COLUMBUS — The Ohio legislature voted Wednesday to eliminate a four-day post-election grace period that allowed several thousand mail-in absentee ballots across the state to be counted in the 2024 presidential election. The vote came weeks after the state was threatened by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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.

In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice has been warning Ohio officials it might sue the state over the issue.

Ohio Republicans are mulling election changes as President Donald Trump targets absentee ballots and noncitizen voting.

By this time next year, Ohio will have chosen a new governor. Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is term-limited, so Ohio’s top seat is an open race. Gathering the

Wednesday evening, the Ohio House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 293, an election integrity bill that changes the rules on mail-in voting and voter

Ohio ensures the secure transport of Kelleys Island ballots on Election Day, involving bipartisan election officials and Coast Guard escort.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - All 818 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) schools will be voting from November 17-21 on whether or not to allow high school students to profit off their Name Image and Likeness (NIL).