Voter ID

A group that wants to get rid of new Ohio laws requiring voters to show photo ID and limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county has resubmitted its amendment to do that and more, after it was rejected by the attorney general last month.

Ohio voters now must show photo ID. Elections officials are worried that some voters might be turned away if they bring identification that has expired.

A new Ohio voter I.D. law will make it difficult for college students who live in Ohio, but came from another state to vote in their local elections.

The House and Senate are working on a couple of bills that would change voting rules, including a proposed requirement for a photo ID in order to vote.On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss whether such measures are solutions in search of a problem. Mia Lewis from Common Cause Ohio joins the show.

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.

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.

The bill would offer free, state-issued IDs to anyone over 17. However, it would also no longer allow voters to use other proof of identity they can use now, such as paycheck stubs or utility bills.

After an election that saw record voter turnout, some GOP state lawmakers are proposing a wave of new voting laws that would effectively make it more difficult to vote in future elections.

Lost birth certificates, name changes and even getting to the DMV can all be challenges when older people try to get a new driver's license in order to vote in states with strict voter ID laws.

For the third time, conservative Republicans in the House are proposing legislation to require voters to show photo ID, despite very little documented…