US EditionOhio Governor ‘Reluctantly’ Signs Bill Eliminating Grace Period for Late Ballots
The new law requires mailed ballots to arrive by poll closing on Election Day, except for military voters; 3,000 ballots would have been discarded under this rule in 2025, officials said.
- 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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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…
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