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The Ohio Ballot Board keeps a proposed voting rights amendment a single ballot issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a voting rights amendment that could, among other things, allow same-day voter registration and voting and relax guidelines for voter photo ID requirements,… Read More
Here’s what to expect in Ohio on Election Day from the AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House, but in Ohio, it’s a contest further down the ballot that has been getting… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rules the attorney general can’t block an amendment effort based on its title
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When the attorney general gets a proposed constitutional amendment to review before signatures can be gathered to get it to the ballot, he doesn’t… Read More
Here’s how Ohio officials keep elections secure
WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Back in 2020, the Wayne County Board of Elections decided at last minute it would switch to all mail-in voting for its primary… Read More
Days before Ohioans vote, LaRose sues Homeland Security to access databases to check citizenship
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the midst of preparing for an election that’s a week away, Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is suing the US Department of… Read More
Ohio voters can use the provisional ballot option if they forget their photo ID
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
Rural Democrats reach out in reliably red counties
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ohio (WYSO) — In the 2020 Presidential race, 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties went red, supporting Republican former president Donald Trump. One of those counties was Champaign, with… Read More
The Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear and Sen. Rand Paul
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters ponder whether to allow some of their tax dollars to support students attending private schools, the high-stakes debate has turned into a test… Read More
One of six Ohioans just indicted for illegal voting as a non-citizen has been dead nearly two years
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general announced this week that six Ohioans have been indicted for illegal voting as non-citizens – a fourth-degree felony – between 2008… Read More
Six Ohioans have been charged with illegal voting between 2008 and 2020 out of hundreds of referred cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Grand juries throughout the state indicted six Ohioans with illegal voting in earlier elections, a fourth-degree felony. Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, announced… Read More
Voter rights groups want to ensure naturalized citizens in Ohio aren’t turned away from the polls
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some representing voters fear naturalized citizens who have a right to vote are being denied that opportunity because of the state’s year-old law requiring… Read More
ArtsVote Ohio hopes to make its mark on November’s election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Over the course of a few days in mid-September, posters cropped up in cities across Ohio. They are royal blue, teal, red and white with bold… Read More
The GOP majority on Ohio’s Supreme Court upholds an order limiting who can use ballot drop boxes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voters can’t assist other voters by putting their ballots into a secure ballot drop boxes. That order from Republican Secretary of State Frank Larose… Read More
Here are the changes to voting in Ohio since the 2020 presidential election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans can start early in-person and mail-in voting for the November election today. Ohioans will cast ballots in the first presidential election under rules from a… Read More
Two nominees for West Virginia governor agree to an Oct. 29 debate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The two major-party nominees for West Virginia governor said Tuesday they have agreed to participate in a debate. The debate between Democrat Steve Williams and Republican… Read More
Still need to register to vote? Here’s your guide to being prepared at the polls
CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — To cast a vote in the upcoming November election, Ohioans need to register to vote by Oct. 7. With the deadline less than a week… Read More
Ohio votes cast for the Green Party candidate won’t count due to VP swap
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Votes cast in Ohio for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will not count because the party nominated her running mate after a state administrative deadline,… Read More
The first major ad dropped in the campaign for Issue 1 redistricting amendment in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In the hours leading up to Wednesday’s Ohio Ballot Board meeting where contentious summary language for a redistricting amendment on the November ballot will… Read More
‘It doesn’t say we’re the police.’ LaRose bristles with prosecutors over election law cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Saturday it’s not his office’s job to further investigate for evidence of possible election law violations before he… Read More
Ballot language for Issue 1 is set, but backers of the redistricting plan say the wording is unfair
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Ballot Board has made some minor tweaks to the language voters will see for Issue 1 when they go to the… Read More
LaRose wants action on possible voter fraud cases. County prosecutors say they haven’t taken any for a reason
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose has referred to county prosecutors 597 cases he said involved voters who were unlawfully registered to vote, going… Read More
Voter registration tour comes to Ohio’s college campuses to bring in younger voters
DELAWARE, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On a crisp September morning, a 19-foot Airstream trailer, colorfully painted with slogans to promote voting, was parked on the main drag in downtown… Read More
DeWine says Ohio lawmakers should revisit a foreign contributions ban, but not other voting law changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has asked a federal court to allow a law to go into effect that would ban foreign contributions to ballot issue campaigns in… Read More
LaRose orders limits on the use of secure ballot drop boxes in this fall’s election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A few days after suggesting to state lawmakers that they ban secure ballot drop boxes entirely, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose has limited their… Read More
LaRose presses Ohio lawmakers to add citizen status to voter registration papers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, is pressing lawmakers to pass legislation so his office can ask Ohioans to prove they are… Read More
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