The leader of the Ohio Democratic Party is calling out Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted for issuing an order on so-called voter purging just weeks before he leaves office.
Chair David Pepper thinks it鈥檚 鈥渙utrageous鈥� that Husted is calling on county boards of elections . This process, which critics call purging, has been on hold for two years. The U.S. Supreme Court this summer.
But Pepper said Husted should wait until Secretary of State-elect Frank LaRose takes over.
鈥淭he idea that here in the Thanksgiving break this is what Jon Husted鈥檚 announcing when he鈥檚 only gonna be there for a few more weeks it just doesn鈥檛 make any sense,鈥� Pepper said.
LaRose, a Republican like Husted, has said he wants to take a serious look at the process in order to keep voters registered.
