Voting Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its term and begun to agree to cases it will hear in its next one, to begin in the fall. Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term.

The addition of the word "noncitizen" on Ohio drivers' licenses and state IDs is not the only change now in effect under a new state law.

Early voting ahead of the May 2 primary begins Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law.

House Bill 458, which sets strict voter ID requirements, is now the law of the land in Ohio, beginning with the May primary. It's going to take a lot of public education to make sure Ohioans know the new rules before they go to the polls.

Ohio's restrictive new election law significantly shortens the window for mailed ballots to be received — despite no evidence that the extended timeline has led to fraud or any other problems — and that change is angering active-duty members of the military and their families because of its potential to disenfranchise them.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the two bills on Friday, which are the last of a batch of more than 40 that came to him from the lame duck legislative session last month.

The Ohio House and Ohio Senate are holding hearings on several election-related measures in the coming days.

With the Thanksgiving break over, a busy lame-duck session continues at the Statehouse this week, with lawmakers set to consider several bills in Ohio House and Senate committees.

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.