Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, said his hand was forced, given the uncertain outcome of a Mississippi case that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide next summer.

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.

The fact that voter fraud is rare in our state is because lawmakers take fraud seriously and those who try to game the system are punished. And because the threats to election security are always evolving, state law should evolve alongside those threats to ensure that Ohio elections remain honest and accurate.

A bill that eliminates the four-day grace period for absentee ballots to arrive at Ohio boards of elections will become law, though Gov. Mike DeWine admits he’s not happy about that.

The poll revealed a slight edge for the Cincinnati businessman, buoyed by higher name recognition and favorability than his rival.

Ohio is rolling out a new method for sharing voter records with other states, following its withdrawal from a long-running national data-sharing system in 2023.

As the country heads towards the anniversary of the 250th year of the great American experiment, we should be reminded

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