early voting

Early voting ahead of the May 2 primary begins Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law.

Early voting continues through Friday from 8 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm, and Monday from 8 am to 2 pm.

The Secretary of State's office reported a jump in early ballots returned this year over 2019. the most recent comparable election year.

On November 2, Columbus voters will decide on a ballot measure that would take tens of millions of dollars from the general fund to promote what supporters say is green energy use in the city, but the murky language of the ordinance leaves much in doubt as to where the money would go.

Starting Monday, Franklin County residents can get a little extra time to cast early voter ballots in-person at the Board of Elections.

Early voting begins Tuesday for the November election. There are two ways to vote early.

Ohio has joined the list of states where Republicans want to make changes to voting laws after the 2020 election. The bill includes changes that appeal to both parties, but some that Democrats have spoken against.

State Rep. Bill Seitz said says the bill could reduce early voting days and prohibit ballot drop boxes, but also could add conveniences like online mail-in ballot requests. Seitz has been working on the bill for months.

Republican lawmakers vowed to make changes in response to false claims of election fraud in 2020, when Democrats won the presidential race in Georgia then flipped both U.S. Senate seats.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has reissued a contentious order limiting the number of ballot drop boxes to one per county for the May 4 primary.The…