Ohio elections officials swamped with voter registration challenges | Reporters Roundtable

There's been an unprecedented number of challenges to voter registrations at a number of county boards of election, where officials say they're being bombarded by activists focusing on people who have duplicate registrations in other counties or states.

The Browns have filed suit in federal court seeking clarity on the so-called Modell Law that Cleveland says should force the owners to keep the team downtown or sell it to someone who will.

Akron City Council has moved ahead with plans for a new waster transfer station to be built on the city's East Side despite strong pushback from residents.

And a Hamilton County judge has struck down Ohio's six-week abortion ban, saying it's unconstitutional after voters approved an abortion rights amendment last year.

We'll discuss those stories and more this week on the Reporters Roundtable.

Originally aired on the "Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable" on Oct. 25.
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