Registration for the First Annual OLBC Convention is now open!
Registration for the First Annual OLBC Convention has now closed. Thank you for your support!
Fair Elections Ohio and HB 194
The initiative to repeal the "voter suppression" bill, HB 194 has begun. This matter is greatly importance, as the bill changes many of Ohio's voting laws to make it harder for African-Americans to vote.
What is HB 194?
House Bill 194 was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate a few months ago. The bill drastically changes voting laws in this state in the following ways:
- Shortens mail-in voting from 5 to 3 weeks
- Shortens in-person early voting from 5 weeks to 2 weeks
- Eliminates early voting opportunities in the evenings, Saturday afternoons, and Sundays (especially right before the election)
- Takes away party identification from third party candidates on the ballot
- Requires minimum precinct sizes only in municipalities for longer lines in urban areas
- Poll workers are not required to tell voters they are in the wrong precinct
- Stops the county Board of Elections from sending absentee ballot applications to all voters
What can I do to help?
You can help by signing the petition to repeal HB 194. If roughly 234,000 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters are collected, Ohio's voters will have the opportunity to vote on whether the law should remain in effect. For more information, and to find out where you can sign the peititon, go to
2011 OLBC STEM/Healthcare Scholarship Application
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus is taking applications for its 2011 STEM/ Healthcare Scholarship. If you are an African-American college student enrolled in an accredited university in Ohio, and majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or Healthcare related field, please apply. The application may be downloaded at the link below.
http://olbcfoundation.org/pdf/OLBC%202011%20Scholarship%20Application.pdf
Welcome
Welcome to the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation website. The Foundation is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life of African American residents of Ohio by sponsoring activities designed to eliminate prejudice and discrimination.
Please navigate through our website to learn more about the Foundation. We hope that you find the information insightful and useful. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office. Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Representative Sandra Williams, Chair
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