Voting Laws

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.

A rushed effort to ask voters whether to amend Ohio’s constitution and add existing voter identification requirements is likely on deck for final votes Wednesday.

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.

The issue could be on the November ballot at the same time as the Republican running for governor, who also supports photo ID requirements for voting.

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.

Gov. Mike DeWine said lawmakers should look into the ban on foreign contributions to ballot issue campaigns, but need to prove other changes to election and voting laws are needed.

A new Ohio law that would have limited who can assist voters with disabilities has been put on hold by a federal court.

Republicans have a new bill that would further strengthen voter ID requirements and would also allow for hand-counting of ballots but Gov. Mike DeWine has said he wouldn't sign additional election law changes.

The bill would make changes in Ohio laws regarding required voter ID, early voting and voting by mail, including a provision allowing an action that’s been pushed by some 2020 election deniers.