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Ohio General Assembly
Coverage of Ohio General Assembly in the Nexus archive.
- If Ohio’s the election ‘gold standard,’ why are lawmakers going for desperate, duplicative changes?
Ohio lawmakers are fast-tracking a constitutional amendment to duplicate existing voter ID laws, urged by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The rushed effort aims to enshrine the state's strict photo ID requirements in the constitution, despite the law already being in place since 2023. The article questions the political motives behind the move, suggesting it is a strategic bid to boost turnout in the 2026 election.