Ohio House bill would streamline voter registration for in-state movers [Video]

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Think back to the last time you moved. From making sure the power is on at your new place to figuring out to clean up those scuffmarks from moving the mattress down the stairs, the to-do list is long. Updating your voter registration was probably down near the bottom, if it made the list at all.

When voters do get around to updating their registration, Ohio’s current process often involves creating a brand-new registration. That means election officials have to reconcile the two — verifying the previous registration and the new one are the same person and then merging the old version with the new.

All of this happens behind the scenes, but it’s a convoluted time-consuming process. State Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, has introduced a bill that would make it easier to transfer …