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COLUMBUS – Proposed changes to Ohio election law would eliminate voting on the day before Election Day, limit drop boxes and allow voters to request absentee ballots online.
The changes, which will soon be introduced as a bill by Rep. Bill Seitz, R-Green Township and Rep. Sharon Ray, R-Wadsworth, would eliminate in-person voting on the Monday before Election Day so county election officials could prepare for Tuesday.
However, those hours of in-person voting could be reallocated to another day. The Ohio Association of Election Officials has been requesting the change.
The proposal would also limit drop boxes for mail-in ballots to 10 days before Election Day instead of the entire early voting period. Each county board of elections could have three receptacles on their premises.
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Holmes County Elections Board meets for reorganization
The Times-Reporter
The Holmes County Board of Elections recently met to conduct their biennial reorganization.
The board consists of two Democratic and two Republican members nominated by their respective political party and appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State. Members recently reappointed to four-year terms include Democrat Michael Jaeb and Republican Mark Baserman Jr. Jaeb has served on the board since September 2015 and Baserman since August 2019. Other current members are Republican Wesley Schmucker and Democrat Gary Wagers.
The board renamed Republican Lisa Welch as director and Democrat Mary Shaffer as deputy director. The board selected Michael Jaeb to continue serving as chairman. Welch has served as director since March 2004 and Shaffer as deputy director since October 2011.