The state says the move will allow counties to respond to issues more efficiently.
New state laws, postmark changes, and a Supreme Court case could put thousands of ballots at risk of rejection.
The county sent out thousands of forms that reversed voters’ first and last names.
At a tense meeting, residents call on election director Karen Barsoum to resign.
The problem forced thousands of voters to cast provisional ballots in the 2025 election.
Matthew Laiss sought to have his charges dismissed based on the ‘plain language’ of the president’s broadly worded pardon proclamation. Prosecutors objected.
Ohio officials said in December that the states were ‘finalizing an agreement.’
Ballots mailed on Election Day may not be postmarked the same day. In some places, that could mean voters are at risk of being disenfranchised.
Questions remain about the data used to evaluate the switch.
Three years after the county ran out of ballot paper in numerous precincts, election administration issues persist.






