GOP-Backed Bill Would Overhaul Ohio Election Law

Introduced last year, a proposed overhaul to Ohio election law has reappeared with changes that would prevent the Ohio secretary of state and local governments from mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications and eliminate early voting on the Monday before Election Day among other guidelines.
On Nov. 17, an Ohio House Government Oversight Committee approved revisions to House Bill 294.
Known as the Ohio Election Security and Modernization Act, the proposed legislation received strong opposition from Democrats and groups focused on expanding voting access when it was unveiled in 2021.
Democrats were so alarmed by the bill’s language that they hosted a series of town halls to express their disapproval….}