Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Advocates for individuals experiencing homelessness are asking Ohio not to move forward with their scheduled voter purge before the November election.
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries runs one of, if not the largest, men's shelters at 2100 Lakeside Ave. Nearly 400 people registered at that address will be purged. The purge impacts Ohioans of all income levels. If you change your mailing address, don't vote for four years and don’t respond to letters from your BOE, your voter status could be canceled. Even if you don’t move but don't vote for six years, you could also be eliminated.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 ruled in a 5-4 decision that although Ohio does purge infrequent voters from the registration rolls, its mailing process is sufficient grounds to get rid of the individual. There is at least one person who lives at a shelter who registered to vote in 2024, yet they are still on the purge list. Perlatti said he would check on the reasoning for this."Where do we go to find these people and let them know that they're on the purge list?" Standifer asked incredulously.
If you find out you are on the list, you will need to update your voter registration, which can be done here. You can also go to the local BOE or give them a call to ask about your status. Back in 2019, the secretary spoke to News 5 about the challenges that came from the last voter sweep.
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