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Ohio Ends Mail-In Ballot Grace Period, Requires Election Day Arrival
Ohio now requires mail ballots to arrive by polls closing, except for military voters, aligning with 14 states amid pending U.S. Supreme Court litigation on ballot counting.
- Dec. 23, 2025, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 293 removing Ohio's four-day mail-ballot grace period, with a limited exception for uniformed and overseas absentee voters.
- Governor Mike DeWine said, `Reluctantly, I signed this bill` and he normally would veto the repeal, warning U.S. Supreme Court rulings could cause mismatched rules for federal and state election contests.
- Election-Administration details show 3,000 Cuyahoga County ballots from 2025 would be excluded, while monthly citizenship checks and voter-roll procedures will increase provisional ballots and burden Ohio election workers.
- Advocates warned that senior citizens, people with disabilities, rural Ohioans and students face harm from shorter mail-in timelines, and mail voters will have to send ballots earlier to meet deadlines.
- Amid national legal fights, the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump have pushed to end post-Election Day grace periods, suing over Mississippi's similar law as the U.S. Supreme Court plans a summer decision.
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