By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked an order by Ohio’s elections chief that limits the number of ballot drop boxes availabl…
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Mail-in ballot mix-ups: How much should we worry?
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Several high-profile cases of voters getting incorrect blank absentee ballots in the mail are raising questions about how often such mix-ups occur and…
Voters to receive replacements after wrong Ohio ballots sent
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in the county that is home to Ohio’s capital who received the wrong absentee ballots will be mailed corrected replacement ballots,…
Lines long as early voting begins amid pandemic precautions
By DAN SEWELL and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press NORWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Long lines developed early and stayed that way at election boards as early voting began Tuesday in Ohio, which again was in pla…
Ruling on Ohio ballot boxes contradicts GOP elections chief
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge in Cleveland on Tuesday broadly interpreted a new Ohio directive allowing ballot drop boxes at locations “outside” boards of …
Vision 2020: Can a voter fix a problem on a mail-in ballot?
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If a ballot is tossed because of some issue — maybe a missing signature or it got damaged — will the voter be notified that the ballot’s been invalidate…
Ohio elections chief OKs drop boxes inside, outside boards
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s secretary of state adjusted his one-box-per-county restriction Monday to say counties may collect absentee ballots both at their…
No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican governors and lawmakers in many states have followed President Donald Trump’s lead on their response to the coronavirus, declining to im…
Ohio voting begins Tuesday, with registration cutoff Monday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Monday is the deadline for Ohioans to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election, which includes a high-profile contest between Republican President Donald Trump and former Vice Pre…
DeWine: Trump diagnosis ‘powerful reminder’ of virus’ reach
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Days after Ohio hosted the first presidential debate, the state’s Republican governor called President Donald Trump’s …