Ohio elections

The Republican primary for governor is more than a year away, but one candidate is continuing to announce endorsements - though he may already have the only one that matters.

Fresh off a pair of difficult losses last year — the bitter defeat of three-term U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, and the rejection by voters of the anti-gerrymandering amendment known as Issue 1 — the party's efforts at building anything close to a winning 2026 ticket have so far been muted, and for some, moving too slowly.

LaRose, 45, a former state senator and U.S. Army Green Beret, is the last of Ohio's five term-limited statewide executive officeholders to make his future plans known.

As of the Friday before the 2024 general election, the total number of early votes cast have surpassed the last general election before the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of mail-in votes so far has dropped significantly, compared to 2020, when many voted by mail because of the pandemic.

The Franklin County Board of Elections said Friday would be the hope for when the Ohio Supreme Court would rule on the ballot language lawsuit.

We’re taking your election questions and talking with current and former secretaries of state about election integrity in Ohio during this hour of All Sides.

The group that represents elections workers is opposed to a bill that would make changes in Ohio voting laws in this presidential election year that supporters say are needed to beef up security in the system.

There won’t be legislation that will change the 90-day deadline for Democrats to certify President Biden for this fall’s ballot, according to the House Speaker.

How Ohioans vote could change in the coming years depending on proposals that are now winding through the Statehouse.

The percentage of provisional ballots that were rejected in Ohio's Aug. 8 special election was the highest it had been in statewide votes over the last two years.