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Ohio SenateHB 472

Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals

Passed 23–10Party-line

What it does: Absent voting by mail. Would have required an elector to provide photo identification ( ID) to vote by mail beginning with the November 2027, general election. Would have exempted certain electors from that requirement and provided alternative ID procedures for them. Would have allowed an elector to fulfill the photo ID requirement by providing it either when applying for ballots or when returning voted ballots to the board. Would have permitted an elector to show photo ID at the board’s office instead of making a copy. (official summary)

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The tally

Yes 23 · No 10 · Not voting 0

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats090
Republicans2310

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (33)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.