Ohio Attorney General Faces Deadline to Justify Rejection of Voting Rights Amendment

Ohio's Attorney General, Dave Yost, has been given until Monday to respond to legal claims challenging his rejection of a voter protections package for November's ballot. The coalition behind the amendment, including civil rights organizations like the NAACP's Ohio chapter, filed a lawsuit asking the Ohio Supreme Court to direct Yost to certify their petition. Yost's rejection was based on the title "Ohio Voters Bill of Rights," which he deemed misleading, despite previously certifying identical language in the past.