The Nov. 3, 2026 election will be the first major referendum on President Donald Trump's second term. At the state level, Ohioans will see a shakeup in leadership with the departure of Gov. Mike DeWine as other term-limited officials pursue new jobs.

The upcoming year is shaping up to be a massive one in the political sphere, particularly in the Buckeye State.

Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, said his hand was forced, given the uncertain outcome of a Mississippi case that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide next summer.

The fact that voter fraud is rare in our state is because lawmakers take fraud seriously and those who try to game the system are punished. And because the threats to election security are always evolving, state law should evolve alongside those threats to ensure that Ohio elections remain honest and accurate.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that would require nearly every ballot to be counted on election night. The governor wishes he could have vetoed it, he said.

Ohio's four-day grace period that allows absentee ballots to be counted if they arrive after Election Day is going away in 2026.

The poll revealed a slight edge for the Cincinnati businessman, buoyed by higher name recognition and favorability than his rival.

Ohio is rolling out a new method for sharing voter records with other states, following its withdrawal from a long-running national data-sharing system in 2023.

A bill that eliminates the four-day grace period for absentee ballots to arrive at Ohio boards of elections will become law, though Gov. Mike DeWine admits he’s not happy about that.