🗓️ Join us on Wed, March 4 @ 6:00 pm ET. Lisa Graves, one of the nation’s foremost experts on dark money and the courts, will walk us through the nearly $6M spent on political ads in the 2024 Ohio Supreme Court Election. Register: bit.ly/buyingthebench @commoncauseohio.bsky.social

The report – commissioned by the good government advocates Ohio Fair Courts Alliance & Common Cause Ohio – found that five groups were behind much of the nearly $6 million in spending on judicial ads for both sides. By: @laurahancock.bsky.social www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...

Five groups poured millions in dark money into 2024 Ohio Supreme Court races, study finds by Laura Hancock www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...

Just got some exciting feedback from the first person to read my new book! It’s a biography of my hero, Justice Anita Earls. This is an inspiring story that needs to be told. You can read the (revised) first chapter and help me tell this story. www.kickstarter.com/projects/206... #ncpol

New @brennancenter.org report on the 2023-24 judicial election cycle shows that independent groups outspent candidates for the first time. And MOST OF THAT MONEY came from progressive groups, including repro rights advocates. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

New from @brennancenter.org: The Politics of Judicial Elections 2023–24 By: @douglaskeith.bsky.social www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Join us at City Hall on Monday to witness the Community Crisis Response Amendment be *officially* referred to the May 2026 ballot! 📲Sign-up here: www.mobilize.us/acluohio/eve...

📣The Columbus Safety Collective Campaign will: ✅restore community trust ✅reduce violence ✅save lives ✅reimagine public safety www.wosu.org/politics-gov...

Just published my analysis of spending in the 2024 state supreme court election cycle. At $157 million, this was the most expensive cycle ever for judicial races…by a lot. Including in states where judicial elections probably weren’t on your radar.

New report: Buying the Bench reveals nearly $6M in outside spending in the 2024 Ohio Supreme Court race and traces who’s trying to influence voters. Read the full findings: wix.to/IxLYgDE #Ohio #DarkMoney #FairCourts

📨 Voting by mail in the upcoming primary? No need to wait—request your absentee ballot today! You'll be one of the first to get your ballot once county Boards of Elections start mailing them out on April 7. 📩 Go to ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballot/

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio lawmakers are moving to block a voting system that lets people rank candidates instead of choosing just one. The Ohio House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would ban ranked-choice voting statewide by Anna Staver www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

‘Ohio women really led the way’: Fight for women’s suffrage at center of documentary and local event www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/o...

Here's testimony from Mia Lewis, Associate Director, Common Cause Ohio against Senate Bill 63 – a bill that prohibits rank choice voting in Ohio www.commoncause.org/ohio/article...

Elisabeth Warner, @lwvohio.bsky.social, said the bill could create new barriers, especially for women and LGBTQ+ voters who’ve changed their legal names. “This would really undermine systems that are already in place all over the country,” she said. fox8.com/news/will-sa...

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted talked w/a FirstEnergy exec 9 times around the time prosecutors say the exec & his boss paid a $4.3 million bribe to the man Husted & Ohio Gov. DeWine chose to lead the state’s energy regulatory body, trial testimony showed Friday. www.cleveland.com/court-justic...

🔖 Check out Ohio Voice’s 2025 Annual Report to see what the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance accomplished as part of OV’s important coalition work! We hope you feel proud of our collective work last year, and are ready to ramp up again this year! ohvoice.org/annualreports/

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📣Good news: Last night, Columbus City Council affirmed the legal sufficiency of our signatures! Next Monday, our proposal, The Community Crisis Response Amendment, will be *officially* voted on and referred to the May 2026 ballot. Our campaign is by the community, for the community. Onwards!

Commentary @brianlyman.bsky.social This ⬇️ ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/24/r...

📨 Voting by mail in the upcoming primary? No need to wait—request your absentee ballot today! You'll be one of the first to get your ballot once county Boards of Elections start mailing them out on April 7. 📩 Go to ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballot/

Another competitive primary for statewide office this year is a four-person GOP primary for the last Democratic-held seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. That seat is currently held by Justice Jennifer Brunner of Columbus, who is seeking reelection. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

Friday’s votes mean that the only two statewide primary races where the Ohio Republican Party hasn’t made an endorsement are for state treasurer and the four-way race to take on Democratic Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

Bowling Green State University’s Day of Dialogue on Thursday featured Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy and Justice Jennifer Brunner, who spoke about judicial leadership on America’s 250th anniversary. bgindependentmedia.org/day-of-dialo...

On paper, Ohio law provides robust access to public records. The reality is that it can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive to gain that access. When the law is not followed, it can be difficult to compel public officials to release the withheld material www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...

Only about 1 in 5 registered Ohio voters participate—why? Learn how we got here, what the stakes are for the 2026 midterm elections in Ohio, and how each of us can make a difference this year. Register here: bit.ly/ElectionBeforeTheElection

Are you—or someone you know—turning 18 on or before Election Day, November 3, 2026 this year? 17-year-olds can register to vote now and vote in Ohio's 2026 spring primary. Register by April 6 to be heard in the primary—go to VOTE411.org

Opinion Senate Bill 293 tightened voter verification rules statewide. All of these elements are solutions to a non-existent problem “We don’t have voter fraud. None of this is needed. It will have an ill effect on people exercising their rights” -Chris Quinn, Editor www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

Election 2026: Contested races on Warren County May 5 primary ballots Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division): Republican Carrie Ann Heisele, Springboro Gary A. Loxley - Incumbent www.daytondailynews.com/community/el...

A former FirstEnergy exec testified that decisions by former PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo helped the Akron-based utility avoid an estimated $150 million “haircut” to its annual revenue & reap roughly $79 million in add’tl profits over 2 years. www.cleveland.com/court-justic...

The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear a case Tuesday that could decide whether state officials can deploy Ohio’s consumer protection laws to ban the sale of flavored vapes and e-cigarettes. signalohio.org/ohio-ags-fla...

Be voting ready! ▶️To check your voter registration, go to voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup.... ⏳Voter registration deadline for the spring primary: April 6 by 9pm⏳ ▶️To update your voter registration, go to olvr.ohiosos.gov ▶️To find your congressional district, go to ohiosos.gov/elections/oh...

The SAVE America Act has prompted warnings that its proof of citizenship rules could keep millions of Americans, particularly married women, from voting. by Sabrina Eaton www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

Other Democracies Don’t Redraw Voting Maps Quite Like the U.S. Here’s Why. In the battle for Congress, redistricting has become all the rage in America. Other nations have guardrails in place to avoid the same situation. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

NEW from @statecourtreport.org According to the Ohio Supreme Court, cops are considered “victims” under Marsy’s Law. This permits the city to redact officers’ names & other info from a newspaper’s public records request. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

PLEASE CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION! 🗓️ The voter registration deadline for the May 5, 2026 primary is April 6. Register to vote at your county Board of Elections or online: olvr.ohiosos.gov Check your voter registration: voterlookup.ohiosos.gov/voterlookup....

U.S. Senator Jon Husted met with the alleged mastermind of Ohio's largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced, according to his official calendar. By: @morgantrau.bsky.social www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

Contested judicial races on Montgomery Co ballots this primary season: COMMON PLEAS COURT JUDGE D: Richard F. Glennon III R: Steve Abshire, Jack Pook COMMON PLEAS COURT JUDGE - PROBATE DIVISION D: Michael L. Wright, Cassandra A. Rice R: David Brannon www.daytondailynews.com/local/electi...

Everything you need to know about the FirstEnergy trial if you haven’t been paying attention By: @morgantrau.bsky.social ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/e...

A Franklin County judge agreed with prosecutors that police can search a car for marijuana without a search warrant, based on smell and a driver’s behavior, even though the drug is legal in the state. www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...

Former FirstEnergy ethics chief Ebony Yeboah-Amankwa testified that then-CEO Chuck Jones personally signed off on the $4.3M payment that prosecutors say was a bribe to Sam Randazzo, who was about to become chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...

In major twist, FirstEnergy execs seek to toss charges in bribery trial, alleging prosecutorial misconduct. www.cleveland.com/court-justic...

FirstEnergy fired these guys. Why is it paying millions for their lawyers? By: ⁦‪Laura Bischoff www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/c...

Everything you need to know about the FirstEnergy trial if you haven't been paying attention by Morgan Trau www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

Voting rights groups sue Ohio over law cancelling registrations without notice The League of Women Voters and Council on American-Islamic Relations are asking the court to block portions of the law from taking effect. by Nick Evans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/17/v...

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Summit County judge Susan Baker Ross went too far in restricting what news organizations could record and publish about a much-watched trial involving former FirstEnergy executives accused of bribery. www.cleveland.com/court-justic...

League in Action is a tool to help us share civic information and organize to protect and strengthen voter rights. Scan to download League in Action here or go to bit.ly/LeagueInActionApp, then search League of Women Voters of Ohio

Changes to Ohio's absentee voting rules mean getting your ballot in early is really important. The good news? You can request your absentee ballot for the spring primary now before Ohio's early voting period starts on April 7. 📲Start by going to ohiosos.gov or your county Board of Election’s site

SB 293, signed into law by Ohio Governor DeWine in December, puts eligible voters, especially those who are naturalized citizens, at risk of being purged from the voter rolls without meaningful prior notice. So we're headed to court. See the full release here: www.acluohio.org/press-releas...

“Smoking gun:” FirstEnergy trial testimony ties former CEO Chuck Jones to $4.3 million bribe www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...