Deacon Nick Bates discusses election integrity, access to voting

Deacon Nick Bates with Hunger Network Ohio shared with Mike Kallmeyer what he sees troubling about voting changes coming to Ohio. Read more from Spectrum News here.

“As people of faith we are called to love our neighbor…. the way we love people is by listening to them, hearing what people have to say especially those who might not otherwise be heard in our communities,” he said.

Bates addressed the concern of voter fraud and said several reports and comments from leaders in Ohio show that we already have safe and fair elections in the state.

“We’ve made a lot of progress since 2004 in Ohio in helping to strengthen our election integrity because part of an election with integrity means that all voices and votes are counted and all people who are registered have access to the ballot.”

Read more from Spectrum News here