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    HB 159 will require voters voting on Election Day or by an in-person early vote to present photo identification. If passed, bill will disenfranchise as many as 887,000 Ohioans without one of the required forms of identification. Concerns citizens have already been denied the right to exercise their voice in opposition.

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    HB 159 will require voters voting on Election Day or by an in-person early vote to present photo identification. If passed, bill will disenfranchise as many as 887,000 Ohioans without one of the required forms of identification. Concerns citizens have already been denied the right to exercise their voice in opposition.

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    HB 159 will require voters voting on Election Day or by an in-person early vote to present photo identification. If passed, bill will disenfranchise as many as 887,000 Ohioans without one of the required forms of identification. Concerns citizens have already been denied the right to exercise their voice in opposition.

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    March 22, 2011

    The Honorable Robert Mecklenborg, Chairman


    State Government and Elections Committee
    Ohio House of Representatives
    Riffe Tower, 11th Floor
    BECKY WILLIAMS 77 South High Street,
    President Columbus, OH 43215
    LISA HETRICK
    Secretary-Treasurer
    Dear Chairman Mecklenborg:

    ALBACON On behalf of the 25,000 members ofSEIU District 1199 WVIKY/OH, I write to
    Executive Vice President
    express our union's strong opposition to House Bill 159. The Ohio General
    KATHY MCCORMICK Assembly needs to engage in a thoughtful and realistic debate on how to fix our
    Executive Vice President
    state's current economic crisis. Unfortunately, HB 159 disenfranchises hundreds
    of thousands of Ohio citizens from their voting rights.
    LARRY DANIELS
    Kentucky Vice President
    HB 159 contains measures that will require voters voting on Election Day or by an
    LANCE FRANKE
    Ot-lio State Vice President in-person early vote to present photo identification in the form of an Ohio driver's
    license, Ohio state ID card, a military identification, or a U.S. passport.
    DEBBIE HAJZAK
    Ohio Public Vice President
    Ifpassed, the bill will disenfranchise as many as 887,000 Ohioans, according to
    CAROL LAFFERTY
    West Virginia Vice President the Secretary of State's Office, that are without one of the required forms of
    JUDY MALDONADO
    identification. It is clear that this legislation will not impact all Ohio citizens
    RN Vice President equitably. Rather, it will disproportionately impact those groups who are already
    LYNN RADCLIFFE
    underrepresented within Ohio's electorate - specifically, minority voters, the
    School District & Local disabled, students, the elderly and the poor.
    Govt. Vice President

    ANNETTE WISNIEWSKI Lastly, it is truly unfortunate that HB 159 been hastily pushed through the State
    Ohio Private Vice President
    Government and Elections Committee in two days. In line with the intent ofthe
    bill, concerned citizens have already been denied the right to exercise their voice
    in opposition as the legislation currently stands. Rushing HB 159 through your
    committee is reckless since it will only result in the destabilization of our State's
    election rules and potentially rob the voice of so many of our fellow citizens.

    I implore that you schedule additional hearing dates for HB 159 in your
    committee. I also ask that you support equitable voting rules for all Ohioans and
    vote against House Bill 159.

    Sincerely,

    The Service Employees


    ~~~
    International Union, • Columbus Office: 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215 • 614.461.1199 • Fax: 614.461.1549
    Change to Win, CLC • Cleveland Office: 1771 E. 30th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44114 • 216.566.0117 • Fax: 216.566.0192
    www.seiu 1199.org • Huntington Office: 2200 Adams Ave., Huntington, West Virginia 25704 • 304.522.2871 • Fax: 304.522.2885
    • Toledo Office: 4355. HawleySt., Toledo, Ohio 43609·419.244.7453· Fax: 419.244.7466
    • Youngstown Office: 3657 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, Ohio 44505 • 330.759.3751 • Fax: 330.759.4453

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