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One Ohio lawmaker said Secretary of State Frank LaRose's situation raises questions about whether the votes of some military and overseas voters arrive at boards of elections in time to be counted.

A new Ohio law requires mail-in ballots be received by county board of elections offices by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose said he's confident in turning over data files on Ohio registered voters to the Department of Justice.

The message to lawmakers is that voters like and want the option to mail their ballots.

A bill that eliminates the four-day grace period for absentee ballots to arrive at Ohio boards of elections will become law, though Gov. Mike DeWine admits he’s not happy about that.

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.

Democratic members of the Ohio House voted against the measure, saying the state needs to delay the May 3 primary for all voters with legal challenges to be heard over new Republican-approved district maps.

State Rep. Bill Seitz said says the bill could reduce early voting days and prohibit ballot drop boxes, but also could add conveniences like online mail-in ballot requests. Seitz has been working on the bill for months.

The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General found election mail was delivered on time at a higher rate than regular first-class mail.

GOP-led legislatures in dozens of states are moving to change election laws in ways that could make it harder to vote, for example, by reducing early voting days or limiting access to voting by mail.