HB761

Allow absent voter's ballot return to any county polling place

Introduced·3/17/26
Introduced Text

Allows absent voter's ballots to be returned to any polling place in the county.

The bill amends Ohio election laws to allow marked absent voter's ballots to be returned to any polling place in the county, not just the one designated for the elector's residence. It specifies that these ballots must be delivered to the board of elections by mail, personal delivery, or dropped off at a polling place. The bill also mandates that a secure receptacle for absent voter's ballots be placed outside the board's office, monitored by video surveillance, and accessible to the public. It repeals existing sections of the Revised Code related to absent voter's ballots.

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General Government Committee
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History

Mar 18

House

Referred to committee: General Government

Mar 17

House

Introduced