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.

Ohio may soon require voters to return their mail-in ballots by Election Day.

The bill, Ohio Senate Bill 293, eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, ...

The Ohio legislature voted Wednesday to eliminate a four-day post-election grace period that allowed several thousand mail-in absentee ballots across the state to be counted in the 2024 presidential ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you vote by absentee ballot, you might need to get your ballot in the mail earlier in future elections. The Ohio Senate passed a bill Wednesday afternoon to eliminate the four-day ...

Currently, ballots can be received by board of elections offices up to four days after an election. Under the bill, absentee ...

The bill would end Ohio’s absentee ballot grace period and add new voter registration reviews. Lawmakers Josh Williams and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - Ohio lawmakers are considering changing the state’s absentee ballot return deadline ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The law currently allows for ballots to be received up ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — State Senator Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) has introduced legislation that could change Ohio’s absentee ballot deadline. If signed into law, Senate Bill 293 would require all ...

OAK HARBOR — Ohio election law is one step closer to restricting the counting of some absentee ballots. The Ohio State Senate has passed Senate Bill 293, sponsored by State Senator Theresa Gavarone, R ...