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Kaptur Statement After Republican Run Ohio Controlling Board
Rejects Proposal For Prepaid Postage For Voters
This week, Congresswoman
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), released the following statement after
the Republican majority on the Ohio Controlling Board
rejected a proposal to provide prepaid postage to voters
casting a ballot from home.
On September 8, Rep. Kaptur sent a joint letter with Senator
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH),
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH) calling on the
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to provide prepaid
postage to voters who request mail-in ballots, a measure
that is well within his authority without additional action
from the Ohio state legislature.
"Ohio's Republican run
Controlling Board's rejection of a measure to make it easier
and safer for Ohioans to vote during a global pandemic,
which has already killed thousands of people in the Buckeye
State, is as out of touch as one might expect." said Rep.
Kaptur. "The fact that Republicans rejected the proposal
during a Zoom meeting is painfully ironic. It is incumbent
upon us to break down barriers to voting so that every
Ohioan who wants to cast a ballot can do so. Cost must never
be a barrier for a person to exercise their Constitutionally
protected right to vote. I will never stop fighting for
fairer and safer elections."
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