Opponents worry it'll make it harder for many to vote, including the elderly and minorities
A bill originally authored to get rid of certain election days has been expanded to require photo IDs for in-person voting and codifying a limit on ballot drop boxes.passed the Ohio Senate on Tuesday on a 24-6 vote after additions were added by the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee.
“No longer will showing a random bank statement or utility bill be good enough to cast a ballot in our state,” Gavarone said on the Senate floor. The bill now heads back to the Ohio House for concurrence on the changes. The House is set to meet for the last session of the week, perhaps the last session of the year, on Wednesday afternoon.Those who can’t show a photo ID in person will be required to cast a provisional ballot and return to the local board of elections four days after the election, a change from the previous seven days voters had to “cure” their ballot.
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