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The GOP-majority legislature concurrently advanced major, related modifications of mail-in voting to an unrelated bill originally meant to get homeless Ohioans ID cards.

A bipartisan bill that started out as an avenue for homeless Ohioans to get free identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards has been fast tracked as it's turned into something else.

The May 5 primary was the first election under new rules that eliminated a four-day grace period for late, mail-in ballots. Now, any ballot arriving to the Board of Elections after 7:30 p.m. on Election Day is invalid.

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.