Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Bill Requiring Photo ID to Mail-in Vote
DeWine said the bill would add burdens for absentee voters and create unfunded costs for election boards, while election officials warned of implementation problems.
- On Wednesday, Governor Mike DeWine vetoed House Bill 472, rejecting Republican legislation that would have required mail-in voters to provide photo identification beginning in 2027.
- The GOP-majority legislature fast-tracked the heavily amended bill before summer recess, transforming legislation originally intended to waive ID fees for homeless residents into a mandate requiring mail-in voters to submit photo identification.
- League of Women Voters of Ohio Executive Director Jen Miller praised the veto, saying it prevented an "unfunded mandate" that would have burdened election officials and disproportionately impacted seniors and voters lacking technology access.
- Republican state senator Jerry Cirino expressed disappointment, arguing the bill would have strengthened election integrity, while the legislature retains the power to override the veto with a three-fifths vote before December.
- Currently, Ohio requires photo ID for in-person voting and Election Day ballots, while mail-in voters verify identity using Social Security numbers or driver's license numbers. Voters will decide in November whether to enshrine voter ID requirements in the Ohio Constitution.
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Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Photo ID To Vote By Mail
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Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has incurred the wrath of MAGA supporters and diehard conservatives across the Buckeye State and beyond after he opted to veto a GOP-backed election bill that would have required absentee voters to include a copy of their photo ID with their ballots, shooting down a measure that many believe would have added a layer of election security. DeWine’s office announced on June 24, 2026 that the governor signed several …
The Republican governor of Ohio vetoed a law passed by the State Legislature that forced voters by mail to present a copy of a photo ID. Mike DeWine justified his veto on the grounds that the Buckeye State elections are already reliable and secure enough. The initiative, known as House Bill 472, sought to extend to the mail vote the photo identification requirement that Ohio already requires for those who vote face-to-face. Had it entered into f…
Ohio GOP Calls DeWine's Voter ID Veto a 'Huge Betrayal'
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine just sided with “radical leftists” over Ohio voters who want secure elections, according to a leading conservative group, after he vetoed a bill that would have required photo ID for mail-in ballots. The Wednesday night veto of House Bill 472 sparked immediate backlash from GOP legislators and election integrity advocates, with Heritage Action’s director of sentinel strategy, Stephanie Kreuz, calling the move a “huge …
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