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Ohio SenateSB 293

Revise deadline to return absent voter ballots

Passed 23–10Party-line

What it does: Absentee ballot deadline. Requires all regular absentee ballots that are returned by mail to be delivered to the appropriate board of elections by the close of the polls (7:30 p.m.) on Election Day to be counted, eliminating a four-day grace period for those ballots under prior law. Electors’ U.S. citizenship. Changes the process the Secretary of State (SOS) must use to review the Statewide Voter Registration Database to identify non-U.S. citizens. (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.