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Registration Error Shows Why Election Safeguards Matter
Recent news out of New Jersey should serve as a warning for election officials across the country. A software error involving the state's Motor Vehicle Commission resulted in as many as 6,600 people being registered to vote despite indicating they were not U.S. citizens. The mistake underscores a basic reality of election administration: errors can happen, and states need safeguards in place to prevent them when possible and catch them when they do.
Registration Error Shows Why Election Safeguards Matter
Recent news out of New Jersey should serve as a warning for election officials across the country. A software error involving the state's Motor Vehicle Commission resulted in as many as 6,600 people being registered to vote despite indicating they were not U.S. citizens. The mistake underscores a basic reality of election administration: errors can happen, and states need safeguards in place to prevent them when possible and catch them when they do.
Don't trust the election process? Read this | Opinion Original
J. Kenneth Blackwell and Zack Space Guest opinion April 28, 2026, 6:02 a.m. ET Early voting for Ohio’s May primary is now underway. No one party controls the voting system. That system is supported by clear rules and practical safeguards. With early voting for Ohio’s May primary now underway, voters across the state are casting ballots under the supervision of bipartisan, locally run boards of elections. Ohioans are not going to agree on every candidate, party or issue. That is normal.
Before 2026, Ohio must rebuild voters' confidence in elections Original
Jan. 26, 2026, 11:14 a.m. ET Ohio knows how to run elections. That is not a slogan. Sound public policy and a bipartisan election system driven by local boards made up of civic-minded Ohioans have made it so. But this alone does not guarantee trust, and it’s that trust in our elections that fuels our democratic republic. As we look to the 2026 midterm elections, Ohio will, once again, be a key state on the map, with high-profile races up and down the ticket.
Ohio’s confidence in our elections is a model for the nation
By Zack Space Former Congressman D-Ohio Over the past few years, too many Americans have grown to distrust our elections. But in Ohio, voters are sending a different message: We trust the process. With the 2026 midterms already on the horizon, new polling released by the Democracy Defense Project shows that more than 70% of Ohio voters are confident that the 2024 elections were accurately cast and counted, both here at home and across the nation.
Opinion: Most voters trust Ohio's elections system, just not members of the opposite party
A recent poll released by the bipartisan Democracy Defense Project found that 91% of Ohio voters are confident that our votes will be accurately cast and counted in the 2024 elections. Ken Blackwell and Zack Space | Opinion contributors As our mailboxes, television screens and Google ads can attest, Election Day is just around the corner.
VOICES: Supporting the safety of election workers is everyone’s responsibility
As threats against election workers have escalated in recent years, so have efforts to strengthen security measures at election offices and polling locations. In Ohio, lawmakers have even introduced legislation aimed at providing additional safeguards for election workers. In a recent interview, the head of the Ohio Association of Election Officials said that additional safety measures are in place to keep workers and voters safe at the polls.
The pathway to civil discourse lies within us
With less than 100 days remaining before Election Day, our nation finds itself in an unprecedented moment, where the breathtaking pace of recent occurrences have heightened an already tense and divisive political atmosphere. It’s a lot and it feels overwhelming.
The pathway to civil discourse lies within us
With less than 100 days remaining before Election Day, our nation finds itself in an unprecedented moment, where the breathtaking pace of recent occurrences have heightened an already tense and divisive political atmosphere. It’s a lot and it feels overwhelming.
COLUMN: Pathway to civil discourse lies within us
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Rural Ohioans Deserve Political Reform
In many ways, the greatest strength of Appalachian Ohio has also been our greatest cross to bear. Our beautiful rolling hills are blessed with an abundance of natural resources, which have formed our economic and cultural identity. Over the past 150 years, we have seen our ore quarried, our timber felled, our clay extracted, and our coal mined.
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