Overview
- The measure ends Ohio’s four-day post–Election Day window and requires mailed ballots to arrive by polls closing, with an exception for military and overseas voters.
- House Republicans added proof‑of‑citizenship and voter‑roll audit provisions to SB 293, including monthly database checks and challenges based on noncitizen flags.
- Registration applicants must provide citizenship documents if state records cannot confirm status or cast a provisional ballot that will count only with timely proof.
- The bill cleared both chambers after a single House hearing, with Democrats unanimously opposed and one Senate Republican voting no.
- Supporters cite voter clarity, a DOJ warning and a pending Supreme Court case, while opponents say thousands of ballots that recently arrived during the grace period would be rejected and that faulty data could cancel eligible voters.