Voting Issues in the News

There also were a series of positive editorials in the Plain Dealer regarding the partisan nature of the Secretary of State's office.  They have suggested uniform standards drafted to maximize participation.  They caution against changes right before the election such as purges or changes in procedure, and should allow variation based on the region.

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Another Victory Over Voter Suppression Activities

Yesterday Judge Algenon Marbley has once again ruled in our favor of protecting all legal voters in Ohio and assuring that their ballot are counted.  (I still do not understand why the Plain Dealer does not use our name in the coverage of this court case.  This is our hometown paper but referred to us as a "local homeless coalition?")  We have documented the progess of this case here, and here.  This latest decision orders the state to issue an order to the local boards of elections that they must count all provisional ballots including those which are submitted as a result of poll worker error. Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State, and a spokesperson has already told the media that he plans to appeal the order

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Foreclosure Stats Added

We have added statistics on foreclosures in Cuyahoga County and the other big counties in Ohio.  We try to add statistics periodically to the site to keep people coming back.  We have also updated the website regarding the upcoming Hand Up Gala.  We have received a number of great items for the Hand Up Gala auction.  We are hoping for an event in early November depending on the availablity of the chef.

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Homelessness and Housing in the News

Yesterday the Washington Post had a poignant story about Peter Bis who had passed away while living on the streets of DC.  He had a great story of traveling the country, living next to the United Nations, and then settling in DC.  It is unfortunate that our health care system does not do a better job of taking care of those struggling with a mental illness.  Peter Bis sounded like a great person that deserved a place inside with a door to lock for his peace of mind.  Imagine the stories Bis could have written or the creative mind that could have been unleashed on the world had he not had to worry every single day where he was going to live that night.  

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Mexican Students Learn About Local Non-Profits

 I had the honor to discuss creating and building non-profit organizations at the request of the Cleveland Council of World Affairs with a group of future Mexican leaders.  These students were picked to come to the United States because they all had ideas for how to improve the lives of other Mexican teenagers in fragile cities.  They all had ideas for mentoring programs, after school engagement activities or small businesses to occupy the time of those thinking of leaving school.

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Phillip Morris Blames the Poor for Poverty

Finally, Phillip Morris of the Cleveland Plain Dealer stopped picking on low income renters and moved on to protecting the vote in Ohio.  I was afraid he was going to attack elderly Americans for slowing down traffic while they cross the street in their walkers or beating up on kids who force increases in property taxes to pay for "special needs" education.   The last two weeks he has antagonized Ms. Mixon and her struggles with the Cleveland Housing Network. 

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Evictions Stats Added to Website

We have added eviction statistics to the website.   Cuyahoga had a steady number of evictions compared to previous years at 21,600 and the City of Cleveland had 11,100 evictions filed in 2011.  For information on evictions in Cuyahoga County and some of the major cities in Ohio go here. 

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More Voting Items

We have posted three entries about voting in Ohio and Pennsylvania over the last week on our voting blog.  They include:

• Grace, our intern, put together an overview of the Plain Dealer discussion regarding voting on the last weekend before the November election.
• A Pennsylvania judge let stand a law that requires ID to vote this November.
•  Secretary of State ordered uniform voting hours in Ohio then terminates Montgomery County Board members. 

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Homeless Voting Updates 8/8/2012

Thanks to Bishop Cosgrove Center, Continue Life, Norma Herr Center, North Point Transitional, Railton House, St. Malachi, Transitional Housing Inc., and Y-Haven that all turned in registration forms last week.  
A few voting questions came up over the last week: The first was:  Most of your clients are already registered to vote, but they most likely need to change their address. 

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Veterans Homeless Stats

We have added a page of stats on veterans homelessness and poverty numbers.  These are the latest statistics in the State of Ohio and Cuyahoga County as we are over halfway to ending homelessness among veterans in America.  We have also added more research to the website as well as reorganizing the statistics to make them more accessible.  Grace has improved the site with regard to information on the Hand Up Gala and this fund raising opportunity. 

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Voting Updates for August 1

Thanks to Continue Life, Salvation Army PASS, Zelma George, Joseph’s Home, Hitchcock Center, St. Malachi Center, Salvation Army Railton, and Y-Haven for participating in the voter registration drive last week.  We appreciate all their help in getting homeless people to participate in democracy. You are free to mail the forms directly to the board, but remember that they have to be sent within 7 or 8 days of signing the form.  You can’t really save them all up until you have a large number. 

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