEREAS, Because of logistical, geographical, operational, | 5 |
and environmental barriers, military and overseas voters are | 6 |
burdened by many obstacles that negatively impact their right to | 7 |
vote and register to vote; and | 8 |
WHEREAS, Local, state, and federal government entities | 9 |
involved with getting ballots to military and overseas voters must | 10 |
work in conjunction to provide voter registration services and | 11 |
balloting materials in a secure and expeditious manner; and | 12 |
WHEREAS, Improvements are needed to facilitate the ability of | 13 |
military and overseas voters to register to vote and have their | 14 |
ballots cast and counted, especially with respect to timing and | 15 |
improvement of military and overseas absentee voter registration | 16 |
and absentee balloting procedures; now therefore be it | 17 |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly | 18 |
of the State of Ohio, urge the Congress of the United States to | 19 |
support legislation that better facilitates the ability of | 20 |
military and overseas voters to register to vote and have their | 21 |
ballots counted by expanding the amount of time ballots are | 22 |
available to military and overseas voters, providing for the | 23 |
electronic transmission of blank ballots to military and overseas | 24 |
voters, and ensuring that voting information and resources are | 25 |
available at all overseas military installations and through the | 26 |
development of online information portals; and be it further | 27 |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly | 28 |
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Speaker and Clerk | 29 |
of the United States House of Representatives, the President Pro | 30 |
Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the members of | 31 |
the Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio. | 32 |