Ohio elections will operate a little differently from 2026 onward as a result of a GOP-passed law that, among other things, eliminates a grace period that allowed mail-in absentee ballots to be counted up to four days after the election.

The new state commission charged with enforcing election laws met for the first time Friday morning. Having been sworn in and adopted rules and procedures, the new Ohio Election Integrity Commission (OEIC) will now begin the work of uniformly enforcing laws regarding how Ohioans can vote,

A new government body charged with enforcing election laws in Ohio begins work today. The Ohio Election Integrity Commission began its work with a new, five-member panel that was sworn in and adopted new governing rules and procedures.

A panel intended to hold hearings on violations of elections and campaign laws in Ohio met for its first session Friday, when it approved its operating rules.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is owed about $100 million in unpaid fines for campaign-finance violations, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose says the state is done letting them slide. “If those fines aren’t collected, it becomes a bit of a joke, and that’s not how we’re going to operate,” he said.

Next year’s political news, in Ohio and across the country, is likely to revolve around the 2026 Midterm Elections. State leaders have made some big changes to how Ohioans will vote in the Midterms and how elections are run and secured.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has endorsed a candidate vying to be his successor in the upcoming election. DeWine, who is term-limited and cannot run for governor again,

In response to Pennsylvania’s pushback to the claim it was joining the EleXa program, Ben Kindel, a spokesperson for the Ohio secretary of state’s office, said Pennsylvania had shared its voter file with Ohio and that they were “obviously negotiating the terms of an ongoing agreement to share additional non-public data.”