FBI raids Ohio voter registration nonprofit [View all]

(Salon) The raid by the FBI of an Ohio based non-partisan voting rights nonprofit, that included the seizure of cell phones and computers, is being blasted as heavy-handed voter intimidation ahead of the 2026 midterms.

According to multiple press reports, the FBI agents not only showed up at the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a community based voter registration nonprofit, but visited the homes of people tied to the civic engagement group.

Ohio’s swing state status ended after President Donald Trump racked up eight-point wins in 2016 and 2020 that grew to an 11-point margin in 2024. The GOP holds the governorship and lopsided majorities in both houses of the state legislature.

Prentiss Haney, a member of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s board of trustees told the Guardian the raid was “a full-on coordinated assault weaponizing the justice department and DHS against people who are fighting for working-class voters and Black voters to make sure they have access to the ballot.” ....................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/06/16/fbi-raids-ohio-voter-registration-nonprofit/