Trump, Biden compete for battleground Ohio ahead of first debate
Ohio is one of the country’s perennial presidential swing states, one that Democrats and Republicans aggressively compete for every four years.
“Drop boxes are intended to reduce lines and give voters options,” said Vanita Gupta, the president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “This seems like an easy fix that people should be supporting, it’s a very practical issue.” On the federal level, a judge has withheld a decision on a second lawsuit challenging LaRose’s drop box policy on constitutional grounds, as the matter plays out in the state appeals court. President Donald Trump’s campaign, the Ohio Republican Party and the Republican National Committee have all entered the fray in opposition to the lawsuit.
Currently in Ohio, to secure absentee ballots, a voter must fill out a form and provide their name, date of birth and signature, among other information, and send it in to the Ohio secretary of state's office. “Ohioans showed up for President Trump in 2016 and we expect them to do the same this November,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Samantha Zager told ABC News.
The Biden campaign, meanwhile, has relied on virtual and digital organizing in the state during the pandemic, and has hosted hundreds of events and held 450,000 conversations with voters over the last month.
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