Ohio governor signs bill eliminating absentee ballot grace period

Ohio Enacts Law Requiring All 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 governor signs bill eliminating absentee ballot grace period

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Friday afternoon that changes state rules on mail-in voting and voter registration.

DeWine ‘reluctantly’ signs Ohio election bill ending grace period for absentee ballots

Ohio's four-day grace period that allows absentee ballots to be counted if they arrive after Election Day is going away in 2026.

Ohio ends post-Election Day grace period for mail ballots

Mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day will no longer count in Ohio, under a bill signed into law on Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine.  DeWine said he gave serious consideration to vetoing Senate Bill 293. But a looming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn a similar voting law in Mississippi convinced him to “reluctantly” sign the bill, the governor told reporters on Friday. Republican lawmakers passed the bill late last mont…