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, ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio legislature voted Wednesday to eliminate a four-day post-election grace period that allowed several ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — Ohio's Nov. 4 general election will be here before you know it — and your chance to vote absentee or early in-person begins Tuesday. But before you take part in early voting, check to see ...

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 ...