Ohio elections

Ohio is one of 11 states that are sharing data through EleXa.

A bill to require absentee ballots arrive at boards of elections by election day—eliminating the four day grace period in current law--is headed to Gov. Mike DeWine.

State lawmakers have approved a bill that wipes out the four-day grace period after election day for ballots to arrive at Ohio boards of elections.

A Republican-backed bill that moves up when absentee ballots must be received by boards of elections passed the Ohio Senate on a mostly party line vote.

An influential conservative group has issued its first endorsement in the 2026 election cycle in Ohio, backing Auditor Keith Faber for attorney general.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has $2.6 million in cash on hand for his race to hold onto his seat next year, according to Federal Elections Commission financial disclosures.

Voting rights advocates are raising red flags over identical Ohio House and Senate bills that would make a host of changes to state election laws, again, in the name of election integrity.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner is the seven-member court's lone Democrat. Republican Justice Pat Fischer announced he will run against Brunner in 2026.

Ohio's May 6 ballot will feature local primaries and money asks, but only one statewide question, on whether to renew a nearly 40-year-old initiative that allows the state to issue bonds to pay for local infrastructure projects.

The Republican primary for governor is more than a year away, but one candidate is continuing to announce endorsements - though he may already have the only one that matters.