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House Bill 458, which sets strict voter ID requirements, is now the law of the land in Ohio, beginning with the May primary. It's going to take a lot of public education to make sure Ohioans know the new rules before they go to the polls.
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Ohio's restrictive new election law significantly shortens the window for mailed ballots to be received — despite no evidence that the extended timeline has led to fraud or any other problems — and that change is angering active-duty members of the military and their families because of its potential to disenfranchise them.
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Gov. Mike DeWine signed the two bills on Friday, which are the last of a batch of more than 40 that came to him from the lame duck legislative session last month.
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The Ohio House and Ohio Senate are holding hearings on several election-related measures in the coming days.
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With the Thanksgiving break over, a busy lame-duck session continues at the Statehouse this week, with lawmakers set to consider several bills in Ohio House and Senate committees.
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A collection of voter rights and community organizations is calling on lawmakers to reject certain provisions of bills that would change Ohio’s elections laws.
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A bill to make changes in voting laws in Ohio is considered likely to be a priority for lawmakers in the Republican supermajority, and there could be a new element added in.
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The battlegrounds of Michigan and Nevada are among the states where voters this fall are set to decide ballot measures relating to the elections process.
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Republican lawmakers said the constitutional change to keep non-citizens from voting is needed while Democrats call it a ploy to drive GOP turnout.
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If lawmakers approve the amendment, it could go before voters this fall and would likely boost Republican turnout.