Ohio adds new photo ID requirement for mail voting for 2027 election

Ohio poised to add photo ID requirements for mail-in voting

The Republican-run Ohio Legislature has approved a photo ID requirement for mail-in voting, but it will not take effect until November 2027.

Ohio Approves New Photo ID Rules For Mail Voting

Ohio lawmakers have approved new voting requirements that will require absentee voters to provide photo identification when applying for and submitting mail ballots beginning with the 2027 election cycle. Under the legislation, voters casting ballots by mail will need to include a copy of an approved photo ID with either their absentee ballot application or their completed ballot. 💡The law also establishes an online absentee ballot application …

Ohio Republicans put voter ID on November ballot — even though it’s already law

Ohio Republicans voted to put a measure on the November ballot that would enshrine the state’s existing photo ID requirement into the state constitution.

Ohio adds new photo ID requirement for mail voting for 2027 election

Ohioans soon will be required to provide a photo ID when voting by mail – a major change to a voting method that previously had been exempted from the strict voter ID requirement Republican lawmakers passed following the 2020 presidential election.

Voter ID Gets Major Boost From Ohio Legislature

The Ohio Legislature passed a bill that would require photo ID to be submitted starting in 2027 for absentee voters’ mail-in ballots. That’s in addition to what’s coming this November, when voters get the opportunity to enshrine Ohio’s current voter ID law into the state constitution. If Gov. Mike DeWine signs House Bill 472 into law, absentee voters will have to show ID beginning with the November 2027 election. A spokesperson for DeWine’s offi…

Ohio Voters To Decide on Constitutional Amendment Requiring Voter ID

Ohio already requires voter ID, but some Republicans argue the state’s constitution should be amended to protect it from shifting political winds.