Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine 'Reluctantly' Signs Bill Requiring Most Ballots to Be Counted on Election Night

Ohio Enacts ‘Commonsense’ Law Requiring All Mail Ballots Be Returned By Election Day

In a major win for the integrity of Ohio’s elections, Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation on Friday that requires all mail-in ballots to be received by the end of Election Day. As described by local media, SB 293 officially “eliminates the current four-day buffer for boards of elections to receive absentee ballots, now requiring all […]

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine 'reluctantly' signs bill requiring most ballots to be counted on election night

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that would require nearly every ballot to be counted on election night. The governor wishes he could have vetoed it, he said.Every vote counts, which is why DeWine supports the state's current four-day grace period for ballots to be received and counted by Ohio's 88 boards of elections. Ballots will still be counted as long as they are returned within four days of the election, if they are postmar…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ‘reluctantly’ signs bill requiring most ballots to be counted on election night

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that would require nearly every ballot to be counted on election night. The governor wishes he could have vetoed it, he said.Every vote counts, which is why DeWine supports the state's current four-day grace period for ballots to be received and counted by Ohio's 88 boards of elections. Ballots will still be counted as long as they are returned within four days of the election, if they are postmar…