What appears to be an intense 2026 election season kicks off behind the scenes in Ohio. Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed county boards of elections to begin reprogramming registration systems with new district boundaries.

Ohio Republicans are mulling election changes as President Donald Trump targets absentee ballots and noncitizen voting.

By this time next year, Ohio will have chosen a new governor. Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is term-limited, so Ohio’s top seat is an open race. Gathering the

In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice has been warning Ohio officials it might sue the state over the issue.

Ohio lawmakers have brought back up a bill that would add party labels to candidates in local school board elections with a newly added amendment that would eliminate all elected seats on the State Board of Education, making the entire body governor-appointed.

The Stark County Board of Elections voted to certify the official results and overlapping results in races that included voters in other counties. Outcomes of the local races did not change.

Ohio ensures the secure transport of Kelleys Island ballots on Election Day, involving bipartisan election officials and Coast Guard escort.

With the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaching, Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly pushed through a series of voting changes they say keep elections secure.

Wednesday evening, the Ohio House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 293, an election integrity bill that changes the rules on mail-in voting and voter