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Ohio bill calling for end of mail-in ballot grace period on Gov. DeWine's desk

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose hopes Governor Mike DeWine will sign Senate Bill 293 into law. It would eliminate the state's four-day grace period for mail-in ballots, requiring them to be ... Read More

Ohio’s four day post-election grace period is on the chopping block following Senate vote

The Ohio House is set to consider a GOP-backed bill that would eliminate the state’s four-day, post-election grace period for mail-in absentee ballots to get delivered, a period that allowed hundreds ... Read More

Ohio lawmakers send new Election Day deadline for absentee ballots law to governor

Josh Williams and Theresa Gavarone supported revisions to Ohio’s election laws as the state moves to eliminate absentee ballot grace periods. Read More

Bill cutting grace period to return absentee ballots in Ohio headed to DeWine

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. Read More

U.S. Supreme Court case could decide whether Ohio can count mail-in ballots after Election Day

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As Ohio debates whether to stop counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a case that could will decide the issue for the entire ... Read More

Ohio moves to tighten absentee ballot deadline, crack down on noncitizen voting

Ohio lawmakers passed a bill requiring mail-in ballots to be received by Election Day to be counted. The bill also includes a provision to automatically cancel voter registrations of suspected ... Read More

About 500 Franklin County votes would've been tossed under bill before DeWine

Under a bill restricting mail-in voting passed by the Ohio legislature and headed to Ohio Gov. DeWine to sign, nearly 500 votes cast in Franklin County this election would not have been counted. Ohio ... Read More

Ohio Republicans look to change election laws targeting absentee ballots, noncitizen voting

Ohio Republicans are advancing legislation to change state election laws, including eliminating the grace period for absentee ballots. Another proposal would ban ballot drop boxes and require proof of ... Read More

Supreme Court takes up major elections dispute over counting of late-arriving mail ballots

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The legal battle before the court ... Read More