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Gov. Mike DeWine blocked a stricter ID mandate for Ohio mail-in voting
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have, starting in 2027, instituted stricter ID requirements for mail-in voting. In a mad dash… Read More
Ohio’s Senate advanced its fast-tracked voter ID amendment
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In haste, the Ohio Senate has advanced Senate Joint Resolution 10, asking Ohioans statewide about what voter ID they should need for elections. The constitutional… Read More
An amendment on photo ID is likely to make the ballot with Ohio GOP leaders behind it
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Photo ID is required on Election Day in Ohio, and it has been since 2023, but state GOP leaders say the law they fought… Read More
Ohio voters can use the provisional ballot option if they forget their photo ID
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This is the first presidential election in Ohio where voters are required to show a valid photo ID, such as a driver’s license, a… Read More
DeWine says backers of Ohio election law changes must show why they’re needed
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican lawmakers in the Ohio House have introduced a bill to further strengthen voter ID requirements, and would also allow for hand-counting of ballots… Read More
A judge has found Ohio’s new election law constitutional, including a strict photo ID requirement
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has upheld as constitutional provisions of the sweeping election law that Ohio put in place last year, rejecting a Democratic law firm’s challenge… Read More
Nearly a third of provisional ballots in Ohio’s August special election were tossed for lack of ID
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The percentage of provisional ballots that were rejected in the August special election was the highest it had been in statewide votes over the… Read More
Ohio elections officials are concerned that expired ID may thwart voters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Elections officials in Ohio, looking at results of the Aug. 8 special election, are concerned that the voter ID law that went into effect… Read More
Athens Board of Elections alerts voters to the new voter ID law as August’s special election nears
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Aug. 8 special election will be the first time voters in Athens will have to comply with Ohio’s new voter ID law. Tony… Read More
New ID rules and deadlines kick in as Ohio’s early voting begins
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Early voting is set to begin Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law, which includes strict photo ID requirements for voting, among other changes. Registration for the May 2… Read More
Ohio lawmakers are considering major changes in the way Ohioans vote in the future
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers are debating a couple of bills to change election laws, including a potential adjustment to the early voting schedule and a voter… Read More
Bill likely coming up in lame duck could require Ohio voters to have a photo ID
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to make changes in Ohio voting laws is likely a top priority for Republicans in the lame duck legislative session after the election… Read More
New Ohio bill resurrects old idea that requires voters to show a state-issued photo ID
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Throughout the past decade, various Republican Ohio lawmakers have backed bills to require voters to show their driver’s licenses or state-issued identification cards before… Read More