More than 14,500 Ohioans’ voter registrations were canceled within 90 days of the 2024 election without any clear explanation, according to research from a Harvard University computer science professor.

The House budget eliminates a 30-year-old commission intended to enforce campaign finance laws. Gov. Mike DeWine had proposed a slight increase for the Ohio Elections Commission to $1.2 million out of the $61 billion in overall state funds in the budget. But Republicans wanted to try something new.

The Ohio Elections Commission, established three decades ago to investigate complaints of campaign finance violations, is now scrambling to have its funding restored after its entire budget was left out of an Ohio House spending plan for next year.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, and other Republican statewide candidates are each lobbying Ohio GOP leaders to award them state party primary endorsements next month.

A year-long court battle over a proposed amendment to end qualified immunity for Ohio's government employees, including police officers, is over.

A controversial provision in the House budget bill that would change coroners from being elected to being appointed by county commissioners is drawing criticism

Nuts and bolts Early voting is available every weekday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm this week and from 7:30 am to at least 7:30 pm next week as well. Voters who want to cast a ballot early will also be able to do so the following weekend, May 3 and 4.

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel joined Ohio Politics Explained podcast to discuss his new job, higher education and speculation about his future.

Ohioans voting in the May 6 primary and special election will be deciding whether to pass Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing $2.5 billion in

County coroners warn change could compromise independence in death investigations, but the County Commissioners Association of Ohio says the move would increase regional efficiency.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The Franklin County Board of Elections is set to expand early in-person voting hours starting next week. Registered voters in Franklin County can cast their votes at 1700 Morse Road, Columbus, during the following times: Monday, April 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Ohio House’s version of the budget would eliminate the independent group charged with enforcing state campaign finance laws.