Ohio GOP lawmakers seek to set limits on ballot drop boxes, change early voting hours: Capitol Letter
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Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley (center) speaks with small business owners at Academy Tavern in Cleveland. Whaley, a Democrat, announced she was running for governor earlier this week. (Seth Richardson, cleveland.com)
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Voter bill details: A new Republican elections bill would limit ballot drop boxes to one site per county and allow them for 10 days of early voting compared to the 30 days for last year’s elections, while also eliminating early in-person on the Monday before Election Day. As Andrew Tobias writes, state Reps. Bill Seitz and Sharon Ray’s elections bill, as described in memo seeking co-sponsors that went out on Thursday, also would allow Ohioans to apply for absentee ballots online, and permit them to update their voter registrations at the BMV. The bill, which is likely to attract controversy giv
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