Study shows key group of Ohio voters may sit on sidelines this midterm election
Most pundits are predicting a blue wave across the country this November. But advocates for a particular group of Ohio voters suggest their voices might be missing in this midterm election.
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (OLBCF) reports that there are more than a million registered Black voters in Ohio. Yet OLBCF Executive Director Shayla Davis said a study shows 603,000 of them don’t vote in midterm elections.
“We see that these organizations that are being led by Black people – they’re doing the work. But it doesn’t necessarily translate back to the community," Davis said.
Davis said Black lawmakers are doing good work and proposing policies that could help Black Ohioans. But she said voters don't often realize that: "That's why this fight is so critical. The community doesn't realize what the fight is for the Black legislators."
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