<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ohio Voter Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ohio Voter Fund promotes civic participation through voter education, community outreach, and partnerships that help Ohioans stay informed and engaged]]></description><link>https://www.ohiovoterfund.com/articles-insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:17:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ohiovoterfund.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Voting Rights Act at 61: What We’ve Lost, What Remains, and What Comes Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[August 4, 2026  by Taifa Smith Butler The VRA is gutted, not gone. But what still holds is not enough. Sixty-one years ago, Black Americans could not count on the ballot box to exercise their voice. They had the right to vote, guaranteed by the 15th Amendment nearly a hundred years prior, but the machinery of the Jim and Jane Crow South produced a century of systematic exclusion that rendered that right meaningless.  Though this system of oppression was deeply entrenched and highly effective,...]]></description><link>https://www.ohiovoterfund.com/post/copy-of-supporting-our-church-s-outreach-programs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77b97fc4adddd7a9fca7f3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:46:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c98b3d_49af8d03c324495c86b499dbf544f79f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_603,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Taifa Smith Butler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting rights are under attack on multiple fronts in battleground Ohio]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Kathleen Clyde, opinion contributor - 07/21/26 11:30 AM ET As Ohio returns to battleground status ahead of November’s midterm election, our state is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In the span of just a few weeks, we’ve gotten an up-close-and-personal look at how the fight over voting rights is evolving. The Republican-controlled statehouse has pushed legislation and a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for eligible Ohioans to vote while the FBI, presumably on...]]></description><link>https://www.ohiovoterfund.com/post/voting-rights-are-under-attack-on-multiple-fronts-in-battleground-ohio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a92827d0061784f42bede17</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:09:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c98b3d_581a0c22728547e3971f2297c5128328~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_602,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kathleen Clyde</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The SAVE America Act Explained: How the New ‘Show Your Papers’ Voting Bill Is Even More Extreme Than the SAVE Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[At President Donald Trump’s urging, Congress is intent on passing an even more extreme version of the SAVE Act. But no matter what the far right calls these “show your papers” bills, its push to require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate to vote threatens to silence millions. Introduction and summary Congressional Republicans have rebranded the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act as the SAVE America Act, and supporters of the legislation are seemingly intent on...]]></description><link>https://www.ohiovoterfund.com/post/a-blog-focused-on-educating-and-providing-insights-into-the-deep-rooted-traditions-of-the-catholic-f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77b97fc4adddd7a9fca7f5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:44:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c98b3d_ad36dea0b6a2487db209ce6b5a7f259b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_821,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gréta Bedekovics</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting Democracy Through The Voting Rights Act: An Interview with Gregory Moore]]></title><description><![CDATA[​​Jeremy Wang-Iverson, Gregory T. Moore | 22.02.2023 Over four decades, civil rights leader Gregory T. Moore has tirelessly worked to reform US voter registration laws. His goal is to safeguard the rights of racial minorities at the ballot box. We interviewed him about the ever-increasing threats to the 1965 Voting Rights Act and his views on the future of American democracy. For more than 150 years, the history of Black people’s right to vote in the US has been marked by both progress and...]]></description><link>https://www.ohiovoterfund.com/post/liturgy-explained-is-an-educational-blog-focused-on-delving-into-and-clarifying-the-rich-traditions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77b97fc4adddd7a9fca7f4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c98b3d_e2f20897cdca44308f12acf2077a688d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_376,h_334,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Promise of Democracy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>