Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a data sharing agreement with the Trump administration to access federal data for voter roll maintenance.
Senate Bill 293, which would eliminate the four-day grace period for mail-in votes, has Democrats and voting rights groups up in arms.
Ohio pushes election integrity by striking a deal with the federal government that Secretary of State Frank LaRose has called "historic."
Secretary of State Frank LaRose says a new deal with the federal government will give Ohio long-term access to verify voter citizenship through DHS data.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says an agreement with the federal government that gives the state access to a federal database on immigration status is a victory for ensuring that only citizens vote.
What appears to be an intense 2026 election season kicks off behind the scenes in Ohio. Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed county boards of elections to begin reprogramming registration systems with new district boundaries.
The bill would end Ohio’s absentee ballot grace period and add new voter registration reviews. Lawmakers Josh Williams and Theresa Gavarone supported the measure.
The bill, Ohio Senate Bill 293, eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, which GOP lawmakers have been whittling away in recent years.