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DeWine Faces Vote: Veto Urged on Absentee Amendment

6/24/2026

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  • Governor Mike DeWine must decide by Wednesday whether to sign, veto, or let the absentee ballot amendment become law.
  • Voting-rights groups and the Libertarian secretary-of-state candidate urge Governor Mike DeWine to veto the measure.
  • Secretary-of-state nominee Robert Sprague supports the amendment, citing Kentucky and Wisconsin as examples.
  • Democratic secretary-of-state nominee Allison Russo calls the amendment half-baked, unfunded, and a barrier for disabled voters, noting it lacks funding for free IDs.