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The deadline for petitions to get onto the Nov. 4 general election ballot in Washington County closes at 4 p.m. Aug. 6. The last day to register to vote for the general election closes at 9 p.m. Oct.
Amendment proponents want to wipe Ohio’s marriage equality ban from the books in anticipation of attempts to overturn Obergefell, following Justices Clarence Thomas’ and Samuel Alito’s calls for the court to revisit the decision. Jim Obergefell originally filed his case in Ohio against then-public health director for the state, Rick Hodges.
After years of trying to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot, an organization that said it wants to increase accountability for government employees is eyeing the 2026 November election. The Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity wants Ohioans to vote on whether the state should uphold qualified immunity,
Bernie Moreno said he thinks the GOP will pick up two additional seats and that Republicans controlling 12 of 15 districts — 80% of the delegation — “reflects the state.”
Despite the nation's two-party system, it's possible to form your own political party, including in Ohio. Here's how to make it happen.
Electronic polling devices may be returning to Columbiana County for the upcoming General Election in November.
Petitioners of an Equal Rights Amendment cleared the hurdle to start collecting signatures to be on the November 2026 ballot Wednesday morning, but the clearance came
Republicans are eyeing potential redistricting opportunities in Ohio and Texas as they seek extra cushion to protect their thin majority in the House next year. In Ohio, redistricting
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has partially vetoed a provision in the state's two-year budget that would have created a new Election Integrity Unit within the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, citing conc
Two Republican state legislators are using an inaccurate method for finding potential double-voters in the 2024 general election and say they plan to refer cases to law enforcement. They are
Led by retiree advocacy organization Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association, those efforts were the result of the STRS board voting not to award COLAs every year between 2017 and 2022. The board had previously cut the COLA to 2% from 3% for five years beginning in 2012. Before 2012, retirees automatically received an annual 3% COLA.