elections

The U.S. Supreme Court last month ruled that nonprofit political groups must disclose the identities of any donor giving more than $200. Many hailed the…

Republicans overwhelmingly believe elections are fair, but non-white voters, women and Democrats are much more skeptical. Nonwhite voters also experience longer lines than white voters.

County boards of elections in Ohio are bringing in experts to size up whether their computer systems are vulnerable to hackers.

This November, Akron voters will decide whether to move the city’s primary election from September to May. More than 6,000 Akron voters signed petitions to get the measure on the ballot and city council approved it at a special meeting Tuesday evening. Mayor Dan Horrigan, who supports the initiative, said a May primary would save taxpayers money and increase voter turnout. Five city council members opposed the ballot measure – which triggered the petition process.

At a panel on voting issues in Beachwood Wednesday night, the two major party candidates for secretary of state discussed several election issues that are rarely debated. State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, D-Kent, and State Sen. Frank LaRose, R-Hudson, agreed without hesitation that there needs to be a higher threshold for getting constitutional amendments on the ballot.

Ohio’s elections chief released a statement seeking to dispel rumors circling last week's special election in Central Ohio’s 12th Congressional…

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is taking extra steps to clarify the state's process for clearing voter rolls, outlining some new initiatives aimed at…

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for states to take a tougher approach to maintaining their voter rolls, but will they?Ohio plans to resume…

Do you have to vote even if you don't want to? Not doing so could put you on the path to losing your vote in some states.The U.S. Supreme Court is…

By next year, more than a quarter of all Americans will live in states where they no longer have to fill out registration forms in order to cast a ballot.