Brunner: HB3 is a disastrous policy decision

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

REPUBLICANS IN THE LEGISLATURE ON THE RUN FROM THEIR OWN DISASTROUS POLICY DECISIONS

BRUNNER REITERATES CALL ON TAFT TO VETO HOUSE BILL 3

Columbus , Ohio —Jennifer Brunner, Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, released the following statement regarding the Senate’s changes to House Bill 3.

“Tinkering with bad policy does not make good policy. House Bill 3 is still hurried legislation that the Republicans have used to suppress voter turnout.

“Clearly, the Republicans are feeling the pressure from Ohioans who are angry about this bill. But Ohioans are not fooled by the fact that these incremental changes still will suppress voting in this State.

“It seems that Republican Senators realized that this ill-conceived proposal would disenfranchise even their own voters. The slight changes they made do nothing to eliminate the discriminating effect this bill would have on Ohio ’s voters next year.

“Governor Taft, a former Secretary of State, should veto this bill.”