Congresswoman Beatty Statement on Ohio State Senate Republican Attempts to Restrict the Right to Vote

Congresswoman Beatty Statement on Ohio State Senate Republican Attempts to Restrict the Right to Vote

COLUMBUS, OH – U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement on the Ohio State Senate Republican proposed transportation budget that would require out-of-state college students to pay a fee and obtain an Ohio driver's licenses and vehicle registrations if they register to vote in the state:

"We just commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and now Republicans in our state legislature are attempting to remove a basic American right -- the right to vote. I hope the legislature will withdraw this unwarranted proposal that smacks in the face of 50 years of progress and could silence hundreds of thousands of student voices."

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