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Ohio Senate committee hears bill to require absentee ballots be received by Election Day
Summary
At a Senate General Government Committee hearing, sponsors of Senate Bill 293 said the bill would eliminate Ohio's four-day post-election receipt extension for absentee ballots to align with federal election-day interpretations and to prevent fraud; committee members pressed sponsors on military voting and ballot counts.
At a hearing of the Senate General Government Committee, sponsors introduced Senate Bill 293, which would eliminate the four-day extension that currently allows some absentee ballots to be counted if received after Election Day.
Senator Gavaron, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure "will protect and improve the election process in Ohio" by removing ambiguity about when absentee ballots must be received and…
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