cincinnati larry harmon try vote marijuana initiative november hometown kent ohio 59-year-old software engineer find name strike voter roll two hours south zanesville restaurant worker chris conrad 37 also tell long register men late find vote often enough nov. elections loom officials ohio remove tens thousands voters registration list cast ballot since 2008. u.s. state periodically cleanse voter roll handful remove voters simply vote regular basis nowhere could practice great potential impact state-by-state battle white house ohio swing state back winner every presidential election since 1960. voters strip ohio affect policy appear help republicans state large metropolitan areas accord reuters survey voter list state three large counties include cleveland cincinnati columbus voters strike roll democratic-leaning neighborhoods roughly twice rate republican neighborhoods residents relatively affluent republican-leaning neighborhoods likely vote congressional elections presidential contest historical turnouts show democrats less likely vote mid-term elections thus risk fall roll three big counties least 144,000 voters remove reuters analysis find statewide total unclear state 88 counties manage voter roll generally make public unlike voting-rights dispute spark protest lawsuits practice appear drive one specific party republican democratic officials ohio purge inactive voters past 20 years neighborhoods high proportion poor african-american residents hit hard reuters analysis find absolutely unfair say donna porter-jones organizer amos project interfaith group aim register 30,000 voters cincinnati poor neighborhoods ahead november ohio secretary state jon husted republican say cancel registrations voters miss three straight federal elections help keep vote roll current since 2011 state clear million record people move die say vote six-year stretch respond postcard mail address blame say really important thing life vote probably would do within six-year period say interview people respond postcard remove vote list sit next two federal elections many state remove voters roll die move new address strike right vote skip election say kathleen clyde democratic state representative fight practice four civil liberties group sue end practice last month argue violate federal law unfairly target low-income minority voters voting-rights advocate say concern many infrequent voters help drive turnout record 2008 presidential election able vote year likely matchup democrat hillary clinton vie become first female president republican donald trump celebrity billionaire ohio lawsuit one number fight across country photo id requirements efforts tighten vote laws spur fierce partisan battle protest recent months follow supreme court decision 2013 strike part vote right act signature achievement civil right movement 1960s ohio dispute contrast center practice place decades receive new attention civil liberties group democrats ahead november please court review state action say pratt wiley national director voter expansion democratic party washington republican party officials local national level well trump campaign respond request comment tom fitton head judicial watch conservative group push ohio state keep vote list date describe lawsuit power play civil liberties group ensure candidates like able steal elections necessary federal law prohibit state remove voters solely vote also require keep voter list date ohio residents remove vote list must re-register least 30 days election harmon software engineer back president barack obama 2008 sit presidential congressional elections since say initially think do something wrong get kick vote roll felt embarrass stupid time say harmon involve ohio lawsuit think mad say cleveland cuyahoga county percent voters neighborhoods back obama 60 percent 2012 purge last year due inactivity accord reuters analysis voter list neighborhoods obama get less 40 percent vote 2.5 percent register voters remove reason franklin county home state capital columbus 11 percent voters democratic-leaning neighborhoods purge since 2012 due inactivity percent voters republican-leaning neighborhoods purge disparity especially stark hamilton county affluent republican suburbs ring cincinnati one high child-poverty rat country heavily african-american neighborhoods near downtown 10 percent register voters remove due inactivity since 2012. suburban indian hill percent purge due inactivity overall 30,000 voters remove due inactivity since 2012 large figure obama margin victory year recent rainy afternoon amos project canvasser marcia mackey try get voters back system wield clipboard smile mackey ask pedestrians rhine neighborhood north downtown cincinnati last cast ballot remember encourage register people know purge go election site get turn away mackey say need make sure people voice use lose occasional ohio voters may shut november