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SB 293 OH
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Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots

OH · session 136 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Oct 14, 2025

Latest action (Mar 20, 2026) Effective 3/20/26

Summary

To amend sections 3509.05, 3511.09, and 3511.11 of the Revised Code to require all marked absent voter's ballots to be delivered to the board of elections by the close of the polls on Election Day in order to be counted.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (13)
  1. Oct 14, 2025 Introduced · upper
  2. Oct 15, 2025 Referred to committee · upper
  3. Nov 5, 2025 Reported - Amended · upper
  4. Nov 5, 2025 Passed · upper
  5. Nov 10, 2025 Introduced · lower
  6. Nov 12, 2025 Referred to committee · lower
  7. Nov 18, 2025 Reported - Substitute · lower
  8. Nov 19, 2025 Passed · lower
  9. Nov 19, 2025 Concurred in House amendments · upper
  10. Dec 9, 2025 Sent To The Governor · legislature
  11. Dec 19, 2025 Signed By The Governor · legislature
  12. Mar 20, 2026 Effective · legislature
  13. Mar 20, 2026 Effective 3/20/26 · executive
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ElectionsVoting

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