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Buckeye or Bullseye? Notes From a Battleground State

By Carrie Davis, ACLU of Ohio at 6:05pm

Life in a battleground state isn’t easy these days. We’ve been overrun by battling candidates, an army of election watchers, news media, and… well… anxiety.

The poll numbers in Ohio are close. The candidates and their parties are battling furiously for every vote. The problem is that they haven’t limited their tactics to debates, ads, and public appearances—instead, their tug-of-war has spilled over into limiting Ohioans’ access to the ballot box.

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