Senate Passes Sweeping Electoral Reform Bill After Marathon Debate
The 64-to-36 vote, capping a 19-hour overnight session, sends to the lower chamber the most ambitious overhaul of voting law in a generation.
Nathaniel Pierce·May 6, 2026
Politics
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Primary Debate in Ohio Grows Sharply Personal as Field Narrows
Three candidates clashed for ninety minutes in Columbus over taxation, immigration and the legacy of the state's last governor.
Margaret Lytle
Election Officials Warn of Acute Poll-Worker Shortages Ahead of November
A survey of more than 800 county clerks finds the recruitment crisis is most severe in rural and exurban precincts.
Daniel Okonkwo