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Oregon Begins Cleanup of 800,000 Inactive Voters as Ohio Maintains Ongoing Roll Reviews

Article Summary Oregon election officials announced they will begin removing hundreds of thousands of inactive voter registrations after pausing routine maintenance for several years. Although state officials say inactive voters did not receive ballots, the backlog has drawn legal and political scrutiny. By contrast, Ohio says it conducts continuous voter-roll maintenance using federal databases. Ohio…

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visa processing pause

Cincinnati Area Not Directly Affected as U.S. Pauses Visa Processing for Dozens of Countries

Article Summary The U.S. State Department has paused visa processing for applicants from dozens of countries as it reviews screening procedures, according to national reporting. This visa processing pause is ongoing. A start date and scope have been reported, but officials have not published a complete public directive or a finalized country list. The change…

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Redistricting

Ohio Launches New “Find My District” Tool Ahead of 2026 Elections

Ohioans can now look up redistricting of their newly assigned congressional, statehouse, and state senate districts with a street-level interactive map created by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office. The redistricting tool — unveiled this week by Secretary Frank LaRose — allows residents to search by address and instantly see which districts they fall into…

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election influence

Ohio Secures Major Victory Against Foreign Election Influence Ahead of 2026 Ballot Fights

Ohio has officially won its nearly two-year legal battle to block foreign election influence in statewide ballot-issue campaigns. On Friday, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that the final lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on foreign-funded contributions has ended — leaving the law fully intact ahead of what is likely to be the most ballot-heavy…

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