Apr 14 Democracy & Civic Life Election Reform: Kentucky Makes Changes While WV and OH Remain The Same Election reform efforts to expand ballot access made little headway around the Ohio Valley, as only one state in the region made voting easier, according to a voting rights expert. Several state governments around the nation are making major changes to voting laws following the 2020 presidential election. Kentucky is the only state in the […] By Alana Watson Apr 14 Democracy & Civic Life Election Reform: Kentucky Makes Changes While WV and OH Remain The Same Alana Watson
Dec 4 Democracy & Civic Life Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley After more than a decade, Kentucky resident Guy Hamilton-Smith voted this year for the first time in the state. Even though he didn’t vote in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, sending his ballot through the mail was still an emotional moment. “Not being able to vote for many years was like a really big […] By Alana Watson Dec 4 Democracy & Civic Life Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley Alana Watson
Nov 2 Democracy & Civic Life Are You Having Trouble Voting? Tell us. The Ohio Valley ReSource has partnered with ProPublica’s Electionland, a collaborative project among local and national newsrooms around the country to report on voting problems. We’d like your help to alert us to any problems that prevent people from voting. That might be problems with the delivery of mail ballots, long lines at polling places, […] By Staff Nov 2 Democracy & Civic Life Are You Having Trouble Voting? Tell us. Staff
Oct 30 Democracy & Civic Life The Missing Voters: The Ohio Valley Has Some Of The Nation’s Lowest Voter Turnout. What Could Change That? This fall, Lexington, Kentucky, activist and artist Devine Carama launched a different kind of road trip across his home state. He visited a dozen cities and towns, from Pikeville, in the state’s Appalachian east, to Paducah, near where the Ohio River joins the Mississippi. He carried a sign that said “I’ll walk 400 miles if […] By Suhail Bhat , Sydney Boles , , Alana Watson and Jeff Young Oct 30 Democracy & Civic Life The Missing Voters: The Ohio Valley Has Some Of The Nation’s Lowest Voter Turnout. What Could Change That? Suhail Bhat, Sydney Boles, , Alana Watson and Jeff Young
Oct 30 Democracy & Civic Life Last-Minute Voting Questions In The Election Home Stretch The conclusion of this most unusual general election is only a few days away. On Tuesday, November 3, people will make their way to polls, if they haven’t done so already, to cast their ballots. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, election officials have expanded voting options for those who are concerned with catching the virus. […] By Alana Watson Oct 30 Democracy & Civic Life Last-Minute Voting Questions In The Election Home Stretch Alana Watson
Oct 30 Democracy & Civic Life International Elections Observers on How Ohio Valley States Measure Up Ohio Valley states fall short of international elections standards in several key areas, according to an interim report from international elections observers the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The OSCE conducts regular election observations in 57 nations including in the U.S. The group noted that Kentucky lacks a paper backup to its […] By Sydney Boles Oct 30 Democracy & Civic Life International Elections Observers on How Ohio Valley States Measure Up Sydney Boles
Oct 13 Democracy & Civic Life Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Christian County Clerk Mike Kem in western Kentucky has already seen COVID-19 enter his doors — three of his employees are currently isolated with the virus. Since his office is in charge of coordinating local elections in his county, he says that up-close experience with the virus has emphasized to him the importance of having […] By Liam Niemeyer Oct 13 Democracy & Civic Life Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Liam Niemeyer
Sep 30 Democracy & Civic Life A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For Ohio The coronavirus pandemic has forced elections officials to expand options for voters in November’s general election. This means you will have more ways to vote, including mail-in ballots and early in-person voting. But it also means many people have questions about how to vote. Here are answers to some common questions about voter registration, voting […] By Alana Watson Sep 30 Democracy & Civic Life A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For Ohio Alana Watson
Sep 30 Democracy & Civic Life A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For West Virginia The coronavirus pandemic has forced elections officials to expand options for voters in November’s general election. This means you will have more ways to vote, including mail-in ballots and early in-person voting. But it also means many people have questions about how to vote. Here are answers to some common questions about voter registration, voting […] By Alana Watson Sep 30 Democracy & Civic Life A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For West Virginia Alana Watson
Sep 17 Democracy & Civic Life What Do You Need To Know About Voting In Election 2020? In this year like no other, Election 2020 will be unlike other elections. The coronavirus pandemic makes some of the usual in-person voting a potential health hazard. Election officials have had to create new ways to safely and fairly conduct elections. And the hyper-partisan political atmosphere can make it harder to get accurate information about […] By Staff Sep 17 Democracy & Civic Life What Do You Need To Know About Voting In Election 2020? Staff